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ORIGINAL: stfrank

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

I'm not normally a Paul Allen guy, but he went hard at Alec Lewis!

https://www.si.com/nfl/vikings/news/clashing-sources-paul-allen-and-alec-lewis-debate-vikings-interest-in-aaron-rodgers-01jpr0d66w05

PA is so full of himself I rarely pay attention to anything he has to say. He has tendency to ramble for 5-10 minutes to lead into his personal opinion just make it sound very important.

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

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ORIGINAL: stfrank

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

I'm not normally a Paul Allen guy, but he went hard at Alec Lewis!

https://www.si.com/nfl/vikings/news/clashing-sources-paul-allen-and-alec-lewis-debate-vikings-interest-in-aaron-rodgers-01jpr0d66w05

PA is so full of himself I rarely pay attention to anything he has to say. He has tendency to ramble for 5-10 minutes to lead into his personal opinion just make it sound very important.

I'm not PA fan either, but like him or not, he is extremely well plugged in where the Vikings are concerned. My speculation; Erin's agent contacted the Vikings. Someone in the FO said "hey we should at least consider this"...maybe they even had Brez mock up how to fit that contract in the payroll...told KOC, it's up to you...KOC said thanks, but no thanks.

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

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ORIGINAL: stfrank

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

I'm not normally a Paul Allen guy, but he went hard at Alec Lewis!

https://www.si.com/nfl/vikings/news/clashing-sources-paul-allen-and-alec-lewis-debate-vikings-interest-in-aaron-rodgers-01jpr0d66w05

PA is so full of himself I rarely pay attention to anything he has to say. He has tendency to ramble for 5-10 minutes to lead into his personal opinion just make it sound very important.

I'm not PA fan either, but like him or not, he is extremely well plugged in where the Vikings are concerned. My speculation; Erin's agent contacted the Vikings. Someone in the FO said "hey we should at least consider this"...maybe they even had Brez mock up how to fit that contract in the payroll...told KOC, it's up to you...KOC said thanks, but no thanks.

I think there is more to it even. I truly think they discussed it. IMO:

Aaron wants to be available less offseason less than Kirk was at the mini camps and Training Camp.

So you are looking at a situation worse than Darnold and Favre even. Even though there was a declining chance as the season wore on that Darnold was coming back he was always all in at everything important for the team and building chemistry.

I doubt the Jets felt that way over the last couple years and the Packers 3-5 prior. He is always using the retirement card it seems even in the middle of the season when they wanted him around more.

They said it to Danny Dimes and after that they felt the same about Aaron.....JJ and Darnold wanted to be here and were all in; if we sign Aaron he isn't really either.....

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

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ORIGINAL: stfrank

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

I'm not normally a Paul Allen guy, but he went hard at Alec Lewis!

https://www.si.com/nfl/vikings/news/clashing-sources-paul-allen-and-alec-lewis-debate-vikings-interest-in-aaron-rodgers-01jpr0d66w05

PA is so full of himself I rarely pay attention to anything he has to say. He has tendency to ramble for 5-10 minutes to lead into his personal opinion just make it sound very important.

I'm not PA fan either, but like him or not, he is extremely well plugged in where the Vikings are concerned. My speculation; Erin's agent contacted the Vikings. Someone in the FO said "hey we should at least consider this"...maybe they even had Brez mock up how to fit that contract in the payroll...told KOC, it's up to you...KOC said thanks, but no thanks.

I think there is more to it even. I truly think they discussed it. IMO:

Aaron wants to be available less offseason less than Kirk was at the mini camps and Training Camp.

So you are looking at a situation worse than Darnold and Favre even. Even though there was a declining chance as the season wore on that Darnold was coming back he was always all in at everything important for the team and building chemistry.

I doubt the Jets felt that way over the last couple years and the Packers 3-5 prior. He is always using the retirement card it seems even in the middle of the season when they wanted him around more.

They said it to Danny Dimes and after that they felt the same about Aaron.....JJ and Darnold wanted to be here and were all in; if we sign Aaron he isn't really either.....

I really doubt there was any serious consideration given to signing Rodgers.

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

Well ... at this point ... the back-up QB position is screaming for a resolution.

It has to be something that is not available yet.

Sitting and waiting for prices to come down is not their MO in free agency for an important position. No matter how much they believe in JJM.

