LaCanfora: Vikings should reset RB market with Cook's contract

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https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-i...-contract/

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Oh for Pete's sake...

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Pass.  No RB is worth what the new "reset" is going to cost.

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Big difference, McCaffrey has been healthy...

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I think this is pure speculation. The article was barely worth the click. His comments on Irv are particularly telling, especially in light of what Kubiack likes to do. 

Next guy to get extended should be O'Neill. Give him a market value contract similar to what Hunter got. 

The best I would do for Cook at this time is 3 years for $24 million, with heavy incentives for games started, games available, and a few other performance based escalators. If I'm resetting the market, it's not for a guy who can't stay health no matter how good he is on field. Nope, nope, nope, NFW. You're just setting yourself up for failure.

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I don't think they should go that high, but I do imagine it will be higher than many people think it should be.  Despite all the talk about running backs being "expendable," all of the other positions are going up so rb should too. 

Dalvin was a beast last season before playing hurt and ultimately being sat down.  As much as we like Mattison it's still a step down from a full strength Cook, and further yet below AM.

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I'm with those who don't want to see an extension for Cook, but we just added almost 30 players via draft and UDFA and RB was literally the only non-specialist area with 0 additions. To me that says the team is betting the farm on Cook...even a 6th-rounder (e.g., Eno Benjamin)  would have sent a bit of a message to him and his agent and provided some insurance if we have to play RB-by-committee.

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I agree Jor-El...And the fact that Cook already put out in public realm he'll be attending all the pre-season stuff tells me they are all probably singing from the same hymnal. Vikings, Cook and Cook's agent too.

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The only thing that actually makes sense in that click-bait article is signing Cook to a 3-year deal.  He would be locked up through his prime and it would sync well with Cousins deal.  Maybe something that averages 12-14 million per year with a higher percentage guaranteed as a trade off for the shorter term?