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Tom Sykes -> RE: Free Agency 2020 (3/21/2020 2:57:17 PM)
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Brett Tessler
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Despite other offers, OT Rashod Hill will be returning to the Minnesota Vikings for the 2020 season.
This is good news. He's better at LT than RT, but he can give you solid effort. Obviously won't ever be an elite tackle in the NFL, but he can be serviceable.
When your free agency strategy feels like trying to squeeze one last little bit of toothpaste up from the bottom of a flattened tube ... rejoice in that little blob.
Yea, I realize when I say something like "this is good news" it sounds like I might be making a big deal out of it, but really Hill had to play a couple of times last year for Reiff and played solid in his absence. I don't think he's as good a Reiff or our answer to the starting LT spot, but he is a good LT backup for now and cheap. At this time, that's good news. We are pretty much out of money until the restructures get finished, I feel it's better than him leaving.
I liked Kline, but he wants to start somewhere and make starters money. I believe I saw somewhere last year that he is one concussion away from being shelved, something like that. But they did try to sign him, he just didn't seem to want to budge from his pay structure. I can't blame him, but if Samia is ready to step in to that spot and maybe a couple of our other young guys are making progress behind the scenes, Kline might be relegated to a backup roll, we'll see.
I think the Vikings right now are about out of money and only have a couple restructures left that make sense. If it's true that Hunter has restructured, great, now probably Smith and depending on what happens with Harris, that is where the only FA money will come from. Then we have to hope that some of these guys like Watts, Holmes, Samia, Collins, Udoh, Hollis, Johnson or Davis, Boyd Hughes or Hill. Irv Smith, C. Smith at LB/ST's. These guys need to step up, put on the big boy pants and get in the actions or this team will finish 8-8, 7-9 at best. But if they are ready to contribute like professionals, maybe we compete. We'll see!
Actually, I wasn't suggesting that your remarks were over enthusiastic ... just the opposite, any signing / progress at this point is welcome. I'm glad to have Hill back, I know its hard to get excited about a back-up OL in March but a decent back-up swing tackle is critical, depending on injuries, through the course of the season. If there is a season.
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