SemperFeist Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Pay him. Pay that man his money. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywindO2 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 His achilles looked good 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcblack34 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 9 hours ago, swede700 said: Kirko is at it again... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 On 2/5/2024 at 8:40 AM, CriminalMind said: A lay person would realize if there was truly mutual interest at whatever price, Cousins and Minny would be working on a deal. Cousins: "That's kind of our attitude [waiting]. We do have a lot of work to do between September and February and when it gets to February and March, now we kind of are past it and it's like, all right, we hired an agent. The team has its role. Let's just see what happens and we kind of become like everybody else." https://www.si.com/fannation/bringmethesports/vikings/ahead-of-free-agency-kirk-cousins-says-expects-to-play-several-more-years eh. what does Kirk know about the timing of his own business dealings and contracts? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 During an live report Sunday morning, NFL Network's Tom Pelissero said the Vikings would like to keep Kirk Cousins by signing him to a new contract but the team is also "examining all options" in the event Cousins lands elsewhere in free agency: "My anticipation is that Cousins will have a strong market even at age 35 coming off a torn Achilles. Minnesota is examining all options in the event that Cousins could end up landing elsewhere. If in fact, the price tag goes too high, the Vikings would likely pursue a more economical veteran." Other names such as Las Vegas's Jimmy Garoppolo, Atlanta's Desmond Ridder and Tampa Bay's Baker Mayfield could also be on the move but the one name Pelissero connected with the Vikings is current San Francisco 49ers backup Sam Darnold. https://www.si.com/fannation/bringmethesports/vikings/vikings-qb-speculation-sizzles-with-sam-darnold-buzz-on-super-bowl-sunday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CriminalMind Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 39 minutes ago, vike daddy said: Cousins: "That's kind of our attitude [waiting]. We do have a lot of work to do between September and February and when it gets to February and March, now we kind of are past it and it's like, all right, we hired an agent. The team has its role. Let's just see what happens and we kind of become like everybody else." https://www.si.com/fannation/bringmethesports/vikings/ahead-of-free-agency-kirk-cousins-says-expects-to-play-several-more-years eh. what does Kirk know about the timing of his own business dealings and contracts? Kirk’s quote above goes with what I said. If there was mutual interest they’d be working on a deal. The waiting game may be happening because one side might not be fully on board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CriminalMind Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 39 minutes ago, vike daddy said: During an live report Sunday morning, NFL Network's Tom Pelissero said the Vikings would like to keep Kirk Cousins by signing him to a new contract but the team is also "examining all options" in the event Cousins lands elsewhere in free agency: "My anticipation is that Cousins will have a strong market even at age 35 coming off a torn Achilles. Minnesota is examining all options in the event that Cousins could end up landing elsewhere. If in fact, the price tag goes too high, the Vikings would likely pursue a more economical veteran." Other names such as Las Vegas's Jimmy Garoppolo, Atlanta's Desmond Ridder and Tampa Bay's Baker Mayfield could also be on the move but the one name Pelissero connected with the Vikings is current San Francisco 49ers backup Sam Darnold. https://www.si.com/fannation/bringmethesports/vikings/vikings-qb-speculation-sizzles-with-sam-darnold-buzz-on-super-bowl-sunday I appreciate that potential reports are now being put out from the Minny side, saying they’d like to keep Kirk and are examining all options. Basically saying anything is possible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CriminalMind Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 On 2/8/2024 at 2:31 PM, swede700 said: Kirk brings out a SF and KC bag. But i didn’t see a Minny bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 16 hours ago, CriminalMind said: Kirk brings out a SF and KC bag. But i didn’t see a Minny bag. Schism confirmed lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 The “legal tampering” phase of free agency begins on March 11th, so if Minnesota is interested in re-signing Cousins, it likely has to do it at least a few days before Cousins sees the light of the open market. Some fans have held out hope that Cousins would accept a “hometown discount,” while others recognize his market value, which is around $45 million annually. The Vikings encountered a somewhat similar situation to Cousins’ with Case Keenum in 2018, and that news surfaced on February 26th, 2018 — that Keenum was not in the organization’s plans after he helped guide Minnesota to the NFC Championship. There is a chance that word is leaked to the press before March about Cousins’ fate in Minnesota. Yet, according to Cousins, it’s a March thing. He told Sky Sports about two weeks ago, “Many people who ask including friends and family are surprised conversations don’t really begin until March.” https://vikingsterritory.com/2024/news/top_news/cousins-timeline-takes?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 23 hours ago, CriminalMind said: Kirk brings out a SF and KC bag. But i didn’t see a Minny bag. oh good gawd... perhaps he's a respectful, and even humble, guy who didn't want to detract from the game between the two best teams. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 On 2/8/2024 at 11:55 AM, swede700 said: Which tells me we'll have a clearer picture of what will happen for the season on Pi Day. If he's not extended before then, he gone... Quote If the Vikings are going to re-sign Cousins — which of course requires both sides to agree on a deal — they will get it done before the new league year begins. Otherwise, the entirety of the salary cap damage from those four void years ($28.5 million) will hit the Vikings' cap in 2024. They might decide to let Cousins walk, in which case that $28.5 million would hit the cap. But they wouldn't let that date pass and then work to sign him afterward. It just wouldn't make sense from a structural standpoint. So by March 13, we should know whether Cousins is back or not. And that decision — which has pros and cons on both sides — will clarify what the Vikings are going to do in the draft. https://www.startribune.com/one-month-from-now-we-should-know-the-vikings-plan-at-quarterback/600343146/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Yes and no. Getting a deal done before his current contract voids certainly gives them the most flexibility in creating cap space for 2024. But, given his age, how much money should they kick down the road into void years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cearbhall Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 5 minutes ago, SemperFeist said: Yes and no. Getting a deal done before his current contract voids certainly gives them the most flexibility in creating cap space for 2024. But, given his age, how much money should they kick down the road into void years? If they don't kick the $28MM from Cousins' current contract down the road further, they can always kick $28MM down the road in other ways. I agree that it is most likely they would do it earlier for maximum flexibility, but I don't think they absolutely have to. There are so many ways to manipulate the cap numbers of a given year they can survive without kicking that particular $28MM down the road and still sign Cousins later if they had to. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Relax Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 I am glad that some of you guys know how NFL contract construction works in the CAP age. It just makes my head hurt!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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