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Rapoport: NFL Salary Cap could drop by $40 million for the 2021 season...thedailynorseman


Rapoport is reporting that the salary cap for the NFL for the 2021 season could decrease by as much as $40 million per team. In highfalutin financial terms, that’s a hell of a lot. A $40 million per team drop would be a combined loss of $1.28 billion. . .with a “b”. . .across the NFL. That would mean a whole lot of high-priced names would be getting cut loose and there wouldn’t be a whole lot of money for them to sign big deals elsewhere.

Right now, the salary cap stands at $198,200,000 per team. If the cap does drop by $40 million per team, that would put things at $158,200,000. Based on that figure, according to the folks from Over the Cap, there are 21 teams that are already over the 2021 salary cap based on the money they’ve already committed, including every team in the NFC North.

As of now, according to OTC, the Vikings have a cap figure of $182,026,119 for the 2021 season. Obviously there’s money that could probably be moved around and what have you, but the Vikings would have to create about $24 million worth of space just to maintain the status quo. That’s no mean feat, even for a wizard like Rob Brzezinski.

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Rapoport: NFL Salary Cap could drop by $40 million for the 2021 season...thedailynorseman


Rapoport is reporting that the salary cap for the NFL for the 2021 season could decrease by as much as $40 million per team. In highfalutin financial terms, that’s a hell of a lot. A $40 million per team drop would be a combined loss of $1.28 billion. . .with a “b”. . .across the NFL. That would mean a whole lot of high-priced names would be getting cut loose and there wouldn’t be a whole lot of money for them to sign big deals elsewhere.

Right now, the salary cap stands at $198,200,000 per team. If the cap does drop by $40 million per team, that would put things at $158,200,000. Based on that figure, according to the folks from Over the Cap, there are 21 teams that are already over the 2021 salary cap based on the money they’ve already committed, including every team in the NFC North.

As of now, according to OTC, the Vikings have a cap figure of $182,026,119 for the 2021 season. Obviously there’s money that could probably be moved around and what have you, but the Vikings would have to create about $24 million worth of space just to maintain the status quo. That’s no mean feat, even for a wizard like Rob Brzezinski.

Ouch. This probably answers the question on whether Harris and Cook get long-term deals. Not looking good.

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Rapoport: NFL Salary Cap could drop by $40 million for the 2021 season...thedailynorseman


Rapoport is reporting that the salary cap for the NFL for the 2021 season could decrease by as much as $40 million per team. In highfalutin financial terms, that’s a hell of a lot. A $40 million per team drop would be a combined loss of $1.28 billion. . .with a “b”. . .across the NFL. That would mean a whole lot of high-priced names would be getting cut loose and there wouldn’t be a whole lot of money for them to sign big deals elsewhere.

Right now, the salary cap stands at $198,200,000 per team. If the cap does drop by $40 million per team, that would put things at $158,200,000. Based on that figure, according to the folks from Over the Cap, there are 21 teams that are already over the 2021 salary cap based on the money they’ve already committed, including every team in the NFC North.

As of now, according to OTC, the Vikings have a cap figure of $182,026,119 for the 2021 season. Obviously there’s money that could probably be moved around and what have you, but the Vikings would have to create about $24 million worth of space just to maintain the status quo. That’s no mean feat, even for a wizard like Rob Brzezinski.

Ouch. This probably answers the question on whether Harris and Cook get long-term deals. Not looking good.

Keep Cook. Dump Barr.

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Rapoport: NFL Salary Cap could drop by $40 million for the 2021 season...thedailynorseman


Rapoport is reporting that the salary cap for the NFL for the 2021 season could decrease by as much as $40 million per team. In highfalutin financial terms, that’s a hell of a lot. A $40 million per team drop would be a combined loss of $1.28 billion. . .with a “b”. . .across the NFL. That would mean a whole lot of high-priced names would be getting cut loose and there wouldn’t be a whole lot of money for them to sign big deals elsewhere.

Right now, the salary cap stands at $198,200,000 per team. If the cap does drop by $40 million per team, that would put things at $158,200,000. Based on that figure, according to the folks from Over the Cap, there are 21 teams that are already over the 2021 salary cap based on the money they’ve already committed, including every team in the NFC North.

