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ORIGINAL: ratoppenheimer

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: ratoppenheimer

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

I think Waynes and Hill should be are starting outside cb's.

What has happened to Alexander? Both he and Hughes are playing like Rhodes.

Seems like miscommunication or something going on back there.

Thankfully LAC were a complete turnover machine.

hughes and alexander are being exposed for their height deficiencies...why is hughes covering williams?...he's 6-4 -- hughes is 5-10...the same with alexander - covering a tall te in seattle...teams are purposely lining up their tall catchers against our smaller cb's...hill, waynes and rhodes are all over 6-0...we'll be drafting a 6-0+ cb within the first two rounds next year....

zimmer needs to scheme our cb's to closer match the size of the receivers....

it seems that kearse is on his way out - we will not extend him next season unless he takes a minimum wage deal - and i don't think he's happy here anyway....

I think we should extend Kearse. His incident doesn't really bother me.

His size and ability to cover seems good.

Why don't you think he's happy here?

i have always liked kearse, and still do...but his playing time on defense has lessened and he's indicated on social media that he doesn't think his future is with the vikings...he seems to be pouting about any punishment he's received for his indiscretion with alcohol....

it's my opinion that he won't be with the team next season...it makes losing epps even more significant....

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

Thanks Todd and Rat for pointing that out.

I recall Zim pounding his fist on the draft table for Kearse. So maybe he does value him and will increase his role. He damn well should IMO cuz Kearse with his size and ability can really matchup with TE's and tall wr's.

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ORIGINAL: jbusse

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ORIGINAL: ratoppenheimer

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: ratoppenheimer

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

I think Waynes and Hill should be are starting outside cb's.

What has happened to Alexander? Both he and Hughes are playing like Rhodes.

Seems like miscommunication or something going on back there.

Thankfully LAC were a complete turnover machine.

hughes and alexander are being exposed for their height deficiencies...why is hughes covering williams?...he's 6-4 -- hughes is 5-10...the same with alexander - covering a tall te in seattle...teams are purposely lining up their tall catchers against our smaller cb's...hill, waynes and rhodes are all over 6-0...we'll be drafting a 6-0+ cb within the first two rounds next year....

zimmer needs to scheme our cb's to closer match the size of the receivers....

it seems that kearse is on his way out - we will not extend him next season unless he takes a minimum wage deal - and i don't think he's happy here anyway....

I think we should extend Kearse. His incident doesn't really bother me.

His size and ability to cover seems good.

Why don't you think he's happy here?

i have always liked kearse, and still do...but his playing time on defense has lessened and he's indicated on social media that he doesn't think his future is with the vikings...he seems to be pouting about any punishment he's received for his indiscretion with alcohol....

it's my opinion that he won't be with the team next season...it makes losing epps even more significant....

Epps has been playing around a quarter of defensive snaps for the Eagles. A lot more than Zimmer was willing to give him and pretty good for a rookie 6th round pick.

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ORIGINAL: ratoppenheimer

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

Thanks Todd and Rat for pointing that out.

I recall Zim pounding his fist on the draft table for Kearse. So maybe he does value him and will increase his role. He damn well should IMO cuz Kearse with his size and ability can really matchup with TE's and tall wr's.

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for the 2020 season we are already $2m over the cap and only have 37 players signed - we need 16 more players to field a team and that doesn't include the practice squad...a player like kearse is a luxury that we just cannot afford anyway....

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ORIGINAL: jbusse

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ORIGINAL: ratoppenheimer

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: ratoppenheimer

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

I think Waynes and Hill should be are starting outside cb's.

What has happened to Alexander? Both he and Hughes are playing like Rhodes.

Seems like miscommunication or something going on back there.