It's not Kirk ... regardless of the 10M bonus, even if he does get released ... he's not looking for a 'pure' backup position ... nor is he going to pass up the best contract he can get, regardless of the guaranteed riches he's gouging ATL for. [to be fair – their stupidity / their fault]

That's not Kirko's MO.

Its not Rogers, a complete non-collaborator who will retire before signing as a back-up.

We had and still have money for any number of the QBs already signed.

So we're waiting patiently, biding our time like a spider.

Has to be a trade of some kind or someone not yet released that we are convinced will be released.

I suppose we could be waiting for a vet like Wilson to exhaust all starting opportunities before buckling under to a one year deal ... but not sure that would create the right mindset for your QB room.

Something unforeseen is going on. We're just too deliberate to put off this kind of thing indefinitely.

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ORIGINAL: nfrosty

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

Well ... at this point ... the back-up QB position is screaming for a resolution.

It has to be something that is not available yet.

Sitting and waiting for prices to come down is not their MO in free agency for an important position. No matter how much they believe in JJM.

It's not Kirk ... regardless of the 10M bonus, even if he does get released ... he's not looking for a 'pure' backup position ... nor is he going to pass up the best contract he can get, regardless of the guaranteed riches he's gouging ATL for. [to be fair – their stupidity / their fault]

That's not Kirko's MO.

Its not Rogers, a complete non-collaborator who will retire before signing as a back-up.

We had and still have money for any number of the QBs already signed.

So we're waiting patiently, biding our time like a spider.

Has to be a trade of some kind or someone not yet released that we are convinced will be released.

I suppose we could be waiting for a vet like Wilson to exhaust all starting opportunities before buckling under to a one year deal ... but not sure that would create the right mindset for your QB room.

Something unforeseen is going on. We're just too deliberate to put off this kind of thing indefinitely.

Just read an article on Titan's QB Will Levis. Sounds like he will be available for trade. Advantage would be he's still on his rookie contract for 2 years at about 2 million+ a year. A huge savings over other better than average backup QB contracts. So if he did develop well in Minnesota he could be worth something in the future. Unlike Darnold we'd have him for at least 2 years on his rookie contract and could cash in on him if he started to look good.

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

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ORIGINAL: nfrosty

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

Well ... at this point ... the back-up QB position is screaming for a resolution.

It has to be something that is not available yet.

Sitting and waiting for prices to come down is not their MO in free agency for an important position. No matter how much they believe in JJM.

It's not Kirk ... regardless of the 10M bonus, even if he does get released ... he's not looking for a 'pure' backup position ... nor is he going to pass up the best contract he can get, regardless of the guaranteed riches he's gouging ATL for. [to be fair – their stupidity / their fault]

That's not Kirko's MO.

Its not Rogers, a complete non-collaborator who will retire before signing as a back-up.

We had and still have money for any number of the QBs already signed.

So we're waiting patiently, biding our time like a spider.

Has to be a trade of some kind or someone not yet released that we are convinced will be released.

I suppose we could be waiting for a vet like Wilson to exhaust all starting opportunities before buckling under to a one year deal ... but not sure that would create the right mindset for your QB room.

Something unforeseen is going on. We're just too deliberate to put off this kind of thing indefinitely.

Just read an article on Titan's QB Will Levis. Sounds like he will be available for trade. Advantage would be he's still on his rookie contract for 2 years at about 2 million+ a year. A huge savings over other better than average backup QB contracts. So if he did develop well in Minnesota he could be worth something in the future. Unlike Darnold we'd have him for at least 2 years on his rookie contract and could cash in on him if he started to look good.

O’Connell hated Levis in that draft. I doubt he's done anything to change his mind.

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ORIGINAL: nfrosty

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

Well ... at this point ... the back-up QB position is screaming for a resolution.

It has to be something that is not available yet.

Sitting and waiting for prices to come down is not their MO in free agency for an important position. No matter how much they believe in JJM.

It's not Kirk ... regardless of the 10M bonus, even if he does get released ... he's not looking for a 'pure' backup position ... nor is he going to pass up the best contract he can get, regardless of the guaranteed riches he's gouging ATL for. [to be fair – their stupidity / their fault]

That's not Kirko's MO.

Its not Rogers, a complete non-collaborator who will retire before signing as a back-up.

We had and still have money for any number of the QBs already signed.

