03-16-2018, 02:08 PM
Quote: @StickyBun said:
@MaroonBells said:
Honestly, I don't think Mathieu is the other player visiting.@Jor-El said:
I may be in the minority here, but I am kind of mixed regarding Tyrann Mathieu. Maybe his college troubles are behind him, but he has had some injury problems as well. If we had to choose between him and Richardson, I would definitely prefer Richardson. I'm not down on Mathieu. I like how he could potentially help us at both safety and slot corner. But if I had to choose one it would be SR. Putting a player of his caliber in the middle of this defense would pay off big. You'd see it on every play. It would impact the edge rushers, the secondary, the linebackers. The best 3rd down defense in 30 some years would be even better.
All that said, I'm absolutely mystified by the idea that we have both of them in town (assuming it's true). After giving Cousins 84 guaranteed, how do you pay Richardson AND Mathieu? I just looked at the top 101 free agents on NFL.com. Cousins was #1. Of the three still available in the top 6, two of them are in Minneapolis. I've seen teams crack open their windows by adding high priced free agents, but here we have one of the most talented teams in the NFL, a team who was a game away from the prize looking to add 3 of the top 6 free agents? That's nuts--and I'll believe it when I see it.
Is it possible that the Vikings want only 1 more free agent and are trying to see which one wants a Super Bowl more?
I think you are right, Mathieu discussion all blew up from speculation by PA on KFAN yesterday. The "two players" might be Richardson and Cousins - still here. Otherwise it's someone lower-profile, and that doesn't seem like Mathieu.