Hoping we hear about an O'Neil extension soon...

If not, franchise tag.

The way Hunter was beating his ass every rep in training camp maybe we're having 2nd thoughts. 

sounds like it is done

5 years - $92.5 million.

Wow.

Glad we keep him, but Wow is right! :o

First, congrats to O’Neill! Hope he earns every dime and plays well for us. 

Second, an hour or so ago I was scrolling up twitter and I see a PFT tweet/article with Zimmer saying the Vikings roster is very top-heavy with salaries so depth could be an issue.

Then shortly after I hear O’Neill is extended.

Strange comment and timing by Zimmer. Maybe I’m reading too much into that but it just seemed weird that you’d say something like that to the media 30 mins before the team announces they locked up their best o-lineman with a huge new deal.

The top heavy contract resides w/ our resident Kook, goes by the name of Cousins… ;) :s  

@"pattersaur" said: First, congrats to O’Neill! Hope he earns every dime and plays well for us. 

Second, an hour or so ago I was scrolling up twitter and I see a PFT tweet/article with Zimmer saying the Vikings roster is very top-heavy with salaries so depth could be an issue.

Then shortly after I hear O’Neill is extended.

Strange comment and timing by Zimmer. Maybe I’m reading too much into that but it just seemed weird that you’d say something like that to the media 30 mins before the team announces they locked up their best o-lineman with a huge new deal.

@"greediron" said:

@"pattersaur" said: First, congrats to O’Neill! Hope he earns every dime and plays well for us. 

Second, an hour or so ago I was scrolling up twitter and I see a PFT tweet/article with Zimmer saying the Vikings roster is very top-heavy with salaries so depth could be an issue.

Then shortly after I hear O’Neill is extended.

Strange comment and timing by Zimmer. Maybe I’m reading too much into that but it just seemed weird that you’d say something like that to the media 30 mins before the team announces they locked up their best o-lineman with a huge new deal.

wonder when that quote was made?  

Brian O'Neill's $49 million guaranteed of the $92.5 million contract puts him ahead of Taylor Moton ($43M) and Braden Smith ($42M). He has the 3rd highest guarantees of any right tackle in the league and his $18.5M APY makes him the 2nd highest paid RT.

— Courtney Cronin (@CourtneyRCronin) September 8, 2021

A rich contract, indeed...but that's what you have to pay nowadays for above average RTs...

Goddammit, why doesn't my Twitter link show up? lol - so here's a screenshot instead:

Mike Zimmer: Vikings are “top-heavy with finances,” depth is a concern“It’s concerning,” Zimmer said, via Courtney Cronin of ESPN. “I feel really good about the top guys, and then some of these young guys got to come on. But when you’re kind of top-heavy with finances, that’s what you’ve got to do. Hopefully we’ll stay healthy, and try to get these younger guys better.”
Although Zimmer didn’t single out Kirk Cousins by name, the reality is Cousins is the reason the Vikings are “top-heavy with finances.” Cousins’ cap hit this season is $31 million, the second-highest of any player in the NFL behind only Russell Wilson. Other than Cousins, the Vikings aren’t particularly top-heavy.
But Cousins’ contract is the one the Vikings have saddled themselves with, and they’re either going to win or lose with Cousins this year. Zimmer may be laying the groundwork for a ready-made excuse if they lose more than they win.
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/09/08/mike-zimmer-vikings-are-top-heavy-with-finances-depth-is-a-concern/

ONeil extended

@"pattersaur" said:

@"greediron" said:

@"pattersaur" said: First, congrats to O’Neill! Hope he earns every dime and plays well for us. 

Second, an hour or so ago I was scrolling up twitter and I see a PFT tweet/article with Zimmer saying the Vikings roster is very top-heavy with salaries so depth could be an issue.

Then shortly after I hear O’Neill is extended.

Strange comment and timing by Zimmer. Maybe I’m reading too much into that but it just seemed weird that you’d say something like that to the media 30 mins before the team announces they locked up their best o-lineman with a huge new deal.

wonder when that quote was made?  

It was sometime during his 10:30a press conference today. ONeill extension was announced by Vikings twitter right at noon. 

Again I don’t want to read too much into it, but it struck me as odd. Coupled with all of his vaccine frustration type of comments the past couple of months, I do wonder if the Belichick approach of not saying anything at all has some merit. Clearly Zim doesn’t give a what haha, but we knew that.

@"Kentis" said: The top heavy contract resides w/ our resident Kook, goes by the name of Cousins… ;) :s  

Yep, I'm done with him.  I hope he is gone.  I'd rather trot Ponder out there then Kooky. 

@"AGRforever" said:

@"Kentis" said: The top heavy contract resides w/ our resident Kook, goes by the name of Cousins… ;) :s  

Yep, I'm done with him.  I hope he is gone.  I'd rather trot Ponder out there then Kooky. 

FunkyDunkleman on youtube has a bunch of 10-15 min Vikings games.  Plenty of great wins over the last 30 years.  Rewatching the Ponder years, jesus, they are terrible

@"Skodin" said: FunkyDunkleman on youtube has a bunch of 10-15 min Vikings games.  Plenty of great wins over the last 30 years.  Rewatching the Ponder years, jesus, they are terrible

As crazy as KC is, he's still the best QB here since Bert. 

@"purplefaithful" said:

@"Skodin" said: FunkyDunkleman on youtube has a bunch of 10-15 min Vikings games.  Plenty of great wins over the last 30 years.  Rewatching the Ponder years, jesus, they are terrible

a waste of AP in his prime...They were the hopeless years with a bad D to boot. 

As crazy as KC is, he's still the best QB here since Bert. 

@"greediron" said:

@"purplefaithful" said:

@"Skodin" said: FunkyDunkleman on youtube has a bunch of 10-15 min Vikings games.  Plenty of great wins over the last 30 years.  Rewatching the Ponder years, jesus, they are terrible

a waste of AP in his prime...They were the hopeless years with a bad D to boot. 

As crazy as KC is, he's still the best QB here since Bert. 

Ponder was so smart, and that wowed Rick.  But he couldn't translate that into play on the field.  It was like that uber brain locked up once the bullets started flying.

Ponder was primary read, panic and run...

B-R-U-T-A-L