Thankfully LAC were a complete turnover machine.

hughes and alexander are being exposed for their height deficiencies...why is hughes covering williams?...he's 6-4 -- hughes is 5-10...the same with alexander - covering a tall te in seattle...teams are purposely lining up their tall catchers against our smaller cb's...hill, waynes and rhodes are all over 6-0...we'll be drafting a 6-0+ cb within the first two rounds next year....

zimmer needs to scheme our cb's to closer match the size of the receivers....

it seems that kearse is on his way out - we will not extend him next season unless he takes a minimum wage deal - and i don't think he's happy here anyway....

I think we should extend Kearse. His incident doesn't really bother me.

His size and ability to cover seems good.

Why don't you think he's happy here?

i have always liked kearse, and still do...but his playing time on defense has lessened and he's indicated on social media that he doesn't think his future is with the vikings...he seems to be pouting about any punishment he's received for his indiscretion with alcohol....

it's my opinion that he won't be with the team next season...it makes losing epps even more significant....

Epps has been playing around a quarter of defensive snaps for the Eagles. A lot more than Zimmer was willing to give him and pretty good for a rookie 6th round pick.

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ORIGINAL: ambear

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ORIGINAL: ratoppenheimer

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

Thanks Todd and Rat for pointing that out.

I recall Zim pounding his fist on the draft table for Kearse. So maybe he does value him and will increase his role. He damn well should IMO cuz Kearse with his size and ability can really matchup with TE's and tall wr's.

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for the 2020 season we are already $2m over the cap and only have 37 players signed - we need 16 more players to field a team and that doesn't include the practice squad...a player like kearse is a luxury that we just cannot afford anyway....

Even with a 10 million dollar cap increase and some restructuring, there will be cap casualties.

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: ambear

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ORIGINAL: ratoppenheimer

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

Thanks Todd and Rat for pointing that out.

I recall Zim pounding his fist on the draft table for Kearse. So maybe he does value him and will increase his role. He damn well should IMO cuz Kearse with his size and ability can really matchup with TE's and tall wr's.

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for the 2020 season we are already $2m over the cap and only have 37 players signed - we need 16 more players to field a team and that doesn't include the practice squad...a player like kearse is a luxury that we just cannot afford anyway....

Even with a 10 million dollar cap increase and some restructuring, there will be cap casualties.

I think we will be drafting a corner with one of our top 3 picks.

Rhodes will be gone.
Waynes has a good chance of being gone. Someone will overpay.
Linval might be gone.
Reiff will be gone or big time restructure.

I think we extend Cousins and lower his cap number.

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ORIGINAL: ambear

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: ambear

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ORIGINAL: ratoppenheimer

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

Thanks Todd and Rat for pointing that out.

I recall Zim pounding his fist on the draft table for Kearse. So maybe he does value him and will increase his role. He damn well should IMO cuz Kearse with his size and ability can really matchup with TE's and tall wr's.

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for the 2020 season we are already $2m over the cap and only have 37 players signed - we need 16 more players to field a team and that doesn't include the practice squad...a player like kearse is a luxury that we just cannot afford anyway....

Even with a 10 million dollar cap increase and some restructuring, there will be cap casualties.

I think we will be drafting a corner with one of our top 3 picks.

Rhodes will be gone.
Waynes has a good chance of being gone. Someone will overpay.
Linval might be gone.
Reiff will be gone or big time restructure.

I think we extend Cousins and lower his cap number.

I agree with this list. Restructuring will be the key. We also draft late this year. Who will they target.

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

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ORIGINAL: ambear

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: ambear

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ORIGINAL: ratoppenheimer

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

Thanks Todd and Rat for pointing that out.

I recall Zim pounding his fist on the draft table for Kearse. So maybe he does value him and will increase his role. He damn well should IMO cuz Kearse with his size and ability can really matchup with TE's and tall wr's.

.
.

for the 2020 season we are already $2m over the cap and only have 37 players signed - we need 16 more players to field a team and that doesn't include the practice squad...a player like kearse is a luxury that we just cannot afford anyway....

Even with a 10 million dollar cap increase and some restructuring, there will be cap casualties.

I think we will be drafting a corner with one of our top 3 picks.

