Z Smith Signing?-Done Deal

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@purplefaithful said:

@JustinTime18™ said:

Za'Darius Smith

@zadariussmith

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“Meet at the Quarterback”

Us old schoolers know that one! 

 How many times have we seen our ends take each other out doing exactly that?  Now make it two ends with recent health issues...how long can you hold your breath?

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sendajo sp? might be willing to ax a few of our players

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@MaroonBells said:

@AGRforever said:

@JustinTime18™ said:

Chris Tomasson

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If the #Vikings were to land Za'Darius Smith, he could be the pass rusher on one side and Danielle Hunter the pass rusher on the other side. In the last season in which both were healthy, they combined for 28 sacks in 2019. Hunter had 14 1/2 and Smith 13 1/2.

Where do you put the odds that both would be able to play a full season?  Something like almost none?

i don't know about Smith, but Hunter was hurt both of the last two seasons. Do you think that makes him more likely to get hurt, or less? Just curious 

2 years in a row. Yes very much more likley to be reinjured. 

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dont have to cover very long with Z Smith and D Hunt coming 

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The NFL free agent market has been kind to veteran edge rushers this month. Five players — the Raiders' Maxx Crosby, the Bills' Von Miller, the Titans' Harold Landry, the Raiders' Chandler Jones and the Eagles' Haason Reddick — agreed to contracts reportedly worth at least $15 million per season and for at least $30 million in guarantees. The contract that Smith backed out of in Baltimore was said to be worth up to $12.5 million per year.

Smith played only 18 snaps last season. They came during the Packers' season opener while he tried to play through a nagging back injury that he had upon reporting to training camp. He spent time on the non-football injury list during camp and landed on injured reserve following surgery.
"Would have been nice to have him out there the whole time, because our defense was playing at a very high level," Packers General Manager Brian Gutekunst said of Smith at the NFL scouting combine this month. "What Za'Darius can bring is certainly something we missed at times, you know? Really proud of Rashan [Gary] and Jonathan Garvin and Preston [Smith] and those guys, the way they picked up the slack. Za'Darius is a really, really good player.
"https://www.startribune.com/zadarius-smith-vikings-free-agent-packers-edge-rusher-back-surgery/600158049/

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@Bullazin said:
dont have to cover very long with Z Smith and D Hunt coming 

but what about the last 10 games of the season once both of them are back on the IR? ( ok not fair on Smith,  but with Hunter its a fair question)  do you pay on potential or performance?

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He'll be 30 by the time the season starts and coming off back surgery. Extremely productive when healthy, but we're already gambling on an injured Edge guy. 

Honestly, I think their interest in Smith is a bargaining tool for Hunter. With an outstanding Edge class available, this doesn't add up for me.