What we are getting with our new purchase.

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I know this is from last season, but this does a good job of getting into the weeds on his scheme and philosophy. 

https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/20...-film-room

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I think Z would thrive if he stays and stays healthy.  We shall see about hunter.  And probably need a more agile LB than Hicks.

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@greediron said:
I think Z would thrive if he stays and stays healthy.  We shall see about hunter.  And probably need a more agile LB than Hicks.

If he's cut, he would only count $1.5 Million in Dead Cap. I don't see them keeping him at his $6.5 Million Contract number for this season.  

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This guy is going to love Flores's defense:

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@greediron said:
I think Z would thrive if he stays and stays healthy.  We shall see about hunter.  And probably need a more agile LB than Hicks.

Right now we easily have the most cost-effective edge tandem in the NFL. At what we're paying them, Hunter and Smith are absolute bargains.

Hicks is gone, but now I'm wondering if they might want to bring back Kendricks to pair with Asamoah. Was thinking all along that he'd be cut or traded, but he might actually fit with Flores a little better. 

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@MaroonBells said:

@greediron said:
I think Z would thrive if he stays and stays healthy.  We shall see about hunter.  And probably need a more agile LB than Hicks.

Right now we easily have the most cost-effective edge tandem in the NFL. At what we're paying them, Hunter and Smith are absolute bargains.

Hicks is gone, but now I'm wondering if they might want to bring back Kendricks to pair with Asamoah. Was thinking all along that he'd be cut or traded, but he might actually fit with Flores a little better. 

If Z can play the whole year, yes he and Hunter actually put lots of pressure last year within a completely crap system.

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@StickyBun said:
This guy is going to love Flores's defense:

Why would that be? I still think he is more of nickel type LB, more of a specialist who you can use to spy, blitz or drop into coverage. He is just so undersized that I don't think he would hold up very well against the run, especially playing on the inside in a 3-4. The Vikings don't have the horses up front to keep bodies off him. 

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@supafreak84 said:

@StickyBun said:
This guy is going to love Flores's defense:

Why would that be? I still think he is more of nickel type LB, more of a specialist who you can use to spy, blitz or drop into coverage. He is just so undersized that I don't think he would hold up very well against the run, especially playing on the inside in a 3-4. The Vikings don't have the horses up front to keep bodies off him. 

thats been the problem going for the last few years,  the OL doesnt have to double our DTs to create running lanes,  when then allows them to leak linemen to the LB level and its been game over at that point.  Barr, Kendricks, Hicks, etc all get eaten up by blockers to often and to easy.  We need need some monsters in the middle to not only clog things up, but to be disruptive enough to demand double teams more often than not.

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@supafreak84 said:

@StickyBun said:
This guy is going to love Flores's defense:

Why would that be? I still think he is more of nickel type LB, more of a specialist who you can use to spy, blitz or drop into coverage. He is just so undersized that I don't think he would hold up very well against the run, especially playing on the inside in a 3-4. The Vikings don't have the horses up front to keep bodies off him. 

"Undersized" is the most overrated criticism in football. 2X 1st team All Pro Fred Warner (6-3, 232) is skinnier than Asamoah (6-0, 227). Sure, he's in a 4-3 in SF, but he's the MLB there, so similar beef, stacking requirements. All Pro 3-4 ILB Devondre Campbell (6-3, 230) is skinnier than Asamoah.

I agree that the Vikings could use more beef up front at nose. But Asamoah's going to be a star regardless. 

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@MaroonBells said:

@supafreak84 said:

@StickyBun said:
This guy is going to love Flores's defense:

Why would that be? I still think he is more of nickel type LB, more of a specialist who you can use to spy, blitz or drop into coverage. He is just so undersized that I don't think he would hold up very well against the run, especially playing on the inside in a 3-4. The Vikings don't have the horses up front to keep bodies off him. 

"Undersized" is the most overrated criticism in football. 2X 1st team All Pro Fred Warner (6-3, 232) is skinnier than Asamoah (6-0, 227). Sure, he's in a 4-3 in SF, but he's the MLB there, so similar beef, stacking requirements. All Pro 3-4 ILB Devondre Campbell (6-3, 230) is skinnier than Asamoah.

I agree that the Vikings could use more beef up front at nose. But Asamoah's going to be a star regardless. 

It's not overrated when you are talking about an inside LB in a 3-4. Asamoah looks like a safety out there and I found it a strange fit when we drafted him knowing what we were trying to do defensively. I just don't see him as an every down starter in a 3-4, especially when we are lacking beef and talent in front of him. He is going to be best as a free roamer who is able to fly around and make plays but uncovered lineman are going to otherwise eat him alive in early down run situations. I hope I'm wrong because we need some bodies from this bust of a draft class to step up and be players for us next season.