Brown is young and proven, so I get the appeal. But he's a big dude. He weighs 50 lbs more than Rieff.
Talent is talent but aren't the Vikings kind of all-in on the smaller, athletic lineman? What happened to that?
Not to mention his cost in money and draft capital versus what say OT3 in the draft would be. For me doing this deal is a tough call. Especially if there really are "5 other teams" interested. $$$
EDIT- All that said if the Vikings make this deal I'd probably be super excited to lock in our LT.
Quote: @pattersaur said:
Brown is young and proven, so I get the appeal. But he's a big dude. He weighs 50 lbs more than Rieff.
Talent is talent but aren't the Vikings kind of all-in on the smaller, athletic lineman? What happened to that?
Not to mention his cost in money and draft capital versus what say OT3 in the draft would be. For me doing this deal is a tough call. Especially if there really are "5 other teams" interested. $$$
EDIT- All that said if the Vikings make this deal I'd probably be super excited to lock in our LT.
Call it a little birdy but I think they're not 100% committed to finding lineman that are exact fits for stretch zone. They're going to transition to more of a "find the best lineman" approach.
Quote: @"Geoff Nichols" said:
@ pattersaur said:
Brown is young and proven, so I get the appeal. But he's a big dude. He weighs 50 lbs more than Rieff.
Talent is talent but aren't the Vikings kind of all-in on the smaller, athletic lineman? What happened to that?
Not to mention his cost in money and draft capital versus what say OT3 in the draft would be. For me doing this deal is a tough call. Especially if there really are "5 other teams" interested. $$$
EDIT- All that said if the Vikings make this deal I'd probably be super excited to lock in our LT.
Call it a little birdy but I think they're not 100% committed to finding lineman that are exact fits for stretch zone. They're going to transition to more of a "find the best lineman" approach.
Ok, don't screw with me on this. I thought maybe when they ran more power with Ezra in the lineup, they might be open to OLinemen with more lead in their pants, so to speak.
Quote: @"Geoff Nichols" said:
@ pattersaur said:
Brown is young and proven, so I get the appeal. But he's a big dude. He weighs 50 lbs more than Rieff.
Talent is talent but aren't the Vikings kind of all-in on the smaller, athletic lineman? What happened to that?
Not to mention his cost in money and draft capital versus what say OT3 in the draft would be. For me doing this deal is a tough call. Especially if there really are "5 other teams" interested. $$$
EDIT- All that said if the Vikings make this deal I'd probably be super excited to lock in our LT.
Call it a little birdy but I think they're not 100% committed to finding lineman that are exact fits for stretch zone. They're going to transition to more of a "find the best lineman" approach.
Now that’s a novel idea...!
Rumors going around that Anthony Barr could be involved in the trade talks for Brown. Guru, have anything on this?
Quote: @supafreak84 said:
Rumors going around that Anthony Barr could be involved in the trade talks for Brown. Guru, have anything on this?
They may trade Barr. I would expect something to happen whether it be a bonus restructure, new contract, or trade. Can't say I have real-time updates but there is a lot to unpack on that one. If they do move Barr I expect them to bring Eric Wilson back. So one of the two will be here.
Quote: @"Geoff Nichols" said:
@ supafreak84 said:
Rumors going around that Anthony Barr could be involved in the trade talks for Brown. Guru, have anything on this?
They may trade Barr. I would expect something to happen whether it be a bonus restructure, new contract, or trade. Can't say I have real-time updates but there is a lot to unpack on that one. If they do move Barr I expect them to bring Eric Wilson back. So one of the two will be here.
I would think the Ravens would keep Judon over trading for Barr.
Quote: @"Geoff Nichols" said:
@ pattersaur said:
Brown is young and proven, so I get the appeal. But he's a big dude. He weighs 50 lbs more than Rieff.
Talent is talent but aren't the Vikings kind of all-in on the smaller, athletic lineman? What happened to that?
Not to mention his cost in money and draft capital versus what say OT3 in the draft would be. For me doing this deal is a tough call. Especially if there really are "5 other teams" interested. $$$
EDIT- All that said if the Vikings make this deal I'd probably be super excited to lock in our LT.
Call it a little birdy but I think they're not 100% committed to finding lineman that are exact fits for stretch zone. They're going to transition to more of a "find the best lineman" approach.
That's what I've been saying so I hope you're right about that. Vikings don't need to move away from athletic profiles, but don't be so set on the UBER athletes. I compare it to QBs with strong arms. Your offense might require a QB who can throw deep, but once you have a QB who can make all the throws, don't rate a guy who can throw it a mile over someone who might be more complete.
Quote: @supafreak84 said:
Rumors going around that Anthony Barr could be involved in the trade talks for Brown. Guru, have anything on this?
I could see that. Vikings may end up trading Barr anyway, so it might make some sense to put him in this deal. I like Skodin's idea of 14 and a 3rd for the Raven's 25th (but that 25th pick have to be their 58th). Either way, they can probably include Barr and make the trade a little less painless. And that gives us a jackton of cap space. Probably shouldn't be paying a 4-3 LB that much anyway.
Maybe the Vikings are re-thinking roster construction? When I heard Zimmer say last year that paying two safeties top dollar doesn't make cap sense, I almost stood up and cheered. Could be some serious roster adjustments going on. Putting big money where big money belongs (QB, OT, DL, CB) and putting small money where small money belongs (G, C, TE, 43LB, S). Just a thought.
Quote: @MaroonBells said:
@ supafreak84 said:
Rumors going around that Anthony Barr could be involved in the trade talks for Brown. Guru, have anything on this?
I could see that. Vikings may end up trading Barr anyway, so it might make some sense to put him in this deal. I like Skodin's idea of 14 and a 3rd for the Raven's 25th (but that 25th pick have to be their 58th). Either way, they can probably include Barr and make the trade a little less painless. And that gives us a jackton of cap space. Probably shouldn't be paying a 4-3 LB that much anyway.
Maybe the Vikings are re-thinking roster construction? When I heard Zimmer say last year that paying two safeties top dollar doesn't make cap sense, I almost stood up and cheered. Could be some serious roster adjustments going on. Putting big money where big money belongs (QB, OT, DL, CB) and putting small money where small money belongs (G, C, TE, 43LB, S). Just a thought.
I was just thinking this could be one hell of an offseason...
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