Question: Can we still sign Barr, Kendricks Hunter and Diggs?

This was my biggest concern too.

Doubtful. Something has to give when you sign a contract like that. Puts emphasis even more on drafting well, which Minnesota has done. 

@"StickyBun" said: Doubtful. Something has to give when you sign a contract like that. Puts emphasis even more on drafting well, which Minnesota has done. 

i dont see why we cant. 

kendricks wont be top 5 money

barr will be top 5 money

hunter wont be top 5 unless another 10+ sack season

diggs will be top 5 money.

extend 2 of them this year. franchise one and extend the forth one next year if we want to. 

I would not be surprised to see us sacrifice one of those backers. It's probably Barr. I would not be surprised to see the Vikings draft a LB in the 2nd round. 

Mods, do we have to listen to this crap in nearly every damn post for the rest of time? 

He already made the chat room unbearable on game day with his Keenum rants, cursing and name calling.

When is enough? 

@"Ilovebigtd's" said: fuck no.....again this is why this cousins signing is stupid as shit. 

we could of signed a cheaper qb and get richardson/suh and probably tyrann mathieu. maybe even one of the top lineman instead of one these d lineman.

but no we threw a huge contract at the second coming of jesus apparently..fucking shit signing. 

@"Poiple" said:

@"Ilovebigtd's" said: fuck no.....again this is why this cousins signing is stupid as shit. 

we could of signed a cheaper qb and get richardson/suh and probably tyrann mathieu. maybe even one of the top lineman instead of one these d lineman.

but no we threw a huge contract at the second coming of jesus apparently..fucking shit signing. 

Sooo you are saying they should have resigned Case?

I got a fantastic idea.  Lets sign a QB with no knees so that we cannot score any points next year!!!  Then all our defense has to do is give up 0 points per game AND score once per game. 

I'm not a huge fan of Cousins but we have to have healthy competent QB play to get anywhere.

I don't suppose we could save any money by cutting Treadwell...

Just sayin'

It seems like there were a few articles regarding "keeping the band together" despite Cousins' projected contract, so I think the FO has a plan.

Minnesota has accomplished little beyond heartbreak with our recent run of inexpensive QBs, so this was an obvious gamble that would be taken.  The fact remains that Cousins put up years of impressive numbers even while the Redskins were typically schizophrenic...and he'll be on a better team for the next few years (at least).  I don't know that he'll still be in the mid-to-high 4000+ yard club every season-we're more balanced than Washington-but the coaching and schemes should offer him huge opportunity.

If not, well...the coaches are gonna be on very hot seats.  The D, the skill players on O, and the high-dollar QB all bring massive expectations.

Look at the S. Watkins deal ($34 million the first 2 years basically all guaranteed) Then consider what it's going to take to keep Diggs here. (assuming he's a top 5-10 WR)  Signing Cousins has nothing to do with being able to fit our other guys in the cap, with crazy deals like that being dished out.  That Sammy deal may have sealed the deal all on its own.  There is NO WAY I'm paying Diggs 17 million a year, as much as I like him.  Production is not anywhere close to that kind of a payday.  8-10 million, sure.  17 million, good luck wherever it is you wind up.

Absolutely, Geoff layed it out a while back. Don’t forget the cap has been increasing an average of 10mil per year. Extend Barr now, lowering his cap number this year. Re-sign one of the others & we should have a surprising amount of cap space next season as well. 

@"Ilovebigtd's" said: fuck no.....again this is why this cousins signing is stupid as shit. 

we could of signed a cheaper qb and get richardson/suh and probably tyrann mathieu. maybe even one of the top lineman instead of one these d lineman.

but no we threw a huge contract at the second coming of jesus apparently..fucking shit signing. 

@"Ilovebigtd's" said: fuck no.....again this is why this cousins signing is stupid as shit. 

we could of signed a cheaper qb and get richardson/suh and probably tyrann mathieu. maybe even one of the top lineman instead of one these d lineman.

but no we threw a huge contract at the second coming of jesus apparently..fucking shit signing. 

They'll have no issue resigning their core talent if they actually want to retain them all. If you really want to get into the nitty gritty they actually have room to add another player like Sheldon Richardson if they want to.  

@"Kentis" said: Absolutely, Geoff layed it out a while back. Don’t forget the cap has been increasing an average of 10mil per year. Extend Barr now, lowering his cap number this year. Re-sign one of the others & we should have a surprising amount of cap space next season as well. 

@"Geoff Nichols" said: They'll have no issue resigning their core talent if they actually want to retain them all. If you really want to get into the nitty gritty they actually have room to add another player like Sheldon Richardson if they want to.  

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@"RushmoreVike" said:

@"Kentis" said: Absolutely, Geoff layed it out a while back. Don’t forget the cap has been increasing an average of 10mil per year. Extend Barr now, lowering his cap number this year. Re-sign one of the others & we should have a surprising amount of cap space next season as well. 

Didnt he say over 26 million to Cousins and the Vikes would have a hard time making it work without letting some others walk?

Look 1 post before yours!  B)

@"Geoff Nichols" said: They'll have no issue resigning their core talent if they actually want to retain them all. If you really want to get into the nitty gritty they actually have room to add another player like Sheldon Richardson if they want to.