BREAKING: Vikings 'very much' in the mix for Trent Williams

I sorta get the feeling that Williams wants to be traded to the Vikings (perfect scheme fit, really good friends with Cousins), and maybe no one else. And that's what the sticking point is. Vikings know that and are using it to play lowball. God, I hope this happens. Changes everything. 

Good news that I hope happens.  I really did not want to draft an OT in the first round.  We need interior line help but we can get that in round 3.  

So we drafted WR, CB and hopefully can trade to get Williams with the flip of Reiff would make our Cap situation doable.  Then we still have our 58th today and not sure if we have to give up one of our third rounders for Williams and those are picks 89 and 105.  

Crossing every appendage that I have hoping this happens....

With all those OTs going early, it's basically only the Vikings left with interest.  The Redskins screwed themselves by waiting this long.  They should have taken the best deal they could have gotten before the draft.  Now, they have no leverage unless they just want to hold onto him for another year and see his value further diminish. 

I hope talks heat up today and the Vikings can make this happen, all depends on how much the Skins want...  The Vikings have a bunch of picks, but if Washington won't budge, nothing will get done.

@"prairieghost" said: Crossing every appendage that I have hoping this happens....

@"MaroonBells" said:

I sorta get the feeling that Williams wants to be traded to the Vikings (perfect scheme fit, really good friends with Cousins), and maybe no one else. And that's what the sticking point is. Vikings know that and are using it to play lowball. God, I hope this happens. Changes everything. 

Brez is going to have to do more magic with the money if this happens.

Imagine. They could've gotten a 2nd, maybe a first had they traded him last season. Now they've backed themselves into a corner.

That's the big sticking point: how do we create the space? Cut Reiff? Untag Harris? 

@"Vikergirl" said: Brez is going to have to do more magic with the money if this happens.

@"MaroonBells" said:

@"Vikergirl" said: Brez is going to have to do more magic with the money if this happens.

They can do it if they trade Anthony Harris. And if Reiff is part of the deal, they would have more than enough. 

or its the redskins trying to drum up interest by saying there is something happening?

not saying we arent in on him,  but I dont know that I believe anything is imminent since we still have tonight to find a LT of the future.  IIRC they were high on the kid from Houston and I dont remember him getting drafted last night?

Might have a clearer picture tonight. If the Vikes move up and draft someone like Josh Jones or Ezra Cleveland, I don't think they'll be in on Williams anymore.

But I would think we would have to move pretty far up to get Jones/Cleveland and give up a lot of picks no lower then 40 I suspect.  If we want to get up there we would have to given up 58, 89 and 132 from the valuation chart and I would not want to do that all not even remotely.  I want our OL draft focused on Guard, ya know our biggest weakness for about 4 years.

@"MaroonBells" said:

@"Vikergirl" said: Brez is going to have to do more magic with the money if this happens.

They can do it if they trade Anthony Harris. And if Reiff is part of the deal, they would have more than enough. 

All these trade rumors I heard was if the Vikings do trade for Williams, it will include sending Rieff to Washington to offset the cap space cost to get Williams.

@"PurpleCrush" said: Might have a clearer picture tonight. If the Vikes move up and draft someone like Josh Jones or Ezra Cleveland, I don't think they'll be in on Williams anymore.

@"HappyViking" said:

@"PurpleCrush" said: Might have a clearer picture tonight. If the Vikes move up and draft someone like Josh Jones or Ezra Cleveland, I don't think they'll be in on Williams anymore.

I'm hoping we can draft the future stud LT or even RT.  There would be a learning curve, but Williams is an expensive, often injured player who sat out all of last season.  It would be nice if the Vikes could strike gold again this draft like they did with O'Neill.

@"HappyViking" said:

@"PurpleCrush" said: Might have a clearer picture tonight. If the Vikes move up and draft someone like Josh Jones or Ezra Cleveland, I don't think they'll be in on Williams anymore.

I'm hoping we can draft the future stud LT or even RT.  There would be a learning curve, but Williams is an expensive, often injured player who sat out all of last season.  It would be nice if the Vikes could strike gold again this draft like they did with O'Neill.

Anyone know our cap space?  We tweaked Hunter’s contract, extended Cousins and signed Sharpe and traded away Diggs, it seems like we should have freed up at least $10-$12.  

I’m curious where that leaves us.