Dallas Turner

[purplefaithful]

Trade Greenard, start Turner, give Gink a raise, draft an edge on day two.

Boy, that gives me pause, I guess Id have to see the compensation b4 I'd be at peace with it. 

Hell, I like all 3 edges in rotation. And Gink is 30 going on 31. 

I used to think WR was our best/deepest personnel group, now I would argue it's Edge. I would hate to weaken that.

[JimmyinSD]

Boy, that gives me pause, I guess Id have to see the compensation b4 I'd be at peace with it. 

Hell, I like all 3 edges in rotation. And Gink is 30 going on 31. 

I used to think WR was our best/deepest personnel group, now I would argue it's Edge. I would hate to weaken that.

I agree,  I need to see Turner succeed when he has to defeat blocks more-so than just running around them and beating them with his quick get off.

[pattersaur]

Trade Greenard, start Turner, give Gink a raise, draft an edge on day two.

What would a realistic return be? For enough picks I agree, he's movable. If the comp is low keep him.

[supafreak84]

What would a realistic return be? For enough picks I agree, he's movable. If the comp is low keep him.

He's only 28 years old and still on a reasonable deal for another two seasons. I think at worst, you could get a second round pick for him. There are plenty of teams who's seasons were derailed because they couldn't pressure the quarterback. Dallas and Baltimore immediately come to mind. Dallas has been rumored as a landing spot for Flores, and if that were to play out, I could absolutely see them being a perfect trade candidate.

[1VikesFan]

Trade Greenard, start Turner, give Gink a raise, draft an edge on day two.

I actually think this would work. What could we get for Greenard?

[purplefaithful]

We gotta wait and see what happens at DC b4 anything...

[Zanary]

Well, as Dallas is a KAM draftee, isn't he terrible, the worst ever at his position, and proof that our GM never can draft anyone?

I've been assured, very often, that this is the case...!

[medaille]

There were very few games this season where we had one of our 3 edges sitting around idly. We got kind of lucky that Gink and Greenard were injured at different times, but it’s definitely a risk to get rid of one of them and hope that the 2nd round edge can step in without much drop off. We’ve been playing this game where we are depending on our pass rush to cover for our lack of CBs. It’s not really something where we can afford to have a dud on the field at that position, and it’s a specialized position in Flores’s defense that needs to back into coverage as often as rushing the passer.

I get that it’s more optimal to trade him, but it’s definitely a risk vector that could bite us in the ass, kind of like trading Harrison Phillips was.

[MAD GAINZ]

Greenard is a team leader and on a reasonable deal. Not sure why we'd trade him? If we want cap space, we could easily move on from Allen and Hargraves at DL and let Redmond, TID, and LDR take over. Taki can be our run stuffer.

[MaroonBells]

Greenard is a team leader and on a reasonable deal.  Not sure why we'd trade him?  If we want cap space, we could easily move on from Allen and Hargraves at DL and let Redmond, TID, and LDR take over.  Taki can be our run stuffer.

There is a lot of flexibility in several of the big contracts. Greenard is just one of them. I think the reason he's being mentioned is because his dead cap is so low. POTENTIAL OUT: 2026, 2 YR, $38,003,780; $9,900,000 DEAD CAP

But I agree with those who say we need three edges. If they do trade him, they better at least get a high day-two pick and use that pick on his replacement. But if we can get under the cap with a couple of other restructures, it might be best to keep him. That would also free up draft capital for other positions.