Roster moves
Last year at this time the Vikings made a couple of trades involving Jalen Reagor and Ross Blacklock. I suspect we'll make a couple of moves this year as well.
There are two spots in particular that make me nervous. RB and CB. At RB I think we're fine with Mattison and Chandler. But Kene is hurt and McBride just hasn't shown much IMO. Wouldn't surprise me to see the Vikings add an experienced RB for depth. I think we only keep 4 because we're likely going to want to keep 6 WRs.
The starting three CBs are set with Murphy, Evans and Blackmon. After that it gets a little dicey. Now, the 4th and 5th corners on most NFL teams are typically not great players, but Joejuan and Booth have been especially bad. Love to see the Vikings add some experience here.
Interesting about Jaylin Williams over Joejuan. He was an undrafted free agent who must've shown something. I know he had a pick against Seattle, but I think that's the only time I noticed him. Caveat of course being I saw about .05% of what the coaches saw in camp.
@"1VikesFan" said: https://twitter.com/alec_lewis/status/1696556104837198038?t=SKm0tFT5YRZES4bGFnJPMw&s=19So Bowser wins again.... dammit!
@"MaroonBells" said: Interesting about Jaylin Williams over Joejuan. He was an undrafted free agent who must've shown something. I know he had a pick against Seattle, but I think that's the only time I noticed him. Caveat of course being I saw about .05% of what the coaches saw in camp.Well that should qualify you as an internet expert.
The #Vikings have waived DL Esezi Otomewo, according to Adam Schefter.
— vikesinsider (@vikesinsider) August 29, 2023
@"greediron" said:Yes, it seems silly to even say that, but you'd be surprised (or not at all) how many internet experts will bitch about a roster move having seen a similar percentage of camp.@"MaroonBells" said: Interesting about Jaylin Williams over Joejuan. He was an undrafted free agent who must've shown something. I know he had a pick against Seattle, but I think that's the only time I noticed him. Caveat of course being I saw about .05% of what the coaches saw in camp. Well that should qualify you as an internet expert.
@"1VikesFan" said: https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1696564209692168540?t=31cmzp7nF5a1z-KAlawu4Q&s=19The #Vikings have cut CBs Joejuan Williams and NaJee Thompson, per @TomPelissero.
— Will Ragatz (@WillRagatz) August 29, 2023
I...did not expect either of those.
@"MaroonBells" said:That was the joke. It is ruined now that you had to explain it. B)@"greediron" said:Yes, it seems silly to even say that, but you'd be surprised (or not at all) how many internet experts will bitch about a roster move having seen a similar percentage of camp.@"MaroonBells" said: Interesting about Jaylin Williams over Joejuan. He was an undrafted free agent who must've shown something. I know he had a pick against Seattle, but I think that's the only time I noticed him. Caveat of course being I saw about .05% of what the coaches saw in camp. Well that should qualify you as an internet expert.
Last year's 5th round pick Otomewo...cut
@"supafreak84" said: Last year's 5th round pick Otomewo...cutLast year's class looking a little 'eww'. I see the Broncos cut their 4th round LB from last year.
#Vikings guard Chris Reed, who’s been on the NFI list during training camp, is expected to stay there to start the regular season. He would miss the team’s first four games.
— Ben Goessling (@BenGoessling) August 29, 2023
@"StickyBun" said:Crazy as it sounds, there are some on here that will try to sell you it might be one of the best draft classes we've ever had.@"supafreak84" said: Last year's 5th round pick Otomewo...cut Last year's class looking a little 'eww'. I see the Broncos cut their 4th round LB from last year.You want to know why this team has no depth...start here
The #Vikings are waiving RB DeWayne McBride, per a source.
— Alec Lewis (@alec_lewis) August 29, 2023
@"supafreak84" said:Like who says that?@"StickyBun" said:Crazy as it sounds, there are some on here that will try to sell you it might be one of the best draft classes we've ever had.@"supafreak84" said: Last year's 5th round pick Otomewo...cut Last year's class looking a little 'eww'. I see the Broncos cut their 4th round LB from last year.
@"comet52" said:I think it's a helluva lot better than the fucktards give it credit for. According the Daniel Jeremiah, three eventual starters is a successful draft. Four is a home run. Ingram, Asamoah and Evans are all starters this year, with Ty Chandler and Jalen Nailor looking like impactful contributors. 6th rounder Vederian Lowe has a future (albeit on another team now). For a 7th rounder, Nick Muse looks like a decent pick. And this doesn't even count Cine, who will almost certainly be our starting safety when Harry hangs it up.@"supafreak84" said:Like who says that?@"StickyBun" said:Crazy as it sounds, there are some on here that will try to sell you it might be one of the best draft classes we've ever had.@"supafreak84" said: Last year's 5th round pick Otomewo...cut Last year's class looking a little 'eww'. I see the Broncos cut their 4th round LB from last year.If you think that's a bad draft, you need to look around the NFL. Hell, just look at the year before with Mond, Surratt and Wyatt Davis all taken in round three.