Rhodes will be gone.
Waynes has a good chance of being gone. Someone will overpay.
Linval might be gone.
Reiff will be gone or big time restructure.

I think we extend Cousins and lower his cap number.

I agree with this list. Restructuring will be the key. We also draft late this year. Who will they target.

I am more of:
Waynes gone, Griffen gone, Linval restructure, Reiff restructure, Stephen gone, Rhodes restructure due to cap hit (4.8).

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

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ORIGINAL: ambear

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: ambear

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ORIGINAL: ratoppenheimer

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

Thanks Todd and Rat for pointing that out.

I recall Zim pounding his fist on the draft table for Kearse. So maybe he does value him and will increase his role. He damn well should IMO cuz Kearse with his size and ability can really matchup with TE's and tall wr's.

.
.

for the 2020 season we are already $2m over the cap and only have 37 players signed - we need 16 more players to field a team and that doesn't include the practice squad...a player like kearse is a luxury that we just cannot afford anyway....

Even with a 10 million dollar cap increase and some restructuring, there will be cap casualties.

I think we will be drafting a corner with one of our top 3 picks.

Rhodes will be gone.
Waynes has a good chance of being gone. Someone will overpay.
Linval might be gone.
Reiff will be gone or big time restructure.

I think we extend Cousins and lower his cap number.

I agree with this list. Restructuring will be the key. We also draft late this year. Who will they target.

I am more of:
Waynes gone, Griffen gone, Linval restructure, Reiff restructure, Stephen gone, Rhodes restructure due to cap hit (4.8).

I would be more with:

Griffen(restructure): We need all the pass rushers we can get.

Reiff(gone): We have Udoh to take over at RT with O'Neill probably switching to LT

Rhodes(gone): He can't play. Take the hit and move on.

Linval: Restructure unless we get a space eater in FA or Draft.

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: Steve Lentz

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ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

Top #Vikings grades from MIN@LAC:

Offense
• Rudolph: 80.3
• Boone: 79.5
• Cousins: 79.2
• Reiff: 70.6
• Cook: 66.4
• Ham: 65.8

Defense
• Hunter: 93.1
• Harris: 90.9
• Waynes: 83.3
• Barr: 81.6
• Smith: 79.5
• Shamar: 78.6
• Kendricks: 74.6

(Nick Olson on Twitter)

Rudy keeps performing!

Actually earning that ext. Been really blocking with effort this year. Good to see.

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: ambear

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ORIGINAL: ratoppenheimer

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

Thanks Todd and Rat for pointing that out.

I recall Zim pounding his fist on the draft table for Kearse. So maybe he does value him and will increase his role. He damn well should IMO cuz Kearse with his size and ability can really matchup with TE's and tall wr's.

.
.

for the 2020 season we are already $2m over the cap and only have 37 players signed - we need 16 more players to field a team and that doesn't include the practice squad...a player like kearse is a luxury that we just cannot afford anyway....

Even with a 10 million dollar cap increase and some restructuring, there will be cap casualties.

I think we will be drafting a corner with one of our top 3 picks.

Rhodes will be gone.
Waynes has a good chance of being gone. Someone will overpay.
Linval might be gone.
Reiff will be gone or big time restructure.

I think we extend Cousins and lower his cap number.

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ORIGINAL: David F.

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: Steve Lentz

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ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

Top #Vikings grades from MIN@LAC:

Offense
• Rudolph: 80.3
• Boone: 79.5
• Cousins: 79.2
• Reiff: 70.6
• Cook: 66.4
• Ham: 65.8

Defense
• Hunter: 93.1
• Harris: 90.9
• Waynes: 83.3
• Barr: 81.6
• Smith: 79.5
• Shamar: 78.6
• Kendricks: 74.6

(Nick Olson on Twitter)

Rudy keeps performing!

Actually earning that ext. Been really blocking with effort this year. Good to see.

