Kupp: Where do you stand?

I thought that guy fought Mike Tyson a few months ago?

The #Vikings are among about 4 teams interested in Cooper Kupp, @DMRussini mentioned on @GoJoandGolic. The #Seahawks, #Jaguars and #Packers are also expected to show interest. Russini said many GM’s around the league expect Kupp’s value to be around $13-$15M.

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— VikingzFanPage (@vikingzfanpage) March 13, 2025

Not sure how important it is for him to stay on W. Coast?

I dont think the Vikings are going to be players at $13mm+++

$13M seems a lot for a guy who's averaging 6 missed games a year the last three years. Thielen is getting $8M. Love to have Kupp, but I think there are teams who can make him WR2. He won't be that in Minnesota.

Other teams will pay him more than we should pay him, but I would pay him $7.5M a year for a couple years ... although if we sign Rodgers ...

pattersaur wrote:
My guess is some low level franchise will throw a bag of money at him and Kupp will go that route, like Thielen in Carolina.

Agreed. Guy was the #1 receiver on the Rams two years ago and has been paid big coin.

Guys in that position usually won't go be #3 somewhere for cheap. Players tend to be slow to accept their own decline. And agents know there are teams that need receivers that will bank on some rehab fortune and pay a middling type deal for aging players who can still produce from time to time.

I don't see the Vikings in play unless Kupp loves KOC so much (take that however you like ;) ) that he comes here on the cheap to mostly be a decoy/blocker. Highly unlikely.

"I think there is a real shot that Cooper Kupp could leave money on the table to sign with the Super Bowl contending Minnesota Vikings" 🙌

- @thorku on free agent WR Cooper Kupp pic.twitter.com/GrJ0suTksC

— SKOR North - Minnesota Sports (@SKORNorth) March 13, 2025

With questions around Addison's potential suspension, and KOC's familiarity with Kupp already a big positive...I'd be in for a good value deal. I'm hesitant to do a full "ALL IN ON '25" approach with our assumed starting QB still awaiting his first real start...but, I'd be very interested in creating a deep, impressive crew this year that's only more dangerous with more time together next year....

The one thing Kupp brings that we currently dont have is excellent blocking from the position.

If Kupp is willing to take less to play for a team like Minnesota, sure. If he's going to the highest bidder, absolutely not. For WR3? Why would Minnesota do that? There's only one football and Nailor has been more than fine at WR3.

I think Dallas has woken from its slumber and decided to partake, they are going hard for Kupp.

I think we might be looking at this all wrong.
I have been assuming all along that JJets is #1 and Addison is #2 and Nailor has been #3 WR.

When JJets is covered like a blanket, Addison has stepped up and had big games. Nailor has had some nice games too, but not as good a route runner, not as good hands.

We are all pretty sure that Addison is going to be suspended for that DUI last year. Two games? Four games? We don't know yet.

But are we sure that we Kupp might emerge as a WR 2? As well as Addison? Is the WR 2 or WR 3 designation...are we saddling ourselves with that designation?

I think if we have the cap room, we should pull this trigger.

Montana Tom wrote:
I think we might be looking at this all wrong. I have been assuming all along that JJets is #1 and Addison is #2 and Nailor has been #3 WR. When JJets is covered like a blanket, Addison has stepped up and had big games.  Nailor has had some nice games too, but not as good a route runner, not as good hands. We are all pretty sure that Addison is going to be suspended for that DUI last year.  Two games?  Four games?  We don't know yet. But are we sure that we Kupp might emerge as a WR 2?  As well as Addison?  Is the WR 2 or WR 3 designation...are we saddling ourselves with that designation?  I think if we have the cap room, we should pull this trigger.

For those that want Kupp, then you should be agreeing with my take that we should be taking OG Tyler Booker with our first round pick. Same logic. Do we [i]need [/i]WR3 like Kupp with the salary pay with an already stacked WRer core?? Do we [i]need [/i]to take an OG with an already stacked offensive line?

Signed with Seattle

supafreak84 wrote:
Signed with Seattle

Yah, just saw that...

3 yr/$45mm

Not sure of the contract details, I'm sure they were offering more than us and he'll play there more too.

Darnold isnt the worst QB in the world and he stays in the PST zone too.

purplefaithful wrote:
Yah, just saw that... 3 yr/$45mm Not sure of the contract details, I'm sure they were offering more than us and he'll play there more too. Darnold isnt the worst QB in the world and he stays in the PST zone too.

Good signing for Seattle. Let's see how Uncle Sammy deals with a pretty bad O-line like Geno Smith did.