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Offseason Phase III - The Finite (Roster Space) War


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So, here we stand, a bunch of hand selected, shiny, new pieces on the board, but we all know that come September that the mad titan Trader Rick will snap his fingers and almost half of the roster will disappear.  So, who do you have surviving? Which battles are you going to be keeping an eye on as we move toward the end game?

Quarterbacks
Kirk Cousins
Kyle Sloter
Sean Mannion (UFA)
Jake Browning (R - UDFA)

Runningbacks
Dalvin Cook
Mike Boone
Alexander Mattison (R - 3rd)
Roc Thomsas
Ameer Abdullah
Khari Blasingame (R - UDFA)
CJ Ham (Fullback)

Wide Receivers
Stefon Diggs
Adam Thielen
Laquon Treadwell
Chad Beebe
Jeff Badet
Brandon Zylstra
Taylor Jordan (UFA)
Dillon Mitchell (R - 7th)
Olabisi Johnson (R - 7th)
Davion Davis (R - UDFA)

Tight End
Kyle Rudolph
David Morgan
Irv Smith Jr (R - 2nd)
Tyler Conklin
Cole Hikutini
Brandon Dillon (R - UDFA)

Tackles
Riley Reiff
Brian O'Neill
Rashod Hill
Storm Norton
Adam Bisnowaty
Oli Udoh (R - 6th)

Guards
Josh Kline (UFA)
Pat Elflein
Aviante Collins
Danny Isidora
Dru Samia (R - 4th)
Dakota Dozier (UFA)
John Keenoy (R - UDFA)

Centers
Garrett Bradbury (R - 1st)
Cornelius Edison
Brett Jones

Defensive Ends
Danielle Hunter
Everson Griffen
Stephen Weatherly
Tashawn Bower
Ade Aruna
Karter Schult (UFA)
Anree Saint-Armour (R - UDFA)

Defensive Tackles
Linval Joseph
Shamar Stephen (UFA)
Jaleel Johnson
Jalyn Holmes
Ifeadi Odenigbo
Armon Watts (R - 6th)
Hercules Mata'afa
Curtis Cothran
Tito Odenigbo (R - UDFA)

Linebackers
Eric Kendricks
Anthony Barr
Ben Gedeon
Eric Wilson
Devante Downs
Kentrell Brothers
Cameron Smith (R - 5th)
Reshard Cliett
Greer Martini (UFA)

Cornerbacks
Xavier Rhodes
Trae Waynes
Mike Hughes
Mackensie Alexander
Holton Hill
Kris Boyd (R - 7th)
Craig James
Duke Thomas (UFA)
Nate Meadors (R - UDFA)

Safeties
Harrison Smith
Anthony Harris
Jayron Kearse
Derron Smith (UFA)
Marcus Epps (R -6th)
Jordan Martin (UFA)
Micah Prince Abernathy (R- UDFA)
Mar'Sean Diggs (R - UDFA)

Specialists
Dan Bailey
Matt Wile
Kevin McDemott
Austin Cutting (R - 7th)

Current Number (89/90)

 

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Here is my take on who is currently in the top 53 with expectation that plenty of players will do things to change the current pecking order:

Quarterbacks
Kirk Cousins
Kyle Sloter
Sean Mannion (UFA)
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Jake Browning (R - UDFA)

Runningbacks
Dalvin Cook
Mike Boone
Alexander Mattison (R - 3rd)
Ameer Abdullah
CJ Ham (Fullback)
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Roc Thomsas
Khari Blasingame (R - UDFA)

Wide Receivers

A guy that isn't currently on the roster or one of the guys on the cut list would also be on the 53.

Stefon Diggs
Adam Thielen
Chad Beebe
Brandon Zylstra
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Jeff Badet
Laquon Treadwell
Taylor Jordan (UFA)
Dillon Mitchell (R - 7th)
Olabisi Johnson (R - 7th)
Davion Davis (R - UDFA)

Tight End
Kyle Rudolph
David Morgan
Irv Smith Jr (R - 2nd)
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Tyler Conklin
Cole Hikutini
Brandon Dillon (R - UDFA)    

Tackles
Riley Reiff
Brian O'Neill
Rashod Hill
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Storm Norton
Adam Bisnowaty
Oli Udoh (R - 6th)

Guards

Expect one of Collins, Dozier, and Isidora to make it too. Elflein will also soon enter the mix for that spot.