It's definitely one of Rudolph's best seasons. It's the type of season that should be expected and should have been expected in prior seasons. For reference, on average he's the 4th highest paid TE and generates about the 15th best production. Still - a definite improvement this season. He seems to have lost some of his entitlement and that's also a good thing.

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ORIGINAL: kgdabom

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: ambear

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ORIGINAL: ratoppenheimer

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

Thanks Todd and Rat for pointing that out.

I recall Zim pounding his fist on the draft table for Kearse. So maybe he does value him and will increase his role. He damn well should IMO cuz Kearse with his size and ability can really matchup with TE's and tall wr's.

.
.

for the 2020 season we are already $2m over the cap and only have 37 players signed - we need 16 more players to field a team and that doesn't include the practice squad...a player like kearse is a luxury that we just cannot afford anyway....

Even with a 10 million dollar cap increase and some restructuring, there will be cap casualties.

I think we will be drafting a corner with one of our top 3 picks.

Rhodes will be gone.
Waynes has a good chance of being gone. Someone will overpay.
Linval might be gone.
Reiff will be gone or big time restructure.

I think we extend Cousins and lower his cap number.

I don't see Cousins taking a lower cap #. QBs are getting funny money and Captain Kirk has been playing very well.

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ORIGINAL: David F.

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: Steve Lentz

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ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

Top #Vikings grades from MIN@LAC:

Offense
• Rudolph: 80.3
• Boone: 79.5
• Cousins: 79.2
• Reiff: 70.6
• Cook: 66.4
• Ham: 65.8

Defense
• Hunter: 93.1
• Harris: 90.9
• Waynes: 83.3
• Barr: 81.6
• Smith: 79.5
• Shamar: 78.6
• Kendricks: 74.6

(Nick Olson on Twitter)

Rudy keeps performing!

Actually earning that ext. Been really blocking with effort this year. Good to see.

It's definitely one of Rudolph's best seasons. It's the type of season that should be expected and should have been expected in prior seasons. For reference, on average he's the 4th highest paid TE and generates about the 15th best production. Still - a definite improvement this season. He seems to have lost some of his entitlement and that's also a good thing.

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ORIGINAL: ratoppenheimer

would anyone here trade diggs for a 1st?...it would also save us $15m next season...he's only got five td's....

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ORIGINAL: GopherFan34

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ORIGINAL: David F.

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: Steve Lentz

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ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

Top #Vikings grades from MIN@LAC:

Offense
• Rudolph: 80.3
• Boone: 79.5
• Cousins: 79.2
• Reiff: 70.6
• Cook: 66.4
• Ham: 65.8

Defense
• Hunter: 93.1
• Harris: 90.9
• Waynes: 83.3
• Barr: 81.6
• Smith: 79.5
• Shamar: 78.6
• Kendricks: 74.6

(Nick Olson on Twitter)

Rudy keeps performing!

Actually earning that ext. Been really blocking with effort this year. Good to see.

It's definitely one of Rudolph's best seasons. It's the type of season that should be expected and should have been expected in prior seasons. For reference, on average he's the 4th highest paid TE and generates about the 15th best production. Still - a definite improvement this season. He seems to have lost some of his entitlement and that's also a good thing.

Just maybe, you and a few others were flat out wrong about him, and stop the entitlement line, it's complete bullshit. Are you saying someone sat him down and gave him an ultimatum. This isn't high school.

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ORIGINAL: David F.

LMAO, only on talkvikes...

Rudolph goes 38 catches for 360 yards and 6 TDs with clear quality replacement in the wings. COMPLETE VINDICATION, greatest red-zone threat in the league, earned his extension, no longer an easy cut.

Diggs goes 60 catches for 1073 yards and 5 TDs and literally the barest shelf of WRs in the league. Trade him. Not specifically this page but in the past - 'shut up and play'.

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ORIGINAL: kgdabom

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: ambear

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ORIGINAL: ratoppenheimer

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

Thanks Todd and Rat for pointing that out.

