Quote: @SFVikeFan said:
Well that's going to sting. Now we need 2 starting OG's and a backup. Expect trade talk to heat up.
Let's not forget, Aviante Collins was playing LT well before he got injured. Potentially, they could kick Reiff inside to LG and put Collins at LT.
https://www.dailynorseman.com/2018/8/13/...s-best-fit
My one hope out of all of this shit show that we have now is that the coaching we have in place will make a whale of a difference. We need some serious chicken salad miracle out of Kubiak and Dennison.
The Saints are going to start Easton at center to replace Unger.
I do think they wanted to keep Easton but $4M/yr was probably closer to what they were willing to spend. When you're so tight against the cap it is very hard to lock up more than that in a player who's season has ended due to injury two years in a row. I'd still expect them to sign someone like Kline. They really like Aviante Collins and if not for his injury I believe they thought he would start last year.
As the off-season has shaped up they were planning on using the draft to fix the O-line all along. They will spend 2 of their first 3 or 4 picks on lineman which will give them options. Although it makes fans leery the game plan is to add cost control on the line to offset Cousins deal. If they can successfully pull it off its their best option in the long-run. There is definitely risk it blows up in their faces though too.
Quote: @lakeerievike said:
@ SFVikeFan said:
Well that's going to sting. Now we need 2 starting OG's and a backup. Expect trade talk to heat up.
Let's not forget, Aviante Collins was playing LT well before he got injured. Potentially, they could kick Reiff inside to LG and put Collins at LT.
https://www.dailynorseman.com/2018/8/13/...s-best-fit
they had moved Collins to LG last year prior to his injury.... wouldnt it make more sense to leave him there and leave Reiff at his position, at least to start out?
I guess I’m not super-worried at this point. I still think we need to draft two guards and
bring in a FA to push them or be there in case one sucks. It didn’t look like we were going to get a
premier FA guard, so I’m not sure overpaying for Easton fixes much as even with
Easton we’re hoping for our guards to be an upgrade.
Quote: @lakeerievike said:
@ SFVikeFan said:
Well that's going to sting. Now we need 2 starting OG's and a backup. Expect trade talk to heat up.
Let's not forget, Aviante Collins was playing LT well before he got injured. Potentially, they could kick Reiff inside to LG and put Collins at LT.
https://www.dailynorseman.com/2018/8/13/...s-best-fit
It's hard to say where the Vikings view his best position... personally, I think it's at OG or RT. He's definitely athletic enough to play either LG or RG in the Vikings scheme and that might be his best fit (on the interior).
Looking at our current depth chart, it's laughable... we have:
LT: Reiff
LG: Collins?
C: Elflein, Edison
RG: Isidora?
RT: O'Neill
Backups: Rashod Hill (swing tackle), Storm Norton (Fringe player), and Adam Bisnowaty (T - Fringe player)
That's it... if that's our starting 5 and depth, we're screwed. LOL
Quote: @Wetlander said:
@ lakeerievike said:
@ SFVikeFan said:
Well that's going to sting. Now we need 2 starting OG's and a backup. Expect trade talk to heat up.
Let's not forget, Aviante Collins was playing LT well before he got injured. Potentially, they could kick Reiff inside to LG and put Collins at LT.
https://www.dailynorseman.com/2018/8/13/...s-best-fit
It's hard to say where the Vikings view his best position... personally, I think it's at OG or RT. He's definitely athletic enough to play either LG or RG in the Vikings scheme and that might be his best fit (on the interior).
Looking at our current depth chart, it's laughable... we have:
LT: Reiff
LG: Collins?
C: Elflein, Edison
RG: Isidora?
RT: O'Neill
Backups: Rashod Hill (swing tackle), Storm Norton (Fringe player), and Adam Bisnowaty (T - Fringe player)
That's it... if that's our starting 5 and depth, we're screwed. LOL
I think you're on the right track. I would tend to think he is either a swing tackle or RG. If they had to run with their players as of today I think they would roll with
LT - O'Neill
LG - Reiff
C - Elflein
RG - Isidora
RT - Hill
To be completely honest I don't think that would be any worse than what they played with last season. Remmers & Compton were the worst two guards in the NFL. So it doesn't take much to move up from there.
Quote: @"Geoff Nichols" said:
@ Kentis said:
Wow, guess they reacted to Max Unger’s retirement, w/ quite an offer...
How Easton got $6M/yr is beyond me. Best guess is that they can get out of it rather easily considering he is coming off a major injury.
desperation? Didn't see that Unger retired, but that leaves quite a hole they had to fill.
Quote: @"Geoff Nichols" said:
@ Wetlander said:
@ lakeerievike said:
@ SFVikeFan said:
Well that's going to sting. Now we need 2 starting OG's and a backup. Expect trade talk to heat up.
Let's not forget, Aviante Collins was playing LT well before he got injured. Potentially, they could kick Reiff inside to LG and put Collins at LT.
https://www.dailynorseman.com/2018/8/13/...s-best-fit
It's hard to say where the Vikings view his best position... personally, I think it's at OG or RT. He's definitely athletic enough to play either LG or RG in the Vikings scheme and that might be his best fit (on the interior).
Looking at our current depth chart, it's laughable... we have:
LT: Reiff
LG: Collins?
C: Elflein, Edison
RG: Isidora?
RT: O'Neill
Backups: Rashod Hill (swing tackle), Storm Norton (Fringe player), and Adam Bisnowaty (T - Fringe player)
That's it... if that's our starting 5 and depth, we're screwed. LOL
I think you're on the right track. I would tend to think he is either a swing tackle or RG. If they had to run with their players as of today I think they would roll with
LT - O'Neill
LG - Reiff
C - Elflein
RG - Isidora
RT - Hill
To be completely honest I don't think that would be any worse than what they played with last season. Remmers & Compton were the worst two guards in the NFL. So it doesn't take much to move up from there.
I think that's pretty accurate, but I might replace Isidora with Collins. The upside buzz about Collins was pretty strong before his injury. Haven't heard anything positive about Isidora since his rookie season. Sounds like he may have plateaued at career backup.
I've always been a big fan of Ryan Schraeder and if we can donate some plasma, then look under the couch cushions to cull together a few dollars pay him (or trade Waynes), and then go "hog" wild in the draft, then that improves the picture quite a bit.
LT - O'Neill - Hill
LG - Reiff - Lindstrom (d2a)
C - Bradbury (d1) - Elflein
RG - Elflein - Collins/Isidora
RT - Schraeder - McGary (d2b)
Piece a cake.
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