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MaroonBells · (This post was last modified: 02-06-2025, 03:47 PM by MaroonBells.)

(02-06-2025, 02:16 PM)comet52 Wrote: If he's leaking stuff it's probably at the front office's behest. "Help position us to trade Sam by saying you think we're keeping him."

Yeah, I think that's very possible. It's in the Vikings' best interest to say all the right things about Sam. If the Vikings want to tag and trade him for anything worthwhile, they have to convince teams who may want to trade for him that there is a real chance we'll just keep him...unless you give us an offer we can't refuse. IOW, the Vikings are manufacturing leverage. At least that's what it sounds like to me.

Canthony · (This post was last modified: 02-06-2025, 04:25 PM by Canthony.)

(02-06-2025, 02:16 PM)comet52 Wrote: If he's leaking stuff it's probably at the front office's behest. "Help position us to trade Sam by saying you think we're keeping him."

I tend to agree with this.

(02-06-2025, 03:46 PM)MaroonBells Wrote: Yeah, I think that's very possible. It's in the Vikings' best interest to say all the right things about Sam. If the Vikings want to tag and trade him for anything worthwhile, they have to convince teams who may want to trade for him that there is a real chance we'll just keep him...unless you give us an offer we can't refuse. IOW, the Vikings are manufacturing leverage. At least that's what it sounds like to me.

I agree, I said this as well but, in more detail, earlier in this thread

Montana Tom · 02-07-2025, 11:14 AM

(01-30-2025, 03:45 PM)ArizonaViking Wrote: Just me...I say franchise him, trade him and get the draft picks while they're hot.

I agree with this.
I'm all in with JJM and either Danny Jones or Nick Mullens as #2.
Someone desperate (there's 3-5 franchises that fit that description) will take the trade and sign him to a 3-4 year deal.
Good for Sam.
Good for us.

Kentis · (This post was last modified: 02-07-2025, 07:24 PM by Kentis.)

KOC came right out & said Sam earned the right to hit free agency, it’s time for the JJ McCarthy era to begin & I’m looking forward to it. Build the interior lines & watch this team grow! SKOL Exclamation

comet52 · 02-08-2025, 06:52 PM

This KOC quote is imo another example of the team saying "So long Sam":

"I believe Sam has kind of played himself into being kind of the marquee free agent quarterback available," O'Connell said. "I do believe that his teammates and coaches and our front office and myself, we would love to have Sam back in Minnesota. But at the same time we do feel very confident in J.J. McCarthy. He's healthy. We drafted him 10th overall for a reason in what was, in my opinion, a historically good quarterback draft last year."

StickierBuns · Yesterday, 08:13 AM

According to KOC, Sam is great....JJM is great.....Danny Dimes is great. He's the King of CoachSpeak. The cool thing is we'll know by April 1st how things will shake out.

purplefaithful · Yesterday, 08:37 AM

(Yesterday, 08:13 AM)StickierBuns Wrote: According to KOC, Sam is great....JJM is great.....Danny Dimes is great. He's the King of CoachSpeak. The cool thing is we'll know by April 1st how things will shake out.

He sure is...

Take a couple week breather after the SB and bam, its FA b4 u know it.

The NFL may be the best run big biz in the US

MaroonBells · Yesterday, 08:38 AM

It's just funny. KOC did a number of interviews last week and every god damn Viking fan on the planet has interpreted each to mean something different--mostly, what it is they want to hear. He's really said nothing at all.

StickierBuns · Yesterday, 08:41 AM

(Yesterday, 08:38 AM)MaroonBells Wrote: It's just funny. KOC did a number of interviews last week and every god damn Viking fan on the planet has interpreted each to mean something different--mostly, what it is they want to hear. He's really said nothing at all.

Pretty much. The big dustup was when the Detroit reporter misreported what he heard and then double downed, lol.

I don't blame O'Connell as he's not going to divulge what their true plan is. Radio Row needed their interviews this week and the Coach of the Year complied. Good luck sifting through the smoke.

hogjowlsjohnny · (This post was last modified: Yesterday, 09:56 AM by hogjowlsjohnny.)

(Yesterday, 08:38 AM)MaroonBells Wrote: It's just funny. KOC did a number of interviews last week and every god damn Viking fan on the planet has interpreted each to mean something different--mostly, what it is they want to hear. He's really said nothing at all.

He actually said the decision regarding QB has not been made yet. That's the only thing I heard. The rest was coach speak.
Tea leaves seem easy to read though!
Fans hear what fits their agenda I guess. The reporter for the Detroit free press could work for heavy.com, he's either an idiot or clickbait artist; probably both. Reading is fundamental, comprehension evidently isn't!