CB Gilmore Visiting Vikings

He has history with Flores in NE so would think there is a good chance of him signing here. Every year it seems like we are trying to fill holes at CB, when is the last time we went into the season with 3 solid CBs or at least 2?

JR44 wrote:
He has history with Flores in NE so would think there is a good chance of him signing here.  Every year it seems like we are trying to fill holes at CB, when is the last time we went into the season with 3 solid CBs or at least 2?

2017???

Not sure why he is still available?

AGe?

purplefaithful wrote:
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2017???

Not sure why he is still available?

AGe?

Likely age and cost. 5X Pro Bowler, but he'll be 34 in September. He's done 1-year stints with three different teams the last three years. But his PFF coverage grade was pretty respectable in each of those years (72, 81, 79), and he can tackle. For us he could maybe slot in under Murph and Griff and compete with Evans for CB3.

MaroonBells wrote:

Likely age and cost. 5X Pro Bowler, but he'll be 34 in September. He's done 1-year stints with three different teams the last three years. But his PFF coverage grade was pretty respectable in each of those years (72, 81, 79), and he can tackle. For us he could maybe slot in under Murph and Griff and compete with Evans for CB3.

I think he slots in pretty evenly with both Murphy and Griffin.

StickierBuns wrote:
Little birdie told me this is a done deal. Much needed. He's 33 but its a one year rental which is fine.

Waterboy wrote:

I think he slots in pretty evenly with both Murphy and Griffin.

Sure, assuming there's no further decline, which I don't think is a very safe assumption with him teetering on the cliff at 34.

StickierBuns wrote:
Little birdie told me this is a done deal. Much needed. He's 33 but its a one year rental which is fine.

Charley Walters is that you?

MaroonBells wrote:

Sure, assuming there's no further decline, which I don't think is a very safe assumption with him teetering on the cliff at 34.

Griffin’s old as well, and I don’t think Murphy was ever at their caliber.  That being said you could be 100% right and he just is done.  I don’t sense that with him, though.

Surprised this didn't happen immediately after Khyree Jackson died

Does this signing mean the Vikings are feeling really good about our team this season? Are Darnold and JJ giving the coaching staff confidence that we might have a squad capable of competing for the division? I don't think you sign a Gilmore if you're looking at this being a transition year where you're getting a bunch of young guys experience to have them primed for next year and beyond...

MAD GAINZ wrote:
Does this signing mean the Vikings are feeling really good about our team this season? Are Darnold and JJ giving the coaching staff confidence that we might have a squad capable of competing for the division? I don't think you sign a Gilmore if you're looking at this being a transition year where you're getting a bunch of young guys experience to have them primed for next year and beyond...

I like where your head is at.

MAD GAINZ wrote:
Does this signing mean the Vikings are feeling really good about our team this season?  Are Darnold and JJ giving the coaching staff confidence that we might have a squad capable of competing for the division?  I don't think you sign a Gilmore if you're looking at this being a transition year where you're getting a bunch of young guys experience to have them primed for next year and beyond...

Either that or we just desperately need another corner. Gilmore could come in and immediately be our top corner but I hope people aren't expecting that. He's not the corner he once was.

MaroonBells wrote:

Either that or we just desperately need another corner. Gilmore could come in and immediately be our top corner but I hope people aren't expecting that. He's not the corner he once was.

My perspective is that we desperately need another QUALITY corner

Montana Tom wrote:

My perspective is that we desperately need another QUALITY corner

Mine too...I think the rest of the pre-season will just cement my opinion. Not to be too much of a downer, but not having many draft picks next year wont help.

Why not? Some starters were sitting of course but OConnell and Minshew carved us up yesterday. That’s… not promising. Especially considering how bad the secondary was last year.

I like that they’re working him out. He’s probably cooked but maybe not. Pat Pete was a wisened old vet and was solid for us for a couple seasons recently.

pattersaur wrote:
Why not? Some starters were sitting of course but OConnell and Minshew carved us up yesterday. That’s… not promising. Especially considering how bad the secondary was last year.

I like that they’re working him out. He’s probably cooked but maybe not. Pat Pete was a wisened old vet and was solid for us for a couple seasons recently.

True, but we landed Peterson when he was 31. Gilmore will be 34 in September. Peterson just turned 34 in July. I think Gilmore was a more effective CB at 33 than Peterson was at 33, but still....34 is REALLY old for a CB. 

That said, I 100% hope we sign him. We desperately need some quality CB depth among our top 3 or 4 corners, and I think he definitely qualifies as that. And who knows, maybe he can defy age. Darrell Green and Charles Woodson were able to play well into their mid-to-late 30s...