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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

I thought we signed him 3 days ago but the complex structure of the negotiation took longer than expected.

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

I thought we signed him 3 days ago but the complex structure of the negotiation took longer than expected.

I think that was Muse.

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

Russell Wilson is now available for 1.2M.

Not a guy I want, but a better bridge for a year than Cousins...

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

Muse with a nice 13% pay raise... which basically reflects the league wide cap increase.

Our current effective (projected after signing the rookies) cap surplus sits at around $32 million. The league wide cap increase was around $31 million. So basically every dollar we currently have to spend is courtesy of the 13.6% salary cap increase. An increase which in turn will theoretically be baked into every new contract, just like with Muse.

Those increases will even out for all teams over the years. But looking at just this year, it's a terrible time to have 20 open roster positions. Raises for everyone! Some say we'll just create more cap by cutting more players. Nevermind that means their replacements will also get 13.6% pay raises! Although Harrison Smith will still be a net gain.

And just ignore the $50+ million in dead cap.

Incredibly, we will buy more talent with less available cap because "It's all covered".

Kwesi can start those splash signings in a couple of days. You know, those frenzied few days when teams overpay for top tier talent.

It's exciting!

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

Muse with a nice 13% pay raise... which basically reflects the league wide cap increase.

Our current effective (projected after signing the rookies) cap surplus sits at around $32 million. The league wide cap increase was around $31 million. So basically every dollar we currently have to spend is courtesy of the 13.6% salary cap increase. An increase which in turn will theoretically be baked into every new contract, just like with Muse.

Those increases will even out for all teams over the years. But looking at just this year, it's a terrible time to have 20 open roster positions. Raises for everyone! Some say we'll just create more cap by cutting more players. Nevermind that means their replacements will also get 13.6% pay raises! Although Harrison Smith will still be a net gain.

And just ignore the $50+ million in dead cap.

Incredibly, we will buy more talent with less available cap because "It's all covered".

Kwesi can start those splash signings in a couple of days. You know, those frenzied few days when teams overpay for top tier talent.

It's exciting!

You're starting to come around. 6-7 pages back you had us 15M over and an imminent fire sale.[;)]

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ORIGINAL: Daniel Lee Young

You… are .. asking ?Phil? .. to do statistical probability?

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

Russell Wilson is now available for 1.2M.

Not a guy I want, but a better bridge for a year than Cousins...

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

Where will Cousins sign?

Graziano: If you're already picturing Kirk Cousins in a Falcons uniform, you might be jumping the gun. As of the end of this week, Cousins and the Vikings were still talking, and while Minnesota hasn't gotten its offer to the point Cousins wants it, I get the sense the Vikings are still very much in this thing. Cousins likes it there. His family likes it there. He's playing for an outstanding playcaller in Kevin O'Connell and throwing to one of the best receivers in the league in Justin Jefferson. The fans like him. There's no question it's his team. He could absolutely leave if he doesn't get what he wants in a contract, and Atlanta lurks as a possible -- even likely -- destination if that happens. But until the league year opens, the Vikings still have a shot to keep him off the market.


Fowler: The Vikings are still in the game for Cousins. One team source said, "We're not out of it," while another told me it feels like a 50-50 proposition. Atlanta has remained a major threat, and that hasn't changed. He is believed to be the Falcons' No. 1 target, with owner Arthur Blank motivated to solve Atlanta's quarterback issues. The sense is Minnesota wants to re-sign Cousins but will have its limits after paying him $185 million over the past six years. And the Vikings have considered the possibilities should Cousins leave and could use both free agency and the draft to fill the void.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/insider/story/_/id/39691968/2024-nfl-free-agency-latest-buzz-news-rumors-signings-contracts-trades

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

Russell Wilson is now available for 1.2M.

Not a guy I want, but a better bridge for a year than Cousins...

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ORIGINAL: Karl Juhnke

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

Russell Wilson is now available for 1.2M.

Not a guy I want, but a better bridge for a year than Cousins...

Not my first choice either, but he makes sense for the Vikings for a year. I'm not put off by his decline in Denver. Different system, different targets, different coaches here.

