Breeland signed

So the Tye Smith signing?  I guess he slides on the depth chart

Zim to Spielman regarding any FA corners:

I thought that ship had sailed based on his tweet about how the offers he gets do not reflect his value to the team.  Good pick up for the Vikings.  

Stock pile the cornerbacks up and pick the best of the top of the heap...

So if we go 4 deep on starters for drive to drive rotations, who gets what spot?  PP and Dantzler outside and Mac in slot.  Then a hockey like line change and we have Breeland outside, Hand? and ?

One year, up to $4 million. 

Something tells me Mike Zimmer is going to love coaching Bashaud Breeland. This is a huge pickup for the #Vikings secondary after what they went through at the cornerback position last year pic.twitter.com/7ML5sttskk

— Will Ragatz (@WillRagatz) June 4, 2021

Looks like he served a 4 game suspension last season and then was later arrested. I can’’t find anything about him serving a second suspension so I wonder if that might still happen to start this season? Not sure. 

For a while there the Vikings didn’t sign any guys with off-field concerns but they’ve seemingly walked that back in recent years.

@"PurpleCrush" said: Zim to Spielman regarding any FA corners:

Never can have too many good CB's in today's NFL. Good pickup. Zim is smiling today.

I see him as depth rather than immediate starter.   Danzler and P2 will be the starting CBs in base and I think Mac will get 1st shot at slot but nothing is guaranteed. I see Breeland as 1st fill in at either outside CB, but anything could happen, it is a long offseason and all these guys will be playing for their next contract.  Competition brings out the best in athletes.

What we know for sure is it is a long season and it just got longer, CB depth has shown to be an issue to many teams and Viking fans don't have to go back far to know it is a huge issue if your back-ups are not competative.

Now the question to me is will Boyd be able to hang on again, Hand looks like he has passed Boyd on the depth chart and clearly has a future on the team with his cheap contract.

Mac, Breeland, even P2 are all playing for their 22 contract as they are on 1 year deals. 

@"rf54" said: I see him as depth rather than immediate starter.   Danzler and P2 will be the starting CBs in base and I think Mac will get 1st shot at slot but nothing is guaranteed. I see Breeland as 1st fill in at either outside CB, but anything could happen, it is a long offseason and all these guys will be playing for their next contract.  Competition brings out the best in athletes.

What we know for sure is it is a long season and it just got longer, CB depth has shown to be an issue to many teams and Viking fans don't have to go back far to know it is a huge issue if your back-ups are not competative.

Now the question to me is will Boyd be able to hang on again, Hand looks like he has passed Boyd on the depth chart and clearly has a future on the team with his cheap contract.

Mac, Breeland, even P2 are all playing for their 22 contract as they are on 1 year deals. 

"on passes of 20 or more air yards, Breeland may well have been the NFL’s most effective defensive player. Against such throws, Breeland allowed two completions on 14 targets for 60 yards, no touchdowns, two interceptions, and an opponent QBR of 5.4." https://t.co/yI0c6vmD8w

— Warren Ludford (@wludford) June 4, 2021

I think this signing is underappreciated,  I like Dantzlers rookie campaign,   but I dont think his starting spot is etched in stone,  if Breeland can get up to speed quickly with Zims. D he should challenge Dantzler for a DB1 role opposite of P2.

@"JimmyinSD" said: I think this signing is underappreciated,  I like Dantzlers rookie campaign,   but I dont think his starting spot is etched in stone,  if Breeland can get up to speed quickly with Zims. D he should challenge Dantzler for a DB1 role opposite of P2.

If Gladney ends up making it back at some point this season, this backfield will be stacked. But I'm guessing by the Breeland signing they're not counting on it. 

The more I see of  what the Vikings Organization has done this off season with the  draft and free agents, the more optimistic I am of a return to the playoffs...SKOL VIKES!!

@"MaroonBells" said:

@"JimmyinSD" said: I think this signing is underappreciated,  I like Dantzlers rookie campaign,   but I dont think his starting spot is etched in stone,  if Breeland can get up to speed quickly with Zims. D he should challenge Dantzler for a DB1 role opposite of P2.

The best thing is that we now have three starting quality outside corners in P2, Dantzler and Breeland. The slots run two-deep as well with Mack and Hand. 

If Gladney ends up making it back at some point this season, this backfield will be stacked. But I'm guessing by the Breeland signing they're not counting on it.