So we're waiting patiently, biding our time like a spider.

Has to be a trade of some kind or someone not yet released that we are convinced will be released.

I suppose we could be waiting for a vet like Wilson to exhaust all starting opportunities before buckling under to a one year deal ... but not sure that would create the right mindset for your QB room.

Something unforeseen is going on. We're just too deliberate to put off this kind of thing indefinitely.

Just read an article on Titan's QB Will Levis. Sounds like he will be available for trade. Advantage would be he's still on his rookie contract for 2 years at about 2 million+ a year. A huge savings over other better than average backup QB contracts. Sounds like he could be had for a six round pick, so if he did develop well under the QB whisperer he could be worth something in the future. Unlike Darnold we'd have him for at least 2 years on his rookie contract and could cash in on him if he started to look good.

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

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ORIGINAL: nfrosty

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

Well ... at this point ... the back-up QB position is screaming for a resolution.

It has to be something that is not available yet.

Sitting and waiting for prices to come down is not their MO in free agency for an important position. No matter how much they believe in JJM.

It's not Kirk ... regardless of the 10M bonus, even if he does get released ... he's not looking for a 'pure' backup position ... nor is he going to pass up the best contract he can get, regardless of the guaranteed riches he's gouging ATL for. [to be fair – their stupidity / their fault]

That's not Kirko's MO.

Its not Rogers, a complete non-collaborator who will retire before signing as a back-up.

We had and still have money for any number of the QBs already signed.

So we're waiting patiently, biding our time like a spider.

Has to be a trade of some kind or someone not yet released that we are convinced will be released.

I suppose we could be waiting for a vet like Wilson to exhaust all starting opportunities before buckling under to a one year deal ... but not sure that would create the right mindset for your QB room.

Something unforeseen is going on. We're just too deliberate to put off this kind of thing indefinitely.

Just read an article on Titan's QB Will Levis. Sounds like he will be available for trade. Advantage would be he's still on his rookie contract for 2 years at about 2 million+ a year. A huge savings over other better than average backup QB contracts. Sounds like he could be had for a six round pick, so if he did develop well under the QB whisperer he could be worth something in the future. Unlike Darnold we'd have him for at least 2 years on his rookie contract and could cash in on him if he started to look good.

Seems like the perfect backup... for the Titans.

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

I would be fine with Tannehill. All comes down to how much he wants and does he want to be there.

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

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ORIGINAL: nfrosty

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

Well ... at this point ... the back-up QB position is screaming for a resolution.

It has to be something that is not available yet.

Sitting and waiting for prices to come down is not their MO in free agency for an important position. No matter how much they believe in JJM.

It's not Kirk ... regardless of the 10M bonus, even if he does get released ... he's not looking for a 'pure' backup position ... nor is he going to pass up the best contract he can get, regardless of the guaranteed riches he's gouging ATL for. [to be fair – their stupidity / their fault]

That's not Kirko's MO.

Its not Rogers, a complete non-collaborator who will retire before signing as a back-up.

We had and still have money for any number of the QBs already signed.

So we're waiting patiently, biding our time like a spider.

Has to be a trade of some kind or someone not yet released that we are convinced will be released.

I suppose we could be waiting for a vet like Wilson to exhaust all starting opportunities before buckling under to a one year deal ... but not sure that would create the right mindset for your QB room.

Something unforeseen is going on. We're just too deliberate to put off this kind of thing indefinitely.

Just read an article on Titan's QB Will Levis. Sounds like he will be available for trade. Advantage would be he's still on his rookie contract for 2 years at about 2 million+ a year. A huge savings over other better than average backup QB contracts. Sounds like he could be had for a six round pick, so if he did develop well under the QB whisperer he could be worth something in the future. Unlike Darnold we'd have him for at least 2 years on his rookie contract and could cash in on him if he started to look good.

Seems like the perfect backup... for the Titans.

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

At some point we need to add a couple qb's. Not sure wth their waiting on.

I think I'd give Houston a call and see if we could send a middling 26 pick for Davis Mills.

Honestly, do we really want to watch a Tannahill or Rypien play?

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

At some point we need to add a couple qb's. Not sure wth their waiting on.

I think I'd give Houston a call and see if we could send a middling 26 pick for Davis Mills.

Honestly, do we really want to watch a Tannahill or Rypien play?

Yes on Tannehill.