06-22-2020, 02:41 PM
The Vikings cut Xavier Rhodes early in the offseason, a move that had to happen. He had progressively gotten worse the last two seasons and was getting targeted heavily by opposing teams. Rhodes also was getting paid much more than he was worth, making the cut a no brainer type of move. The team also lost Trae Waynesand Mackensie Alexander in free agency, but despite these losses, they failed to bring in a veteran corner.
There were plenty of options available like Nickell Robey-Coleman, Ronald Darby, Jimmy Smith and Eli Apple, to name a few.
What was the most surprising about the Vikings not going after one of these players was the price tag they were signing for. Darby signed a one-year, $3 million dollar with the Eagles, Apple went for the same, and Jimmy Smith went for just a bit more to the Ravens. Robey-Coleman was signed for less than half of that.
The Vikings, even with their dire cap situation, could’ve afforded one of these deals.
The Vikings were easily in need of a veteran cornerback more than they were a run-stuffing nose tackle, and signing Michael Pierce instead of bringing in a veteran cover man could end up being the team’s biggest regret this year.
https://zonecoverage.com/2020/minnesota-...r-defense/
There were plenty of options available like Nickell Robey-Coleman, Ronald Darby, Jimmy Smith and Eli Apple, to name a few.
What was the most surprising about the Vikings not going after one of these players was the price tag they were signing for. Darby signed a one-year, $3 million dollar with the Eagles, Apple went for the same, and Jimmy Smith went for just a bit more to the Ravens. Robey-Coleman was signed for less than half of that.
The Vikings, even with their dire cap situation, could’ve afforded one of these deals.
The Vikings were easily in need of a veteran cornerback more than they were a run-stuffing nose tackle, and signing Michael Pierce instead of bringing in a veteran cover man could end up being the team’s biggest regret this year.
https://zonecoverage.com/2020/minnesota-...r-defense/
