They will probably extend Cousins. But they won't be able to put the team around him he needs to win the NFCN, much less the superbowl. I don't mind if they give Cousins next year to prove himself, but extending him based on what he has done, will result in the same frustrations; good but not great for an additional year or two.
I would spend the draft capital to move up as much as it takes to get the QB of the future. And I don't mean moving back up in the end of the first round to take whoever is left over. I would let him learn behind Cousins this year. If Cousins balls out, the young guy can sit again or be trade bait. That would allow another 30 million plus to rebuild the team around the young guy if Cousins doesn't work out. And that financial advantage would continue for several years while the new QB is on his rookie contract.
But that's not what Spielman will do. And even if he did, he doesn't have a very good track record evaluating QB's.
So right now the Vikings have a suspect O-line and offense, defense, and average special teams. I don't think you can fix that with a few new pieces. Might be time to do something different for a change. May be time to swing for the fences and forget about 7th round gems.
I like Jordan Love. He would benefit from sitting a year too. He just turned 21 in November. Graduated from college too.
Has a huge arm and can move around.
He had a new offensive coordinator, offensive line, and lost his top two receivers, top tight end (Dax Raymond), and top running back (Darwin Thompson) last year.
He admitted he was forcing throws and learned from it.
This is the kind of QB you move up for IMHO.
I would also try to sign Brock Osweiler in free agency to be the veteran backup.
Kubiak loved him in Denver and wanted him to come back before he signed the ridiculous offer from the Texans.
Denver offered a 3 year 39 mil deal.
Be glad I am not the GM. 
Quote: @MarkSP18 said:
I like Jordan Love. He would benefit from sitting a year too. He just turned 21 in November. Graduated from college too.
Has a huge arm and can move around.
He had a new offensive coordinator, offensive line, and lost his top two receivers, top tight end (Dax Raymond), and top running back (Darwin Thompson) last year.
He admitted he was forcing throws and learned from it.
This is the kind of QB you move up for IMHO.
I would also try to sign Brock Osweiler in free agency to be the veteran backup.
Kubiak loved him in Denver and wanted him to come back before he signed the ridiculous offer from the Texans.
Denver offered a 3 year 39 mil deal.
Be glad I am not the GM.
I am cool with Love. Been intrigued by him and what he could become with some tutoring.
Our HC and GM aren't under contract beyond this year. They will be drafting for players who can help them win in 2020. Cousins was their all in move. All 3 are tied together. At minimum they need a Super Bowl appearance or they are all gone.
I'm with Barr on this one. I really cant see the Vikes taking a QB in the first 3 rounds and i would be rather annoyed if they did. For the most part everyone knows what our current needs are and i would imagine they are addressed with the first 3-4 picks of the draft (OL, CB, DL, maybe WR).
Quote: @"BarrNone55" said:
Our HC and GM aren't under contract beyond this year. They will be drafting for players who can help them win in 2020. Cousins was their all in move. All 3 are tied together. At minimum they need a Super Bowl appearance or they are all gone.
This is why I've been confused as to how the Vikings are handling Zimmer & Spielman's contracts. The best course of action would be for the Wilfs to extend both and help them make an objective decision on Kirk. They're all tied together but if the Wilfs truly believe in the current staff they should allow them a shot to add another QB, as bitter as many fans would be about that. But you can't help but think they'll want to extend Kirk for the near-term benefits of added cap space in 2020 if pressing to keep their jobs. The reality is a new FO likely will want a their own QB (which could be Kirk) so you've effectively tied them to Cousins as well.
Quote: @Hawkvike25 said:
I'm with Barr on this one. I really cant see the Vikes taking a QB in the first 3 rounds and i would be rather annoyed if they did. For the most part everyone knows what our current needs are and i would imagine they are addressed with the first 3-4 picks of the draft (OL, CB, DL, maybe WR).
Whether it's an extended KC or some rook phenom, I'm fed up watching this OL looking like a sieve in pass protection game in-game out. The revolving door, especially on the left side of the line, has been a well-known sore spot for years. Drafting a QB early this year makes no sense with all the other team needs on the OL, interior DL and at CB.
Quote: @"Geoff Nichols" said:
@"BarrNone55" said:
Our HC and GM aren't under contract beyond this year. They will be drafting for players who can help them win in 2020. Cousins was their all in move. All 3 are tied together. At minimum they need a Super Bowl appearance or they are all gone.
This is why I've been confused as to how the Vikings are handling Zimmer & Spielman's contracts. The best course of action would be for the Wilfs to extend both and help them make an objective decision on Kirk. They're all tied together but if the Wilfs truly believe in the current staff they should allow them a shot to add another QB, as bitter as many fans would be about that. But you can't help but think they'll want to extend Kirk for the near-term benefits of added cap space in 2020 if pressing to keep their jobs. The reality is a new FO likely will want a their own QB (which could be Kirk) so you've effectively tied them to Cousins as well.
maybe they arent all in on Zim and Rick? perhaps this is there way of lighting a fire under their asses to see if they can find a way out of this rut they seem to be stuck in? kirks team may have been approached and maybe the team doesnt like the responses they are getting? I know its only 2 days after the superbowl, but I honestly thought that we would have some sort of offseason news or rumors by now about what they intend to do with the team going forward.
^^This^^
Every day we don't hear even the vaguest whisper about extensions for either, plus the promotions from within, it becomes clearer to me that the Wilfs are at the end of the line with the GM and HC.
If it were closer to the draft i'd be more upset about not hearing anything for contracts or free agents. I'm sure the front office is really working with agents and players on contract situations and strategy. Frankly, there are a lot of different moves they can make but that doesnt mean the player/agent will agree. It is going to be a wild offseason for the Vikes and more news will come.
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