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RE: Vikings sign RFA OT Ryan Van Demark - kmillard - 03-21-2026
Not a great pass blocker but whatever.
RE: Vikings sign RFA OT Ryan Van Demark - StickierBuns - 03-22-2026
(03-21-2026, 11:19 AM)kmillard Wrote: Not a great pass blocker but whatever.
Well, they are backups for a reason. Nice upgrade for the swing OT. If Brandel can focus all offseason and through camp at center and draft a guy to compete with him, we should be ok at that spot. Ultimately, I'd rather see a true center get that starting spot, but lets see how it plays out.
RE: Vikings sign RFA OT Ryan Van Demark - JimmyinSD - 03-22-2026
(03-22-2026, 04:11 AM)StickierBuns Wrote: Well, they are backups for a reason. Nice upgrade for the swing OT. If Brandel can focus all offseason and through camp at center and draft a guy to compete with him, we should be ok at that spot. Ultimately, I'd rather see a true center get that starting spot, but lets see how it plays out.
We need to find Brandel a permanent spot or likely lose him after this year. He's played well enough that somebody would pay him much better, might as well see if he can fill a bigger need and pay him ourselves than lose him, and start over with a greater unknown. I do still say we grab an IOL and OT in the draft though.
RE: Vikings sign RFA OT Ryan Van Demark - MaroonBells - 03-22-2026
(03-22-2026, 05:52 AM)JimmyinSD Wrote: We need to find Brandel a permanent spot or likely lose him after this year. He's played well enough that somebody would pay him much better, might as well see if he can fill a bigger need and pay him ourselves than lose him, and start over with a greater unknown. I do still say we grab an IOL and OT in the draft though.
I think we'll likely draft a center in the middle rounds to compete with him, but this is a contract year for Brandel. If he wins the competition and has a good year at center, he will get a very nice pay day.