Everson gone
Just announced on his Instagram account he is leaving the Vikings and thanked the fans. No announcement on where he has signed as of yet.
Craziest offseason ever
@"supafreak84" said: Just announced on his Instagram account he is leaving the Vikings and thanked the fans. No announcement on where he has signed as of yet.Craziest offseason ever
I'd say Mike need to channel Dennis Green.
Be like Denny. Every year he'd lose players. Every year you'd think they are done. Every year he'd find a way.
I doubt it, but damn I would love to see us land Clowney somehow
What an offseason of change. A lot to digest. We should have expected it, however.
Griffen's agent said, "We have broken off talks with Minnesota because they have to spend their money elsewhere and we decided to now focus our attention on free agency." Griffen added that he's in the best physical and mental shape of his career. The 32-year-old DE has racked up eight sacks in six of the last eight seasons dating back to 2012. His dominance on a per-rush basis was clear in 2019, as his 66 pressures were the 14th-highest mark among all edge defenders (PFF). The market figures to be solid for Griffen, even if it's a shorter-term deal.
I kind of think they slammed a door they didn't need to now. They have no pending deal but are merely breaking off with the Vikings to concentrate of free agency. I don't get why you announce that. Sour grapes?
Vikings offers must have been pretty underwhelming...
@"VikeMike52" said: I kind of think they slammed a door they didn't need to now. They have no pending deal but are merely breaking off with the Vikings to concentrate of free agency. I don't get why you announce that. Sour grapes?I agree. I don’t understand why you would rule your team out without a solid and better offer elsewhere. It makes you think that something else must be under this. This whole offseason seems weird to me. I can’t recall one where so many players left or one where there seemed to be no plan in place to rebuild. It can’t all be done by the draft. Our one major signing —a huge contract—is not even in our primary areas of need. What gives?
why is it assumed that he doesnt have an offer from another team and minnesota has declined to match?
Maybe I read it wrong but that was how I took it I guess. Could be wrong though.
I love Ev and he can still play, but to throw a twitter fit and rule us out is dumb. I agree with the teams decisions and Ev’s consistent drop off in Nov-Jan the last couple years makes him a rotation piece at this point, albeit a very solid pass rushing specialist
Griff came up huge in the NO playoff win. Will miss him. Hope Ifeadi is ready to take a big role. I am sure his agent has some good offers on the table. Interesting comment from the agent about us having to spend our money elsewhere. I get the Pierce signing to replace Linval, but did we need to make CJ the second highest paid fullback, pay 3M + for Colquitt, and now 4M+ for Bailey? Not denying Bailey had a very good year, but that seems like an awful lot of $$ tied up in a punter and kicker.
@"Magnus10" said: Griff came up huge in the NO playoff win. Will miss him. Hope Ifeadi is ready to take a big role. I am sure his agent has some good offers on the table. Interesting comment from the agent about us having to spend our money elsewhere. I get the Pierce signing to replace Linval, but did we need to make CJ the second highest paid fullback, pay 3M + for Colquitt, and now 4M+ for Bailey? Not denying Bailey had a very good year, but that seems like an awful lot of $$ tied up in a punter and kicker.I think 3 for Colquitt is ok, he is a hell of a punter and really calmed Bailey down as a holder. Bailey... I dont see it at 4 for him. I will be banging the table for a kicker in the 6th now for sure.
We are only entering the 2nd phase of FA. That's when the team does most of it's business. I guess we wait and see.
I was on the fence about keeping Griffen. He had a really nice rebound year and played strong against the Saints, but with the Vikings in salary cap Hell and a younger and cheaper player like Odenigbo showing promise, it is probably the right time to move on. That being said with both Griffen and Weatherly gone, the Vikings will need to spend a pick in the first 4 rounds on a DE at least for depth and potentially to compete with Odenigbo. There are a lot of high draft needs right now CB (X2), WR, UT, and DE. Not to mention OL. They have the picks to address most of those needs, though maybe not with immediate impact and while I hope they can fill some holes in the 2nd and 3rd wave of FA, they don't have a lot of cap flexibility. Hopefully, the cap situation will get better going forward, but we are going to have a very different and much younger Vikings squad.
Other than Odenigbo are there any other younger players on the roster that may be able to step into bigger roles? I guess Hughes and Hill at CB, but do any of our depth or practice squad DEs have a chance of at least filling a 4th DE role?
That's at least 4 Players that didn't want to play for Zimmer next year...
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