I am going to go out on a limb and suggest that it could be a $200mm/5 year deal.
Hoping it will kick in next season (he's still under contract for $19,700,000 this season) and effectively extend it for six years.

I am going out on a limb that it will have a base of $35mm/year with roughly $25mm in additional incentives, such as making the Pro Bowl, All Pro, leading the league in receptions, Offensive Player of the Week...anything they can throw at him...I'm sure that they can find ways of incenting him even further...Brezinski is good at crafting this.

This suitably trumps both Browns...A.J. Brown at $32 mm x 3 years and Amon Ra St. Brown at a $30mm/year extension. 

With the QB position costing us a bit modestly this year ($10mm to Darnold and the first year of JJM's $3.973 cap rookie deal), this gives them more wiggle room to do what everyone wants done.  

Just my wishful thinking on an otherwise slow sports day.

https://theathletic.com/5483239/2024/05/...john-beck/

Very cool and in-depth story on JJM and if you give this kid time, he could be the real deal. Really illustrates that his ceiling is very high. QB camp coach/mentor Beck mentions he's learning to 'carry a full set of clubs in his bag', not just the big wood. Pretty honest article that aligns exactly with what KOC has said about him and how important the Plan will be for him. Talks about his throwing mechanics and how he generates torque on this throws, comes from his hockey background. Big time arm when he lets it rip.

“I can take 30 players right now in the NBA and throw them in the NFL. You cannot take 30 NFL players and put them in the NBA.” - Austin Rivers

This has been a big battle online ever since Rivers said this, with many NFL players screaming foul. But I tend to agree with Rivers. Sure, it's an exaggeration. At the pro level, everything is so refined I doubt any player from either league would be able to cross over, unless they've played the sport before.

But I think it's true at the high school and college level. Football is all about height/weight/speed. If you've got it--if you're 6-5, 260 and run a 4.5 forty, even if you've never even played the game before--you can make a high school or college football team. They'll find a place for you. But none of that helps you play shortstop or shooting guard or hit a 90 MPH cutter. Those are skills refined over decades.

You can't have expectations for a 7th round draft pick, but this dude is large. Maybe the practice squad this year and see if he can develop into a center for the team. 6'4" and at least 315 lbs. I'm sure he'll be an OG/C hybrid to see if he can stick, but would love that size at center. I think he was a Top 30 visit to Eagan.

p.s. is that Baron Trump at kicker?

https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/nf...-offseason

Three of the Vikings' seven draft picks have agreed to contracts: sixth-round kicker Will Reichard out of Alabama, seventh-round offensive lineman Michael Jurgensout of Wake Forest and seventh-round defensive lineman Levi Drake Rodriguezout of Texas A&M-Commerce.

https://www.startribune.com/vikings-dall...600365141/

lol, you have to love the NFL hype train. I can only imagine how mundane yesterday's first rookie get together was. If you read all the team's hype for their rookie camps, everyone is going to the Super Bowl. Regardless, good to see the kid in purple, slinging the rock. 
He's very natural and relaxed in his pressers. KOC said he came out by himself on Friday and ran practice plays so he'd be ready for yesterday.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/j-j-m...-minicamp/

JJM's first throws as a Viking

For those that drink: how often during the week do you enjoy a beer, whiskey or a glass of wine? Some of our friends have the rule they don't start drinking until Thursday night (or try not to, lol). Others have a glass of wine every night during the week. Others don't start until Friday after work. There's 'Sober January' and things like that to give people a break, but what do you do? 

Here's my wife and I's experience: we attempt to not start drinking until Thursday after work....not always successful, but its our loose rule. Last week, for example, we ended up having a glass of wine every day but Monday, lol. That's not normal, but it was a busy week. No judgment from me at all, just curious as to what others do. Most of our friends are day drinkers, so we'll drink during the day Saturday and Sunday, either out and about or at someone's pool. I'm 57 years old and day drinking works WAY better for me than staying up late and drinking.

on another Vikings forum and got banned for 15 months; The ban was over may 1 but I don't know if I should respond there.

January 28 2023

13 wins last season was wasted away by the DC. Unless the defense is 10 times better I doubt we win 9 games. Our chance was last season and gutless coaching wasted it. You will see how difficult getting to 9 next season will be. I am so sure of this that I am not even going to waste my time and watch unless by some chance we make the playoffs.