@"MaroonBells" said:@"comet52" said:I think it's a helluva lot better than the fucktards give it credit for. According the Daniel Jeremiah, three eventual starters is a successful draft. Four is a home run. Ingram, Asamoah and Evans are all starters this year, with Ty Chandler and Jalen Nailor looking like impactful contributors. 6th rounder Vederian Lowe has a future (albeit on another team now). For a 7th rounder, Nick Muse looks like a decent pick. And this doesn't even count Cine, who will almost certainly be our starting safety when Harry hangs it up.@"supafreak84" said:Like who says that?@"StickyBun" said:Crazy as it sounds, there are some on here that will try to sell you it might be one of the best draft classes we've ever had.@"supafreak84" said: Last year's 5th round pick Otomewo...cut Last year's class looking a little 'eww'. I see the Broncos cut their 4th round LB from last year.If you think that's a bad draft, you need to look around the NFL. Hell, just look at the year before with Mond, Surratt and Wyatt Davis all taken in round three.
You could also argue that Ingram is probably the worst pass blocking OG in the NFL. We know very little about Asamoah, Evans, Chandler and Nailor. Starters doesn't necessarily mean a good player. We had 11 starters on the worst D in football last year. Again, playing a little devil's advocate here but this roster that KAM drafted has a shitload to prove. Not saying they can't, but I'm saying its still out there for debate. I don't really care if Daniel Jeremiah likes it, lol.Again, not shitting on anything. But there are more questions marks on this roster than on the Riddler's suit.
@"StickyBun" said:@"MaroonBells" said:@"comet52" said:I think it's a helluva lot better than the fucktards give it credit for. According the Daniel Jeremiah, three eventual starters is a successful draft. Four is a home run. Ingram, Asamoah and Evans are all starters this year, with Ty Chandler and Jalen Nailor looking like impactful contributors. 6th rounder Vederian Lowe has a future (albeit on another team now). For a 7th rounder, Nick Muse looks like a decent pick. And this doesn't even count Cine, who will almost certainly be our starting safety when Harry hangs it up.@"supafreak84" said:Like who says that?@"StickyBun" said:Crazy as it sounds, there are some on here that will try to sell you it might be one of the best draft classes we've ever had.@"supafreak84" said: Last year's 5th round pick Otomewo...cut Last year's class looking a little 'eww'. I see the Broncos cut their 4th round LB from last year.If you think that's a bad draft, you need to look around the NFL. Hell, just look at the year before with Mond, Surratt and Wyatt Davis all taken in round three.
You could also argue that Ingram is probably the worst pass blocking OG in the NFL. We know very little about Asamoah, Evans, Chandler and Nailor. Starters doesn't necessarily mean a good player. We had 11 starters on the worst D in football last year. Again, playing a little devil's advocate here but this roster that KAM drafted has a shitload to prove. Not saying they can't, but I'm saying its still out there for debate. I don't really care if Daniel Jeremiah likes it, lol.Again, not shitting on anything. But there are more questions marks on this roster than on the Riddler's suit.
Let's check back in a year or two. Ingram had a bad rookie year. It's not that unusual. But context is key. Among all the guards drafted last year, his PFF grade was top half. Higher actually than two 1st rounders. Are those guys busts? Of course not. It's too early. Just like it is for Ingram. We'll see if he improves. I think the odds of incremental improvement are decent.
So who's still on the roster? It's a little interesting that Abraham Beauplan, Jaylin Williams, Benton Whitley and Theo Jackson are, unless I missed something, still hanging on. So far...
@"MaroonBells" said: So who's still on the roster? It's a little interesting that Abraham Beauplan, Jaylin Williams, Benton Whitley and Theo Jackson are, unless I missed something, still hanging on. So far...Yeah for sure, how many left to cut in the next 45 minutes?
@"StickyBun" said:10 left by my last count.@"MaroonBells" said: So who's still on the roster? It's a little interesting that Abraham Beauplan, Jaylin Williams, Benton Whitley and Theo Jackson are, unless I missed something, still hanging on. So far... Yeah for sure, how many left to cut in the next 45 minutes?
@"MaroonBells" said:Really? Because I would bet Metellus takes that spot alongside Bynum and I also think Jay Ward might end up being a better player@"comet52" said:And this doesn't even count Cine, who will almost certainly be our starting safety when Harry hangs it up.@"supafreak84" said:Like who says that?@"StickyBun" said:Crazy as it sounds, there are some on here that will try to sell you it might be one of the best draft classes we've ever had.@"supafreak84" said: Last year's 5th round pick Otomewo...cut Last year's class looking a little 'eww'. I see the Broncos cut their 4th round LB from last year.
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