As of now, according to OTC, the Vikings have a cap figure of $182,026,119 for the 2021 season. Obviously there’s money that could probably be moved around and what have you, but the Vikings would have to create about $24 million worth of space just to maintain the status quo. That’s no mean feat, even for a wizard like Rob Brzezinski.

Ouch. This probably answers the question on whether Harris and Cook get long-term deals. Not looking good.

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Rapoport: NFL Salary Cap could drop by $40 million for the 2021 season...thedailynorseman


Rapoport is reporting that the salary cap for the NFL for the 2021 season could decrease by as much as $40 million per team. In highfalutin financial terms, that’s a hell of a lot. A $40 million per team drop would be a combined loss of $1.28 billion. . .with a “b”. . .across the NFL. That would mean a whole lot of high-priced names would be getting cut loose and there wouldn’t be a whole lot of money for them to sign big deals elsewhere.

Right now, the salary cap stands at $198,200,000 per team. If the cap does drop by $40 million per team, that would put things at $158,200,000. Based on that figure, according to the folks from Over the Cap, there are 21 teams that are already over the 2021 salary cap based on the money they’ve already committed, including every team in the NFC North.

As of now, according to OTC, the Vikings have a cap figure of $182,026,119 for the 2021 season. Obviously there’s money that could probably be moved around and what have you, but the Vikings would have to create about $24 million worth of space just to maintain the status quo. That’s no mean feat, even for a wizard like Rob Brzezinski.

Ouch. This probably answers the question on whether Harris and Cook get long-term deals. Not looking good.

You will almost certainly see mass renegotiations. All teams will be in the same boat, and there just won't be $ available to players who get cut, their best bet will be to renegotiate.

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Rapoport: NFL Salary Cap could drop by $40 million for the 2021 season...thedailynorseman


Rapoport is reporting that the salary cap for the NFL for the 2021 season could decrease by as much as $40 million per team. In highfalutin financial terms, that’s a hell of a lot. A $40 million per team drop would be a combined loss of $1.28 billion. . .with a “b”. . .across the NFL. That would mean a whole lot of high-priced names would be getting cut loose and there wouldn’t be a whole lot of money for them to sign big deals elsewhere.

Right now, the salary cap stands at $198,200,000 per team. If the cap does drop by $40 million per team, that would put things at $158,200,000. Based on that figure, according to the folks from Over the Cap, there are 21 teams that are already over the 2021 salary cap based on the money they’ve already committed, including every team in the NFC North.

As of now, according to OTC, the Vikings have a cap figure of $182,026,119 for the 2021 season. Obviously there’s money that could probably be moved around and what have you, but the Vikings would have to create about $24 million worth of space just to maintain the status quo. That’s no mean feat, even for a wizard like Rob Brzezinski.

Ouch. This probably answers the question on whether Harris and Cook get long-term deals. Not looking good.

You will almost certainly see mass renegotiations. All teams will be in the same boat, and there just won't be $ available to players who get cut, their best bet will be to renegotiate.

That's the year Aaron Rodgers cap hit goes way up. Do you think he'll renegotiate?

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Rapoport: NFL Salary Cap could drop by $40 million for the 2021 season...thedailynorseman


Rapoport is reporting that the salary cap for the NFL for the 2021 season could decrease by as much as $40 million per team. In highfalutin financial terms, that’s a hell of a lot. A $40 million per team drop would be a combined loss of $1.28 billion. . .with a “b”. . .across the NFL. That would mean a whole lot of high-priced names would be getting cut loose and there wouldn’t be a whole lot of money for them to sign big deals elsewhere.

Right now, the salary cap stands at $198,200,000 per team. If the cap does drop by $40 million per team, that would put things at $158,200,000. Based on that figure, according to the folks from Over the Cap, there are 21 teams that are already over the 2021 salary cap based on the money they’ve already committed, including every team in the NFC North.

As of now, according to OTC, the Vikings have a cap figure of $182,026,119 for the 2021 season. Obviously there’s money that could probably be moved around and what have you, but the Vikings would have to create about $24 million worth of space just to maintain the status quo. That’s no mean feat, even for a wizard like Rob Brzezinski.

