Captain Relax Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 49 minutes ago, vike daddy said: but all day long you've been posting the don't trade up and blow valuable resources mantra.... No, I have been saying don't trade up for JJ McCarthy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted March 5 Author Share Posted March 5 Florio: "We can’t get into the specifics, for now. But we’re getting very credible indications that Cousins is seriously considering moving his family to Atlanta. Which would mean, obviously, that he’d be signing with the Falcons. The Falcons have always been the top alternative to the Vikings for Cousins, who becomes an unrestricted free agent next Wednesday. And for good reason. His wife, Julie, grew up in nearby Alpharetta, Georgia. Her parents still live there." "The Vikings have, by all appearances, decided they want to keep Cousins, but only at their price. They seem to think he won’t get a better offer elsewhere. If he does, they seem to be content to let him go." https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/indications-are-building-of-potential-kirk-cousins-move-to-atlanta Florio's not as bad as Charley Waters, but he's not a whole lot better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Quote If history is a reliable guide, Kirk Cousins is down to his final days as the Minnesota Vikings' quarterback. It's not difficult to connect the dots of conventional wisdom at this point, and the only realistic factor to the contrary is the possibility -- however remote it might be -- that Cousins will make the type of decision he has never made before. The first dot is in the renegotiated contract Cousins signed last spring, one that voids March 13. But the second dot emerged during last week's NFL scouting combine. According to ESPN's Dan Graziano, and many others, the Atlanta Falcons have made Cousins their top target if he reaches the open market. The Falcons, of course, can't formally sign him until after the deal voids. That brings us to the third dot to connect. At every step of his career, Cousins has made the decision to maximize -- or nearly maximize -- his contractual return. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39658429/why-kirk-cousins-likely-done-minnesota-vikings-free-agent-atlanta-falcons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Relax Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 15 minutes ago, swede700 said: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39658429/why-kirk-cousins-likely-done-minnesota-vikings-free-agent-atlanta-falcons I have to admit, Kirk plays the game of maximizing his value in FA better than anyone! Good for him! Not as great for Minnesota presenting both challenges and new hope. This has been a pretty exciting off season, and nothing has really happened yet. I am expecting a lot of dominoes to begin falling next week. Whatever happens the Vikings will likely look different this coming season. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 (edited) If Kirk does go to Atlanta...guess who we play at home this year? (Of course, then that would be the game they'd schedule over in London) Edited March 5 by swede700 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 24 minutes ago, swede700 said: If Kirk does go to Atlanta...guess who we play at home this year? (Of course, then that would be the game they'd schedule over in London) They’d schedule it opening day 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heimdallr Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 I really hope we get Kirk back, but if we don’t I really hope we get Wilson. Super Bowl winner for literally nothing? Let him play for a year of half a year, then let the rookie take over. yeah Wilson is a headcase but so is Kirk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CriminalMind Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 13 minutes ago, Heimdallr said: I really hope we get Kirk back, but if we don’t I really hope we get Wilson. Super Bowl winner for literally nothing? Let him play for a year of half a year, then let the rookie take over. yeah Wilson is a headcase but so is Kirk. I wouldn’t put a highly drafted rookie behind Wilson, if your bringing in Wilson for one year only. You bring in a stop gap (quasi backup), who knows his role. You don’t bring in an external QB who has earned $35M or so per season before, and failed on his previous team 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worm Guts Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 6 minutes ago, CriminalMind said: I wouldn’t put a highly drafted rookie behind Wilson, if you’re bringing in Wilson for one year only. You bring in a stop gap (quasi backup), who knows his role. You don’t bring in an external QB who has earned $35M or so per season before, and failed on his previous team If Wilson signs, I’m sure he would know his role. I’m sure that would be a discussion before he signed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted March 6 Author Share Posted March 6 42 minutes ago, Heimdallr said: yeah Wilson is a headcase but so is Kirk. Kirk is a headcase? how so? certainly not in an inflated ego way.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CriminalMind Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 1 hour ago, Worm Guts said: If Wilson signs, I’m sure he would know his role. I’m sure that would be a discussion before he signed. Wilson is not signing to be a one year QB if the team is investing a high first rounder in the draft. Wilson could sit one year, and come back the following year if not offered a good situation (he deems good enough). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worm Guts Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 1 hour ago, CriminalMind said: Wilson is not signing to be a one year QB if the team is investing a high first rounder in the draft. Wilson could sit one year, and come back the following year if not offered a good situation (he deems good enough). I don’t know about all that. He’ll take the best situation he’s offered. I can’t imagine him sitting out a year. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshpit23 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 13 hours ago, Captain Relax said: I have to admit, Kirk plays the game of maximizing his value in FA better than anyone! Good for him! Not as great for Minnesota presenting both challenges and new hope. This has been a pretty exciting off season, and nothing has really happened yet. I am expecting a lot of dominoes to begin falling next week. Whatever happens the Vikings will likely look different this coming season. March 11th, can’t wait. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshpit23 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 1 hour ago, Worm Guts said: I don’t know about all that. He’ll take the best situation he’s offered. I can’t imagine him sitting out a year. Agreed. Takes a one year deal in an ideal situation and show cases his value. If he has a good season, he signs for a decent pay day. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWG VIKE Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 6 hours ago, CriminalMind said: Wilson is not signing to be a one year QB if the team is investing a high first rounder in the draft. Wilson could sit one year, and come back the following year if not offered a good situation (he deems good enough). Are you friends with Wilson? How do you know his plan? The likelihood is that Wilson only receives 1 year offers. Teams aren't blind, they have all seen his play drop off and while the toxic situation with Payton may have played a role there is no doubt Wilson has to repair his image and game. Wilson is only a few months younger then Cousins so I don't think sitting out a year is in his cards, the best situation for him to showcase his talents would be Minnesota with the weapons we have. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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