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

Dianna Russini, the senior NFL insider at The Athletic, is reporting that the Vikings are expecting to hear from Cousins tonight regarding his decision about whether or not he’ll be testing the free agent market this offseason. This comes one day ahead of the NFL’s “legal tampering” period, which begins on Monday at 11:00 AM Central time, and three days before the start of the new league year at 3:00 PM Central on Wednesday.

As we’ve mentioned numerous times in this space, if the Vikings want to avoid the $28.5 million dead salary cap hit that will result if Cousins hits free agency, they will have to have a deal worked out before the start of the new league year. If they do not, the odds of the Vikings bringing Cousins back would be just about zero since they likely wouldn’t want to pay that dead money hit and a salary on top of it.

https://www.dailynorseman.com/2024/3/10/24096388/minnesota-vikings-hear-from-kirk-cousins-tonight-free-agency

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I'm guessing the dead cap hit doesn't just disappear. It probably gets divided out for the length of the new contract. Is that right?

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

Dianna Russini, the senior NFL insider at The Athletic, is reporting that the Vikings are expecting to hear from Cousins tonight regarding his decision about whether or not he’ll be testing the free agent market this offseason. This comes one day ahead of the NFL’s “legal tampering” period, which begins on Monday at 11:00 AM Central time, and three days before the start of the new league year at 3:00 PM Central on Wednesday.

As we’ve mentioned numerous times in this space, if the Vikings want to avoid the $28.5 million dead salary cap hit that will result if Cousins hits free agency, they will have to have a deal worked out before the start of the new league year. If they do not, the odds of the Vikings bringing Cousins back would be just about zero since they likely wouldn’t want to pay that dead money hit and a salary on top of it.

https://www.dailynorseman.com/2024/3/10/24096388/minnesota-vikings-hear-from-kirk-cousins-tonight-free-agency

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I'm guessing the dead cap hit doesn't just disappear. It probably gets divided out for the length of the new contract. Is that right?

i think we can just work it into the next agreement - maybe even add to it to lower the cap hit of his on years - kick it all down the road 'till after he finally leaves...we'll be paying off cousins' cap hit into the next century....

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

Dianna Russini, the senior NFL insider at The Athletic, is reporting that the Vikings are expecting to hear from Cousins tonight regarding his decision about whether or not he’ll be testing the free agent market this offseason. This comes one day ahead of the NFL’s “legal tampering” period, which begins on Monday at 11:00 AM Central time, and three days before the start of the new league year at 3:00 PM Central on Wednesday.

As we’ve mentioned numerous times in this space, if the Vikings want to avoid the $28.5 million dead salary cap hit that will result if Cousins hits free agency, they will have to have a deal worked out before the start of the new league year. If they do not, the odds of the Vikings bringing Cousins back would be just about zero since they likely wouldn’t want to pay that dead money hit and a salary on top of it.

https://www.dailynorseman.com/2024/3/10/24096388/minnesota-vikings-hear-from-kirk-cousins-tonight-free-agency

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

Dianna Russini, the senior NFL insider at The Athletic, is reporting that the Vikings are expecting to hear from Cousins tonight regarding his decision about whether or not he’ll be testing the free agent market this offseason. This comes one day ahead of the NFL’s “legal tampering” period, which begins on Monday at 11:00 AM Central time, and three days before the start of the new league year at 3:00 PM Central on Wednesday.

As we’ve mentioned numerous times in this space, if the Vikings want to avoid the $28.5 million dead salary cap hit that will result if Cousins hits free agency, they will have to have a deal worked out before the start of the new league year. If they do not, the odds of the Vikings bringing Cousins back would be just about zero since they likely wouldn’t want to pay that dead money hit and a salary on top of it.

https://www.dailynorseman.com/2024/3/10/24096388/minnesota-vikings-hear-from-kirk-cousins-tonight-free-agency

What?

Make an offer you dolts. Or refuse to make an offer you dolts.

Don't just wait for Cousins to sign off on an exclusive negotiation.

You have other options, show some balls for once and act like it.

"This is our offer, yes or no?"

Everybody else starts the league year on March 13. We start as soon as Cousins accepts or rejects our offer.

Pathetic.