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

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If Cook had 42 out of a possible 48 starts, I still don't reset the market...incentives with big escalators, sure...

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I will be shocked if the Vikes don't extend Cook and he will make a lot of money.  Don't necessarily agree with that move but truly believe it'll happen.

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@1VikesFan said:
I will be shocked if the Vikes don't extend Cook and he will make a lot of money.  Don't necessarily agree with that move but truly believe it'll happen.

That's my gut feeling too.  They'll overpay him, way more than I would.  It just seems like what they do.  I'd pay him 3 years for $24M.  That seems tolerable to me.  I'd also consider something like 3 years for $18M with performance based incentives that push it higher if he's top X in the league in several categories.

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The 3 years/$24M number sounds great. I was throwing that number around earlier this offseason, but the world is different than it was before CMC re-signed.

The 3/$24M number is waaaay off the table now, unfortunately. Like, no chance.

If I'm following the contract details correctly, CMC's new deal is an average of $16M/yr. That includes with $38M guaranteed if he's there for 2+ seasons. The earliest practical out for Carolina is after year 3. So even if they bail at that time, he'd have earned ~$13M/yr.

So yes, I'd love Dalvin at $8M/yr. I'd also love a 2020 Mustang GT for $10 grand. Neither is happening.
EDIT- 3 yrs/$36M is probably a lot closer to the mark

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https://twitter.com/i/status/1259273247507525632

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RS likes to resign guys he drafts, I have no clue what the Vikings will offer.


Mattison and Cook were a Top 5 RB duo last season, They'll be even better in 2020

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Pretty good article on why the Vikings can afford Dalvin Cook....

https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-sports/coller-vikings-can-afford-to-take-the-running-back-risk-on-dalvin-cook

By the time March 2021 rolls around, the Vikings’ cap situation will look vastly different....
The Vikings will go from one of the tightest cap situations to one of the best. Not only can they afford to fit a market-rate cap hit for Dalvin Cook under the cap, they are very likely to have the flexibility to make a big signing in free agency....
How will it change so quickly? Cornerbacks. In 2019 the Vikings spent $27 million in cap space on cornerbacks, fourth most in the NFL. In 2021 they are projected to spend $7.2 million. The draft picks of Jeff Gladney and Cameron Dantzler combined with 2018 first-round pick Mike Hughes entering the final year of his rookie deal equate to the Vikings spending almost nothing on a position that’s generally very expensive.

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@MaroonBells said:
Pretty good article on why the Vikings can afford Dalvin Cook....

https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-sports/coller-vikings-can-afford-to-take-the-running-back-risk-on-dalvin-cook

By the time March 2021 rolls around, the Vikings’ cap situation will look vastly different....
The Vikings will go from one of the tightest cap situations to one of the best. Not only can they afford to fit a market-rate cap hit for Dalvin Cook under the cap, they are very likely to have the flexibility to make a big signing in free agency....
How will it change so quickly? Cornerbacks. In 2019 the Vikings spent $27 million in cap space on cornerbacks, fourth most in the NFL. In 2021 they are projected to spend $7.2 million. The draft picks of Jeff Gladney and Cameron Dantzler combined with 2018 first-round pick Mike Hughes entering the final year of his rookie deal equate to the Vikings spending almost nothing on a position that’s generally very expensive.

this has been said every year for as long as I can remember... and then next year comes and we are cap strapped once again.

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IMO, its a given they are going to resign Cook. Done. The cap gets wide open in 2021 for the team. They did the hard decisions on that this year. Dalvin is as dynamic as any RB in the league, he's a must-have.

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@JimmyinSD said:

@MaroonBells said:
Pretty good article on why the Vikings can afford Dalvin Cook....

https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-sports/coller-vikings-can-afford-to-take-the-running-back-risk-on-dalvin-cook

By the time March 2021 rolls around, the Vikings’ cap situation will look vastly different....
The Vikings will go from one of the tightest cap situations to one of the best. Not only can they afford to fit a market-rate cap hit for Dalvin Cook under the cap, they are very likely to have the flexibility to make a big signing in free agency....
How will it change so quickly? Cornerbacks. In 2019 the Vikings spent $27 million in cap space on cornerbacks, fourth most in the NFL. In 2021 they are projected to spend $7.2 million. The draft picks of Jeff Gladney and Cameron Dantzler combined with 2018 first-round pick Mike Hughes entering the final year of his rookie deal equate to the Vikings spending almost nothing on a position that’s generally very expensive.

this has been said every year for as long as I can remember... and then next year comes and we are cap strapped once again.

Not sure what you define as "cap strapped" but teams are meant to use as much of the cap as possible.