Ouch. This probably answers the question on whether Harris and Cook get long-term deals. Not looking good.

You will almost certainly see mass renegotiations. All teams will be in the same boat, and there just won't be $ available to players who get cut, their best bet will be to renegotiate.

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Rapoport: NFL Salary Cap could drop by $40 million for the 2021 season...thedailynorseman


Rapoport is reporting that the salary cap for the NFL for the 2021 season could decrease by as much as $40 million per team. In highfalutin financial terms, that’s a hell of a lot. A $40 million per team drop would be a combined loss of $1.28 billion. . .with a “b”. . .across the NFL. That would mean a whole lot of high-priced names would be getting cut loose and there wouldn’t be a whole lot of money for them to sign big deals elsewhere.

Right now, the salary cap stands at $198,200,000 per team. If the cap does drop by $40 million per team, that would put things at $158,200,000. Based on that figure, according to the folks from Over the Cap, there are 21 teams that are already over the 2021 salary cap based on the money they’ve already committed, including every team in the NFC North.

As of now, according to OTC, the Vikings have a cap figure of $182,026,119 for the 2021 season. Obviously there’s money that could probably be moved around and what have you, but the Vikings would have to create about $24 million worth of space just to maintain the status quo. That’s no mean feat, even for a wizard like Rob Brzezinski.

Ouch. This probably answers the question on whether Harris and Cook get long-term deals. Not looking good.

You will almost certainly see mass renegotiations. All teams will be in the same boat, and there just won't be $ available to players who get cut, their best bet will be to renegotiate.

That's the year Aaron Rodgers cap hit goes way up. Do you think he'll renegotiate?

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Not that I think Zim should be fired. i just thought this really summerised Zim's tenure thus far.

Mike Zimmer has coached the Vikings for six seasons and is going on his seventh. In that span, he molded the defense to his liking and eventually was able to get the offense to be almost as equal a strength. The team has had plenty of success in his tenure but only reached the NFC Championship once, and got blown out in that contest.

While Zimmer will be seen as one of the more successful coaches in Vikings’ history, perhaps it’s just time for a change. Some things haven’t gotten any better in Zimmer’s run with the team and it’s worth wondering if they ever will.

As stated above, the team struggles on the road, they can’t win in primetime, and they usually lose against teams who have winning records. They also often seem underprepared for big games, and rarely win on when the spotlight is on them. That just might be what Zimmer teams do, and nothing will change that.

https://thevikingage.com/2020/06/04/why-mike-zimmer-minnesota-vikings-fired-2020/6/

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https://thevikingage.com/2020/06/01/randy-moss-minnesota-vikings-save-mnf/

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Can't believe articles don't check facts like:

Why did Kubiak retire twice?
Kubiak's health?

No way will Kubiak be a head coach again.

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The Athletic laid off a lot of writers today. I've often thought about subscribing, but haven't yet. Can any subscriber comment on their Viking (or MN sports in general) coverage, e.g., is it worthwhile in terms of quality/unique content vs. free alternatives?

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The Athletic laid off a lot of writers today. I've often thought about subscribing, but haven't yet. Can any subscriber comment on their Viking (or MN sports in general) coverage, e.g., is it worthwhile in terms of quality/unique content vs. free alternatives?

I subscribe. I got a huge discount last year and let the subscription roll over at full price because it's a high-quality site in general. It helps that the Vikings writers are pretty good (Arif is one) and the Clippers writer is really good, and those are the teams I follow closely. Several national writers are also top-notch. They spent a lot of money to hire good writers, often luring them away from local dailies as well as high-end national sites. This did hurt a lot of local papers, which I'm not crazy about. But overall I've gotten very good value, especially from the NBA/Clippers content.

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ORIGINAL: bohumm

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The Athletic laid off a lot of writers today. I've often thought about subscribing, but haven't yet. Can any subscriber comment on their Viking (or MN sports in general) coverage, e.g., is it worthwhile in terms of quality/unique content vs. free alternatives?

