Vikings will sign WR Josh Doctson

He is an outside receiver that can challenge downfield.  Very much needed in this O since we are going to see alot of stacked boxes with our heavy formations.  

All the receivers on the roster are best out of the slot until today

@"BarrNone55" said: TE, not FB...

What I read is an average year in a Kubiak offense the TE see 120 targets,  the FB about 37,  and WR3 will see on average 21 per year.

RB averages 79.  WR 289

But as I have said all offseason,  this will be a Stefanski offense so who knows.

@"purplefaithful" said: Coleman Fuller  Docson  Treadwell

All 2016 1st rd'ers and taken in that order...

Fuller has been good in that when he plays he has been a quality NFL Receiver (injuries have been his problem). The rest are a dumpster fire.

Doctson was the guy I wanted originally.  He's shown more than Treadwell, but not consistently.  If healthy he's more of a deep threat than Beebe or Johnson, but that's about it.

Has the transaction been done yet to cut a player for Doctson's spot on the roster?

I think Doctson is a minor upgrade over Treadwell.  At the very least, I think he's a better fit in that he's a deep threat amongst all our slot receivers.  Also compared to everyone that's not Thielen, Diggs, Rudolph, he's got a little experience, so it's not like we're pushing so many raw guys out there at once if Diggs or Thielen gets injured.

@"medaille" said: I think Doctson is a minor upgrade over Treadwell.  At the very least, I think he's a better fit in that he's a deep threat amongst all our slot receivers.  Also compared to everyone that's not Thielen, Diggs, Rudolph, he's got a little experience, so it's not like we're pushing so many raw guys out there at once if Diggs or Thielen gets injured.

Good take. He's got a different skill set than Treadwell and has actually proven himself a bit more also statistically. Its a minor move but at least he brings something that is a better fit potentially to the team. 

IMO this is mostly that Spielman probably wanted Doctson three years ago. That said, on paper he has been more effective than Treadwell.

@"Jor-El" said: IMO this is mostly that Spielman probably wanted Doctson three years ago. That said, on paper he has been more effective than Treadwell.

hopefully this man crush hook up goes better than Spielmans last one...

@"StickyBun" said: Cut one bust, going to give another bust a shot. 5 WRers on the team now. More potential in this guy than Treadwell, but its nothing more than a flier. 

It is a flier but after hearing about his time in Washington Im a bit more optimistic than at first glance.  He was injured and missed his whole rookie season. His second season with Cousins he had 35 catches and 6 TD's, then last season with garbage QB's he only had 1 TD.  I would take 6 TD's from a #4 or #5 receiver.  

@"Purple Haze" said:

@"StickyBun" said: Cut one bust, going to give another bust a shot. 5 WRers on the team now. More potential in this guy than Treadwell, but its nothing more than a flier. 

It is a flier but after hearing about his time in Washington Im a bit more optimistic than at first glance.  He was injured and missed his whole rookie season. His second season with Cousins he had 35 catches and 6 TD's, then last season with garbage QB's he only had 1 TD.  I would take 6 TD's from a #4 or #5 receiver.  

@"Jor-El" said: IMO this is mostly that Spielman probably wanted Doctson three years ago. That said, on paper he has been more effective than Treadwell.

I would guess it is more of a Cousins thing -- I would assume they ran through the pros and cons of the available receivers with Cousins and Cousins spoke favorably of Doctson.  Cousins and Treadwell were never on the same page so I am sure Doctson's prior chemistry with Cousins weighed heavily in his favor.

Sounds like they made it official.

@"greediron" said:

Sounds like they made it official.

Doctson signed a one year deal.

and good by Brett Jones to make room for said WR.

@"JimmyinSD" said: and good by Brett Jones to make room for said WR.

I believe your right, I thought I saw that on Viking.com.

I haven't been this excited since we signed Michael Floyd...

@"BarrNone55" said: I haven't been this excited since we signed Michael Floyd...

That puts it in perspective. At least Floyd was a has-been...

@"Jor-El" said:

@"BarrNone55" said: I haven't been this excited since we signed Michael Floyd...

That puts it in perspective. At least Floyd was a has-been...