(03-31-2025, 09:28 PM)Canthony Wrote: The actual trade initially wasn't 8 picks. Jimmy made a good move by putting in the trade, if the players the Vikings drafted were not on the roster in 1990, they would turn into draft picks. The Vikings front office made an absolute detrimental deal, which Jimmy knew the whole time. The initial trade was only 3 picks to start with. Turned into 8 when Jimmy had zero intention of having/keepin the players on the roster in 1990.
Here is the breakdown
Minnesota's 1st round pick in 1990
Minnesota's 2nd round pick in 1990
Minnesota's 6th round pick in 1990
Minnesota's 1st round pick in 1991 (conditional on cutting Solomon)
Minnesota's 2nd round pick in 1991 (conditional on cutting Howard)
Minnesota's 1st round pick in 1992 (conditional on cutting Holt)
Minnesota's 2nd round pick in 1992 (condition met by trading away Nelson)
Minnesota's 3rd round pick in 1992 (conditional on cutting Stewart)
Good info. So a 1st, 2nd and 6th plus some mediocre players. At least that is the line Jimmy sold to Lynn.
And don't forget, all this for a guy who didn't fit our offense if memory serves.
