09-25-2017, 08:33 PM
Word is that Teddy Bridgewater IS ready for full participation when he comes off the PUP list in 3 weeks.
Not only will Mike Zimmer have to select from a supposedly healthy Sam Bradford and a healthy Teddy Bridgewater, he also has to make a roster decision regarding who gets cut.
in fact, when Michael Floyd comes back in a week, Zimmer will have to chose which WR gets released. It won't be Jarius Wright, it will likely either be Rodney Adams or Stacy Coley. Both have more potential than LaQuon Treadwell, but no way they give up on a relatively high #1 choice this early after just 19 games. Expect it to be Adams, as he has been deactivated from every game so far, now it is just a question of if he can pass through waivers unclaimed - he was a 5th rounder.
Meanwhile, Sam Bradford has to be the #1 QB, unless he sits 3 more weeks. However, if he does that, and Keenum plays decent, I would think Shurmur would roll with Keenum to give Teddy more practices to get ready. But, then, the question becomes, who do you cut? You may say, "well, that's easy, you dump Kyle Sloter, as he becomes the 4th QB on a team that needs either 2 or 3.
But, that is a problem too. The Vikings paid Sloter $27k a week to be on the practice squad because they liked him so much. He is big, tall, rangy and a big arm. He also knocked-the-socks off the Broncos in preseason play. But, the Broncos cut him, hoping to put him on their own practice squad. But, Sloter took the bigger financial offer. Assuming (and a pretty good assumption) that either Sam or Teddy is not in Minnesota next year, then you need a quality #3 (or maybe he is a #2). So, why cut him and run the risk that someone else picks him up?
Keeping 4 QBs is a luxury most teams simply do not have. However, having just 2 next training camp is not a scenario that the QB-starved Vikings can risk.
Not only will Mike Zimmer have to select from a supposedly healthy Sam Bradford and a healthy Teddy Bridgewater, he also has to make a roster decision regarding who gets cut.
in fact, when Michael Floyd comes back in a week, Zimmer will have to chose which WR gets released. It won't be Jarius Wright, it will likely either be Rodney Adams or Stacy Coley. Both have more potential than LaQuon Treadwell, but no way they give up on a relatively high #1 choice this early after just 19 games. Expect it to be Adams, as he has been deactivated from every game so far, now it is just a question of if he can pass through waivers unclaimed - he was a 5th rounder.
Meanwhile, Sam Bradford has to be the #1 QB, unless he sits 3 more weeks. However, if he does that, and Keenum plays decent, I would think Shurmur would roll with Keenum to give Teddy more practices to get ready. But, then, the question becomes, who do you cut? You may say, "well, that's easy, you dump Kyle Sloter, as he becomes the 4th QB on a team that needs either 2 or 3.
But, that is a problem too. The Vikings paid Sloter $27k a week to be on the practice squad because they liked him so much. He is big, tall, rangy and a big arm. He also knocked-the-socks off the Broncos in preseason play. But, the Broncos cut him, hoping to put him on their own practice squad. But, Sloter took the bigger financial offer. Assuming (and a pretty good assumption) that either Sam or Teddy is not in Minnesota next year, then you need a quality #3 (or maybe he is a #2). So, why cut him and run the risk that someone else picks him up?
Keeping 4 QBs is a luxury most teams simply do not have. However, having just 2 next training camp is not a scenario that the QB-starved Vikings can risk.
