Robb_K Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Will The Vikings be able to grab Trent Williams away from The Redskins at an unbelievable bargain price just because they've made absolutely no progress negotiating with him, and realise he'll never play for them again, and just want to get SOMETHING for him? Is there any other team that wants him more than The Vikings do? Could The Vikings fit him under The Salary Cap for the last 7 or 8 games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDBrocks Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 No way they trade for him, IMO. Older, expensive, injured, and Reiff has been pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krauser Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 The Vikings basically have zero cap space. The biggest weakness of the team right now is pass blocking on the interior, but there’s no way they try to replace anyone by trade. OL cohesion is important, and their 5 starters have really gelled over the last month, working well together in the run and screen game. Reiff in particular has been excellent recently. Adding Trent Williams who hasn’t played or practiced this year and has a rocky injury history might not even be an upgrade at this point. The cornerbacks haven’t been great but their struggles have been a little overblown. Can’t see them trading Rhodes or anyone else away. The bigger weakness on defense is the interior pass rush but I doubt they‘ll look to add anyone to what’s already a crowded DL depth chart. More likely they just give more chances to depth players. Odenigbo has been used regularly as a nickel DT the last couple of games. Might see them try Holmes or even Watts next to him, as Weatherly has been underwhelming inside, and Mata’afa sadly hasn’t been able to produce at all. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc_vikingfan Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 (edited) Yeah, no cap space to do anything. I would've loved to got Williams from NYJ I believe he is better in a 4-3 than 3-4. Atkins is a perfect target if had space. Interior pressure is something this team severely missing. QB's are avoiding Hunter/Griffen by stepping into the pocket to pass or run. Also would allow the CBs to be more aggressive Edited October 29, 2019 by dc_vikingfan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingsrule Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 (edited) Not interested in trading a first for Trent Williams, because that is what it will cost given that the vikes will likely be picking in the 20s. Now if Brandon Scherff could be had for a second round pick, I’d think long and hard about it. CB and DT depth could be improved but I doubt there is anyone who would help. Leonard Williams would have been interesting to add. Maybe Atkins in the Bengals move him. Edited October 29, 2019 by vikingsrule Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 (edited) Couple that "no cap space" along with no significant history of trading in-season in the first place means that this is the team they likely have going forward. Getting Holton Hill and potentially Josh Doctson back can already be considered equivalent to trades since neither one has played this season. The only likely scenario would be trading back for Nick Easton again (which was the last in-season trade they made) since he seems to have already fallen off the radar in New Orleans. Edited October 29, 2019 by swede700 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitehops Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 (edited) yeah given we have no cap space i haven't even considered it a realistic option for us to trade for anyone. which means we'll be sitting with this load of picks come draft time: 1st round - 1 pick 2nd round - 1 pick 3rd round - 2 picks (comp pick for richardson) 4th round - 1 pick 5th round - 0 picks (trade for kaare vedvik) 6th round - 1 pick 7th round - 5 picks (comp picks for trevor siemian, tom compton and andrew sendejo; trading away danny isidora) so we already have 11 picks for this upcoming draft and given spielman's tendencies we'll probably end up with 10 7th round picks. should be fun! Edited October 29, 2019 by whitehops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc_vikingfan Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Solomon Thomas as a reclamation project would be nice. I know we not doing a trade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AP_allday2869 Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 #TheCapIsAMyth Lets get Scherff in here idc. Replace Elflein with him and make our line studly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torchezim Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Just do something about Rhodes and Elflein. If they can’t, which they probably can’t because we have no cap room, then like the poster above me noted, it can’t hurt trying out one of the depth players. At least at these positions. I also think Josh Doctson could be a great pick up late in the year. That’s just a hunch though. As for OL, maybe Brett Jones will get a shot? Maybe we trade for someone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 3 minutes ago, Torchezim said: Just do something about Rhodes and Elflein. Nothing is going to be done about either player. Elflein, because he's been very good at run-blocking, and Xavier, because there's no one better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 We don't have anybody that we should look to trade away, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingsrule Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 12 minutes ago, SteelKing728 said: We don't have anybody that we should look to trade away, right? Rudolph is the only one that comes to mind if the Vikes wanted additional draft capital for 2020. But since Morgan isn’t returning this year, depth would be thin so not likely to happen. Cant really think of anyone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cearbhall Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 12 minutes ago, SteelKing728 said: We don't have anybody that we should look to trade away, right? Not anyone that would have value around the league. The guys that I would consider trading away are the same guys that I would consider cutting for roster space. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrplChilPill Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 If they can get a DT that can rush the passer, somehow, that's what I most want, realistically. A great LG unrealisticlly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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