I subscribe. I got a huge discount last year and let the subscription roll over at full price because it's a high-quality site in general. It helps that the Vikings writers are pretty good (Arif is one) and the Clippers writer is really good, and those are the teams I follow closely. Several national writers are also top-notch. They spent a lot of money to hire good writers, often luring them away from local dailies as well as high-end national sites. This did hurt a lot of local papers, which I'm not crazy about. But overall I've gotten very good value, especially from the NBA/Clippers content.

What about the Lakers content? I know you peek into it [:D]

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It is a big year for the vikes/zimmer. I do love the current set-up with Zimmer & Kubiak as the leaders of the Offense and Defense. If Dennison and Kubiak can figure out the right line combination, I think we win the division. I trust them to do so because of their past successes. Plus we have more talent there than we've had in a long time. Young and unproven for sure but with Cleveland, Collings, Udoh and Samia - I think we can figure it out. I also think we've got a lot of CB options.

With the salary cap next year - I think we gotta cut Reiff and rollover hit 11M in savings (which would put us 50 M below the cap with only Cook & Harris to resign). I'd use some of that to get ONeil under contract. He & his agent might be willing to sign sooner with all the uncertainty.

Draft S and TE early next year and we've got enough young talent to develop and stay competitive imo.

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ORIGINAL: jbusse

The Athletic laid off a lot of writers today. I've often thought about subscribing, but haven't yet. Can any subscriber comment on their Viking (or MN sports in general) coverage, e.g., is it worthwhile in terms of quality/unique content vs. free alternatives?

I subscribe. I got a huge discount last year and let the subscription roll over at full price because it's a high-quality site in general. It helps that the Vikings writers are pretty good (Arif is one) and the Clippers writer is really good, and those are the teams I follow closely. Several national writers are also top-notch. They spent a lot of money to hire good writers, often luring them away from local dailies as well as high-end national sites. This did hurt a lot of local papers, which I'm not crazy about. But overall I've gotten very good value, especially from the NBA/Clippers content.

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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It is a big year for the vikes/zimmer. I do love the current set-up with Zimmer & Kubiak as the leaders of the Offense and Defense. If Dennison and Kubiak can figure out the right line combination, I think we win the division. I trust them to do so because of their past successes. Plus we have more talent there than we've had in a long time. Young and unproven for sure but with Cleveland, Collings, Udoh and Samia - I think we can figure it out. I also think we've got a lot of CB options.

With the salary cap next year - I think we gotta cut Reiff and rollover hit 11M in savings (which would put us 50 M below the cap with only Cook & Harris to resign). I'd use some of that to get ONeil under contract. He & his agent might be willing to sign sooner with all the uncertainty.

Draft S and TE early next year and we've got enough young talent to develop and stay competitive imo.

Inking O'Neal early is a real good idea. need to get back to doing that so we don't get in the harris type situation.

I really think our CB play will be improved from last season. I mean how couldn't it? Rhodes and Waynes didn't exactly set the bar very high. more like a speed bump.

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It is a big year for the vikes/zimmer. I do love the current set-up with Zimmer & Kubiak as the leaders of the Offense and Defense. If Dennison and Kubiak can figure out the right line combination, I think we win the division. I trust them to do so because of their past successes. Plus we have more talent there than we've had in a long time. Young and unproven for sure but with Cleveland, Collings, Udoh and Samia - I think we can figure it out. I also think we've got a lot of CB options.

With the salary cap next year - I think we gotta cut Reiff and rollover hit 11M in savings (which would put us 50 M below the cap with only Cook & Harris to resign). I'd use some of that to get ONeil under contract. He & his agent might be willing to sign sooner with all the uncertainty.

Draft S and TE early next year and we've got enough young talent to develop and stay competitive imo.

Inking O'Neal early is a real good idea. need to get back to doing that so we don't get in the harris type situation.

I really think our CB play will be improved from last season. I mean how couldn't it? Rhodes and Waynes didn't exactly set the bar very high. more like a speed bump.

Agreed - we should have signed Harris before last year. We could have gotten him for 4 yr/20 M I bet. I'm not excited about extending him at this point anymore.

I think our CB will improve too. It's a lot like the oline - talented room with Hill, Hughes, Gladney, and Dentzler.