Gopher_In_NYC
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He also couldn't do his drills.Jalen Carter, per NFL Live, 9 lbs. heavier than his pro draft.
Drop like Moss
Is that your formal medical opinion?That's not a big deal. He probably just hadn't taken a shit in a couple of days.
Boom or bust - but Randy was a dandy.He also couldn't do his drills.
He has character problems and work ethic problems. He's probably very immature.
The Vikings shouldn't touch him. I'd be surprised if he's a 1st Round pick.
Trading Cook isn't the problem, it's more trading the contract. I think they would have some takers though. Giving a good contract to a RB is one thing, giving a good contract to an RB who is a weapon in the passing game is another.Trade Cook. Draft a 3rd or 4th round RB, to go behind Mattison, build both lines.
He also couldn't do his drills.
He has character problems and work ethic problems. He's probably very immature.
The Vikings shouldn't touch him. I'd be surprised if he's a 1st Round pick.
It's gotta spell the end of Cook right?
Why??Cancel it? No.
Without a cap the NFL becomes MLB. 5 franchises spend more than everyone else and 5-10 make no effort to win. Jacksonville doesn't compete with the New York Jets in that world.Why??
It serves no possible valid purpose other than to allow shenanigans.
Just keep it simple. As was proposed, the total dollars you've agreed to pay a player in that league year is their cap hit. Call it/dice it up however you want, for your own accounting/legal department. That's your business. But for cap purposes, keep it simple.
formalIs that your formal medical opinion?
I saw that Zeke won’t be officially released until June1, as that lowers the cap hit; IIRC Rodgers trade won’t be official until then either.Cook had shoulder surgery. He can't pass a physical right now. There is no way he'll be traded.
How on Earth did you read my previous posts and conjure that I want to get rid of the cap altogether??Without a cap the NFL becomes MLB
I has to mean, by definition, that H Smith's $19+ million cap hit for 2023 was intact at the deadline. So now with the restructure we cleared up around $7 million of cap space in 23.Of the big dominoes, we're down to Z'Darius and Cook. I have seen suggestions that the team would prefer to trade both of them in order to get some value in return. But given Z'Darius' injury history, and the declining value of the RB position, I'm not sure how much the Vikes could get back.
Still, even if it was like a 4th or a 5th-round pick, that's something.
on the cap, all I can say is that one of the beat writers tweeted out that the Vikes were compliant with league rules by the deadline - whatever the bleep that means. I assume the re-working on Cousins' contract helped a lot in that regard.
https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/dalvin-cook-21782/I saw that Zeke won’t be officially released until June1, as that lowers the cap hit; IIRC Rodgers trade won’t be official until then either.
Maybe they’re waiting until then to make those trades?
I agree that the cap has turned into its own entity and a cottage industry to boot.https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/dalvin-cook-21782/
https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/zadarius-smith-16848/
Post 6/1 numbers are better for both, but barely in Z Smith's case. Maybe all his shenanigans have burnt any good will and the team will wait now just to be petty and make it harder for him to find a new team.
Will definitely take that $11M in cap savings for Cook. Thank you very much, good luck with your new team!
Rotational and depth guy.just saw a tweet that "sources" have told NFL network that the Vikings are signing free agent DL Dean Lowry - formerly with the Cheeseheads. reportedly 2 yrs, $8.5-mill. Lowry had 42 QB pressures and 5 sacks in 2021.
I love best player available, or trade back. This draft is deep at corner and pass rushers. It's a weak wr class. Our defense needs help much more than the offense. Sucks that the teams track record with corners is pretty bad.I"m sensing wide receiver with the first pick!
We don't need to draft a corner or a safety. Interior DL would be great. Or edge.I love best player available, or trade back. This draft is deep at corner and pass rushers. It's a weak wr class. Our defense needs help much more than the offense. Sucks that the teams track record with corners is pretty bad.
If they have a wr that they think is going to be great.......run to the podium.We don't need to draft a corner or a safety. Interior DL would be great. Or edge.
Hopefully not WR.