5th year options from 2015 draft - 20 picked up and 12 not

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http://www.espn.com/blog/nflnation/post/...ers-werent

Obviously with Waynes we did the best in our division.


NFC NorthChicago BearsWR Kevin White
Why his contract wasn’t picked up: White has appeared in just five career regular-season games because of multiple leg and shoulder injuries. Even when healthy, White -- the seventh overall pick of the 2015 draft -- hasn’t looked overly impressive. The 25-year-old wideout only has 21 career receptions for 193 yards and zero touchdowns.
What he needs to do to get a second contract: Play a full, 16-game schedule. White’s main problem -- aside from always being on injured reserve -- is that he never learned how to run professional routes in college. White’s primary responsibility at West Virginia was to beat the defender in front of him by any means necessary. That really doesn’t work in the NFL. White’s limited route tree has been compounded by the fact that he’s rarely on the field. How can he learn to run routes the proper way if he’s not physically able to run routes? For White, the key to a possible comeback is to stay healthy. -- Jeff Dickerson
Detroit LionsThe Lions' first-round pick in 2015, offensive lineman Laken Tomlinson, was traded to San Francisco in August for a fifth-round pick in 2019.
Green Bay PackersThe Packers traded their 2015 first-round pick, Damarious Randall, to the Browns in the DeShone Kizer deal in March.
Minnesota VikingsCB Trae Waynes
Why his contract was picked up: Waynes played a big role in the league’s second-best pass defense, which allowed 192.4 yards per game last season, and he has only gotten better as he has continued to develop under coach Mike Zimmer’s tutelage. When teams decided not to throw toward Xavier Rhodes, that meant Waynes was going to be put to the test often. According to Pro Football Focus, opposing quarterbacks threw 102 times in Waynes’ direction, and he allowed only three touchdowns and made 11 pass deflections and two interceptions. The Vikings' secondary is loaded from top to bottom, and along the lines of Zimmer’s philosophy on cornerbacks, a team can never have too many. Picking up Waynes’ fifth-year option keeps that group intact through at least 2019.
What he needs to do to get a second contract: The type of improvement Waynes showed in Year 3 might foreshadow another level he’s about to take his game to in 2018. He has earned his reputation as one of the best run-stopping corners in the league. If he can become a better coverage corner, like Rhodes, there’s a chance Waynes could command big money in free agency in two years and choose to sign with a team other than the Vikings. -- Courtney Cronin

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Interesting that all other NFCN teams struck out in round 1. I criticize some Vikings draft picks, because I want ALL of them to be home runs - but relative success, out doing rivals, is enough to win.

Unfortunately, this story is likely to be different next year. What kind of 2018 season would Laquon Treadwell need to justify a 5th year option?

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@Jor-El said:
Interesting that all other NFCN teams struck out in round 1. I criticize some Vikings draft picks, because I want ALL of them to be home runs - but relative success, out doing rivals, is enough to win.

Unfortunately, this story is likely to be different next year. What kind of 2018 season would Laquon Treadwell need to justify a 5th year option?

One that he's not capable of.