2018-2019 Offseason Thread (Season Concludes)

[gopherwrestler]

Well, let’s start some offseason talk, I’ll use this thread for the draft picks, offseason signing, all free agents, and anything else arrives with the team. 

 

Kirk/Kurt, we need improvement, I’m not sure what has to happen. 4,000 yards is good, but we just didn’t score. I am fine with “overpaying” a QB, but the results this season have to improve.

 

OC search begins, I believe Stefanski will end up out OC, am I thrilled? No, but I’m not upset. 

What has to happen next season to improve? let’s hear some thoughts on this, thoughts on players/coaching staff.

[gopherwrestler]

2019 Salary Cap & Current Roster

(via spotrac)

 

 

 

2019 NFL Salary Cap									$189,000,000
2018 Rollover Cap									$1,110,999
Adjustment									$0
Adjusted Salary Cap									$190,110,999
All Contracts									$182,363,981
Dead Cap									$433,325
Practice Squad Money									$0
Total Cap									$182,797,306
Vikings Cap Space									($7,313,693)

 

Player(43), Pos., Cap Hit, Cap%

Kirk Cousins	QB	$29,000,000	15.25
Xavier Rhodes	CB	$13,400,000	7.05
Danielle Hunter	DE	$13,000,000	6.84
Stefon Diggs	WR	$12,500,000	6.58
Everson Griffen	DE	$11,900,000	6.26
Riley Reiff	LT	$11,700,000	6.15
Harrison Smith	FS	$10,750,000	5.65
Linval Joseph	DT	$10,700,000	5.63
Trae Waynes	CB	$9,069,000	4.77
Adam Thielen	WR	$8,350,000	4.39
Kyle Rudolph	TE	$7,625,000	4.01
Eric Kendricks	ILB	$6,600,000	3.47
Mike Remmers	RT	$6,350,000	3.34
Andrew Sendejo	SS	$5,500,000	2.89
Laquon Treadwell	WR	$3,161,132	1.66
Mike Hughes	CB	$2,242,610	1.18
Dalvin Cook	RB	$1,732,727	0.91
Mackensie Alexander	CB	$1,373,370	0.72
Pat Elflein	C	$1,043,710	0.55
Brian O'Neill	T	$1,001,509	0.53
Kevin McDermott	LS	$960,000	0.50
Jaleel Johnson	DT	$814,588	0.43
Ben Gedeon	ILB	$803,286	0.42
Kentrell Brothers	OLB	$778,170	0.41
David Morgan	TE	$753,864	0.40
Jalyn Holmes	DE	$752,849	0.40
Jayron Kearse	S	$736,056	0.39
Stephen Weatherly	DE	$720,000	0.38
Danny Isidora	G	$695,484	0.37
Tashawn Bower	DE	$650,000	0.34
Aviante Collins	T	$650,000	0.34
Eric Wilson	OLB	$648,334	0.34
Kyle Sloter	QB	$645,000	0.34
Tyler Conklin	TE	$640,257	0.34
Devante Downs	CB	$593,600	0.31
Holton Hill	CB	$575,000	0.30
Mike Boone	RB	$572,500	0.30
Hercules Mata'afa	LB	$571,333	0.30
Chad Beebe	WR	$570,000	0.30
Craig James	CB	$570,000	0.30
Johnny Stanton	FB	$570,000	0.30
Brandon Zylstra	WR	$570,000	0.30
Ade Aruna	DE	$524,602

 

 

 

 

[gopherwrestler]

Reserved 

[byuvike88]

Remmers needs to be gone. They absolutely can not ignore the interior of the offensive line this offseason

[gopherwrestler]

One thing to remember with the interior offensive line. We thought we had Easton coming back, and I don’t think anyone thought Remmers could be this incredibly bad as a RG 

[NoDakViking]

2 minutes ago, gopherwrestler said:

One thing to remember with the interior offensive line. We thought we had Easton coming back, and I don’t think anyone thought Remmers could be this incredibly bad as a RG 

If Easton comes back, I still think we need two guards.

