Vikings actively shopping Trae Wayne’s at the combine

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Great move.  We have depth and may as well get something for him while we can....

https://www.rotoworld.com/football/nfl/player/9717/trae-waynes

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I don't think they'll get much for him as its going to be a buyer's market for Waynes. 

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I forgot how high he was drafted. He's been decent enough, improved over time. Not a bust by any means. But less than I would have hoped from the #11 overall pick. 

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@purplefaithful said:
I forgot how high he was drafted. He's been decent enough, improved over time. Not a bust by any means. But less than I would have hoped from the #11 overall pick. 

You're right. If he was a total bust none of us would have forgotten how high he went. Just good enough to not get noticed that way. Unfortunately as sticky said not good enough to recoup worthy assets. In comparison to what we used.

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What are the other options?  Are we going to have to cut him anyway in order to make the FA moves we'd like to make?  Are we going to not resign him next year because we can't afford to keep him (at the expense of the offense?)  It's one of our deepest positions and if he's gone anyway get something if you can.

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I'm twitchy about this.  While Hughes showed incredible early potential and Zim is unquestionably a "CB whisperer", Waynes has become one of the most solid tacklers on the team.

I know the Vikings are in a cap crunch, but...I dunno....

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@Zanary said:
I'm twitchy about this.  While Hughes showed incredible early potential and Zim is unquestionably a "CB whisperer", Waynes has become one of the most solid tacklers on the team.

I know the Vikings are in a cap crunch, but...I dunno....

thats where I am at on it.   He has steadily improved each year,  there are still questions on Alexander and Hughes,  Hill is looking promising,  but Rhodes has shown to get dinged more often the last couple years and really didnt adjust well to the more hands off coverage style the league imposed last year so..... I know its an area of strength and we need to deal from there,  but I am not sure if this is the right guy to be moving... but I cant really argue against it either.  I would say if its anything less than a 2nd round pick I would likely pass on it unless it was a player swap and we could pick up a plug in for another area of need.

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Waynes was probably our best CB last year.  Hughes looked good in the slot, but alexander came on as well.  Would Hughes be as good outside?  Hill played well for a UDFA, but not ready to anoint him as starter material.  And as Zanary sez, Waynes has become a great tackler. 

Sure hope we don't move on from him.

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@greediron said:

Waynes was probably our best CB last year.  Hughes looked good in the slot, but alexander came on as well.  Would Hughes be as good outside?  Hill played well for a UDFA, but not ready to anoint him as starter material.  And as Zanary sez, Waynes has become a great tackler. 

Sure hope we don't move on from him.

I am concerned about Waynes concussions becoming an issue.  he has had 3 I believe and 2 last year,  is that right?

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I think it's pretty obvious that we're going to try to move one of our corners. It was just a question of which one. Rhodes had a bad year, but he's much closer to being a shut down guy than Waynes. And because of age, contract, etc. you might even get more for Waynes. Guessing 3rd rounder?