I recall Zim pounding his fist on the draft table for Kearse. So maybe he does value him and will increase his role. He damn well should IMO cuz Kearse with his size and ability can really matchup with TE's and tall wr's.

.
.

for the 2020 season we are already $2m over the cap and only have 37 players signed - we need 16 more players to field a team and that doesn't include the practice squad...a player like kearse is a luxury that we just cannot afford anyway....

Even with a 10 million dollar cap increase and some restructuring, there will be cap casualties.

I think we will be drafting a corner with one of our top 3 picks.

Rhodes will be gone.
Waynes has a good chance of being gone. Someone will overpay.
Linval might be gone.
Reiff will be gone or big time restructure.

I think we extend Cousins and lower his cap number.

I don't see Cousins taking a lower cap #. QBs are getting funny money and Captain Kirk has been playing very well.

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ORIGINAL: ratoppenheimer

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ORIGINAL: David F.

LMAO, only on talkvikes...

Rudolph goes 38 catches for 360 yards and 6 TDs with clear quality replacement in the wings. COMPLETE VINDICATION, greatest red-zone threat in the league, earned his extension, no longer an easy cut.

Diggs goes 60 catches for 1073 yards and 5 TDs and literally the barest shelf of WRs in the league. Trade him. Not specifically this page but in the past - 'shut up and play'.

nobody here said they wanted to trade diggs, pal...relax....

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ORIGINAL: David F.

LMAO, only on talkvikes...

Rudolph goes 38 catches for 360 yards and 6 TDs with clear quality replacement in the wings. COMPLETE VINDICATION, greatest red-zone threat in the league, earned his extension, no longer an easy cut.

Diggs goes 60 catches for 1073 yards and 5 TDs and literally the barest shelf of WRs in the league. Trade him. Not specifically this page but in the past - 'shut up and play'.

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: kgdabom

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: ambear

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ORIGINAL: ratoppenheimer

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

Thanks Todd and Rat for pointing that out.

I recall Zim pounding his fist on the draft table for Kearse. So maybe he does value him and will increase his role. He damn well should IMO cuz Kearse with his size and ability can really matchup with TE's and tall wr's.

.
.

for the 2020 season we are already $2m over the cap and only have 37 players signed - we need 16 more players to field a team and that doesn't include the practice squad...a player like kearse is a luxury that we just cannot afford anyway....

Even with a 10 million dollar cap increase and some restructuring, there will be cap casualties.

I think we will be drafting a corner with one of our top 3 picks.

Rhodes will be gone.
Waynes has a good chance of being gone. Someone will overpay.
Linval might be gone.
Reiff will be gone or big time restructure.

I think we extend Cousins and lower his cap number.

I don't see Cousins taking a lower cap #. QBs are getting funny money and Captain Kirk has been playing very well.

Extension = More money up front(signing bonus), lower cap figure because it would be a 4 or 5 year deal.

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ORIGINAL: GopherFan34

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ORIGINAL: David F.

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: Steve Lentz

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ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

Top #Vikings grades from MIN@LAC:

Offense
• Rudolph: 80.3
• Boone: 79.5
• Cousins: 79.2
• Reiff: 70.6
• Cook: 66.4
• Ham: 65.8

Defense
• Hunter: 93.1
• Harris: 90.9
• Waynes: 83.3
• Barr: 81.6
• Smith: 79.5
• Shamar: 78.6
• Kendricks: 74.6

(Nick Olson on Twitter)

Rudy keeps performing!

Actually earning that ext. Been really blocking with effort this year. Good to see.

It's definitely one of Rudolph's best seasons. It's the type of season that should be expected and should have been expected in prior seasons. For reference, on average he's the 4th highest paid TE and generates about the 15th best production. Still - a definite improvement this season. He seems to have lost some of his entitlement and that's also a good thing.

Just maybe, you and a few others were flat out wrong about him, and stop the entitlement line, it's complete bullshit. Are you saying someone sat him down and gave him an ultimatum. This isn't high school.