[PrplChilPill]

2 minutes ago, gopherwrestler said:

One thing to remember with the interior offensive line. We thought we had Easton coming back, and I don’t think anyone thought Remmers could be this incredibly bad as a RG 

I did, and never trusted Easton coming back. This was 100 percent predictable. Spielman has been GM for how long? When has the line been good? 

As for Zimmer,I don't think he's good, but I expect him and the GM to be here next year, alas. 

[SemperFeist]

Changes certainly need to happen. 

Spielman should lose his job, without a doubt. This is his roster, and the Cousins decision was his and it failed in year one. But more importantly, the offensive line continues to be the Achilles heal, and it hasn’t been fixed since he became the GM. 

I’m ready to move on from Zimmer. I like his defense, but he’s not a good head coach. This team continues to struggle in big games, and that includes the defense. Not just Cousins. I truly believe, for Zimmer to improve as a HC, he needs to turn over the defensive play calling. Whether that’s to George Edwards, or someone else. 

[gopherwrestler]

1 minute ago, NoDakViking said:

If Easton comes back, I still think we need two guards.

Absolutely agree, but I think we would of saw more out of Easton to help the team where we needed it.

 

offensive line will be interesting to see what we do. 

Outside of O’Neil I don’t believe anybody is truely “safe”  next year

[gopherwrestler]

2 minutes ago, SemperFeist said:

Changes certainly need to happen. 

Spielman should lose his job, without a doubt. This is his roster, and the Cousins decision was his and it failed in year one. But more importantly, the offensive line continues to be the Achilles heal, and it hasn’t been fixed since he became the GM. 

I’m ready to move on from Zimmer. I like his defense, but he’s not a good head coach. This team continues to struggle in big games, and that includes the defense. Not just Cousins. I truly believe, for Zimmer to improve as a HC, he needs to turn over the defensive play calling. Whether that’s to George Edwards, or someone else. 

I agree with most of this, but I still don’t see Spielman or Zim leaving in year one of signing Kirk. 

Zim giving Edwards full playcalling privilege I do like and I believe it should happen.

[NoDakViking]

8 minutes ago, gopherwrestler said:

Absolutely agree, but I think we would of saw more out of Easton to help the team where we needed it.

 

offensive line will be interesting to see what we do. 

Outside of O’Neil I don’t believe anybody is truely “safe”  next year

I think Reiff and Elflein are safe as well.  We are stuck with Reiffs contract and Elflein will get a full offseason healthy to show what he can do

[vikesfan89]

I don't think any big changes need to be made. Figure out what offense to go with and improving  the lines are the biggest ones. 

This season was a disappointment but I don't think they should start over

[vikesfan89]

Zimmer might have some things to work on as a head coach, but how many fans of teams are actually happy with the game day decisions?

It's nice having a staff that can actually develop defensive talent

[CriminalMind]

HC & OL need upgrading

[gopherwrestler]

I truely believe the only way this team will improve is if we don’t play scared on offense. I’m not taking about DeFlippo throwing the ball 50 times a game, but be original. 

 

We arent that fast of a team on offense. 

I love what the bears do to help Trubisky, along with the Rams and Chiefs. Motions, moving players around. Using speed to beat people and using motions to make reads.

Our defense didn’t come up huge this past game, but they aren’t what made us lose, we still only gave up 24 points in a scoring league. 

 

Offense is still the issue, line is a problem, but it’s not all of it. We need something or someone who can open it up. Thielen and Diggs are good, but they still rely on double moves. Cook is good, but damnit I’ll put that on the offensive line. 

We need some more true speed. You look into any successful offense right now they have it. 

Rams: Cooks

Chiefs: Hill

 

 

Now to free agents, I want so say let Barr walk and put that money into the offensive line, but that just won’t work. Nobody is there to save us. 

Barr must be resigned, we are all whining about not having an offensive line, but next year we will be without a LB to play at his level. And it’s just another option for us to draft that will be outside the offensive line. 

 

 

Something has to change, and I’m still putting 75% of our season on the play of our offense. We are stuck with Kirk, but we have to continue to give him the best chance possible to succeed. Offensive line, and another weapon with speed should be crucial this offseason.