Josh Kline (UFA)
Brett Jones
Dru Samia (R - 4th)
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Aviante Collins
Dakota Dozier (UFA)
Danny Isidora
John Keenoy (R - UDFA)

Centers
Pat Elflein
Garrett Bradbury (R - 1st)
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Cornelius Edison

Defensive Ends
Danielle Hunter
Everson Griffen
Stephen Weatherly
Tashawn Bower
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Ade Aruna
Karter Schult (UFA)
Anree Saint-Armour (R - UDFA)

Defensive Tackles

The backup jobs are really up for grabs but for not I'll put in a couple of the players the Vikings have drafted and spent some developing. The team already chose Johnson and Holmes over Odenigbo once so that is where it will start.

Linval Joseph
Shamar Stephen (UFA)
Jaleel Johnson
Jalyn Holmes
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Ifeadi Odenigbo
Armon Watts (R - 6th)
Hercules Mata'afa
Curtis Cothran
Tito Odenigbo (R - UDFA)

Linebackers

Displacing Downs isn't a huge hurdle if any of the others that step up

Eric Kendricks
Anthony Barr
Ben Gedeon
Eric Wilson
Devante Downs
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Kentrell Brothers
Cameron Smith (R - 5th)
Reshard Cliett
Greer Martini (UFA)

Cornerbacks
Xavier Rhodes
Trae Waynes
Mike Hughes
Mackensie Alexander
Holton Hill
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Kris Boyd (R - 7th)
Craig James
Duke Thomas (UFA)
Nate Meadors (R - UDFA)

Safeties
Harrison Smith
Anthony Harris
Jayron Kearse
Marcus Epps (R -6th)
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Derron Smith (UFA)
Jordan Martin (UFA)
Micah Prince Abernathy (R- UDFA)
Mar'Sean Diggs (R - UDFA)

Specialists
Dan Bailey
Matt Wile
Kevin McDemott
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Austin Cutting (R - 7th)  -- not on roster while serving military commitment.

Current Number (48/93) - This leaves five spots open to be earned by the guys I currently have below the line or street free agents that get signed.  I can see the team bringing in a FA WR and safety. Also, younger guys will make the practice squad.  Plenty will change as some of the rookies show what the team hopes to see and move up the rankings.

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7 minutes ago, perrynoid said:

One would almost expect, given the lack of early draft capitol spent on the WR position, that Treadworn will make the team as the WR3.

I'm guessing he will too, I'm just wondering in case a few players step up or they really need the money

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55 minutes ago, RpMc said:

Only $650k

This depends on whether he signs with another team.  Someone would likely give him a chance.  Ideally, the Vikings could trade him (for a bologna sandwich would be fine).  That takes all of his guaranteed salary off the books.

More realistically, nobody will take Treadwell's contract if the teams don't give them something along with Treadwell. However, he likely gets signed by someone after the contract doesn't come with him. Even if it is a league minimum deal it will free up that much cap space for the Vikings assuming he has standard offset language.

All that said, moving on from Treadwell wouldn't really be about the money. It would be about using the roster spot on someone more worthy of the spot.  The money saved would be between the $650k figure you mention and the just over $1.8M if all of his guaranteed salary were offset.

My best guess of the cap savings would be right around $1.2M -- a not inconsequential amount for a team that is tight up against the cap. 

Before the the season last year I favored moving on from Treadwell which was an unpopular opinion at the time. At that time, it was entirely about the roster spot he took up. Now, it is still mostly about the fact I would rather give the roster spot to someone else but there is some potential cap savings as well.

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Way too early roster projection: 

QB (3): Cousins, Mannion, Browning/Sloter (whoever wins the preseason)

RB (4): Cook, Mattison, Abdullah, Ham (FB)

WR (5): Diggs, Thielen, Taylor, Beebe, Mitchell/Johnson

TE (4): Rudolph, Smith, Morgan, Conklin

OL (9): Reiff, Elflein, Bradbury, Kline, O'Neill, Hill, Samia, Isidora, Udoh

DL (10): Hunter, Griffen, Joseph, Stephen, Weatherly, Bower, Holmes, Johnson, Watts, Mata'afa (hope springs eternal)

LB (6): Barr, Kendricks, Wilson, Gedeon, Downs, Smith

CB (5): Rhodes, Waynes, Hughes, Alexander, Boyd (*Hill suspended)

S (4): Smith, Harris, Kearse, Epps

ST (3): Wile, Bailey, Cutting

Notable cuts here: Treadwell, Brothers, Brett Jones, both Boone and Thomas

I don't know anything about the AAF signings or the rookie UDFAs and so have ignored them completely here. 


 

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