RpMc Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RpMc Posted March 10, 2021 Author Share Posted March 10, 2021 Leaves the draft open. They can take a tackle and leave Cleveland and guard, or take a guard and have Cleveland at tackle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingsrule Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 I’d assume Cleveland slides over to LT. Maybe they go after Zeitler now with extra cap space? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CriminalMind Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Just as i suggested. He was asked to take pay cut last year late when he had no options. Now, at this moment, he has options Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingsrule Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Is Barr next or is he safe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 I will refrain from reacting to this move until I can get a better sense of what their plan along the o-line is going to be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 I'm waffling between moving O'Neill to LT or Cleveland. I almost would prefer, at this point, moving O'Neill to left. While I've always been a proponent of leaving a guy where he's been successful, based on what I've seen from the both of them, I'd almost think O'Neill would make a better LT than Ezra would. Either way though, this just means that OL will be a significantly higher priority in FA/draft than it already was yesterday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Just now, swede700 said: I'm waffling between moving O'Neill to LT or Cleveland. I almost would prefer, at this point, moving O'Neill to left. While I've always been a proponent of leaving a guy where he's been successful, based on what I've seen from the both of them, I'd almost think O'Neill would make a better LT than Ezra would. Either way though, this just means that OL will be a significantly higher priority in FA/draft than it already was yesterday. And we, as fans, have no clue what the team thinks of Udoh. With Reiff, O’Neill, and Hill on the roster, he’s been able to truly develop for 2 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 6 minutes ago, SemperFeist said: And we, as fans, have no clue what the team thinks of Udoh. With Reiff, O’Neill, and Hill on the roster, he’s been able to truly develop for 2 years. Agreed. That's what I've been speculating with someone off-line. I can almost envision flipping both O'Neill and Cleveland to the left side with O'Neill at tackle and Cleveland at guard (especially since he has more experience on the left side), picking up a guy like Zeitler for RG and then either Udoh or a draft pick at RT. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 (edited) If releasing Riley Reiff was a preemptive move to make room to sign a top free agent guard, then it’s a move I’m perfectly comfortable with. I’ve mentioned this before, but while Joe Thuney will undoubtedly be garnering attention from a plethora of teams, don’t count out the Vikings just because of their small amount of cap space. When the Jaguars signed Andrew Norwell, and subsequently made him the richest guard in the league, his cap hit for the first year of his monster contract was only $5.6M. A similar contract structure easily puts the Vikings in the mix. Edited March 10, 2021 by SemperFeist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikesfan89 Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 I hope they have a plan. I'd be all for signing a high priced guard now and either moving Cleveland to LT or drafting one and leaving him at guard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENINCH Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Where does a Joe Thuney start with money? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CriminalMind Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 I think it's a good move, even if they strike out on the top guards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SemperFeist Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 13 minutes ago, TENINCH said: Where does a Joe Thuney start with money? Likely in the $15M AAV range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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