The Happy Norseman
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ORIGINAL: The Happy Norseman I'm hoping that the combination of an unusual online draft, combined with RS and Zims contract status, equates to some epic wheeling and dealing by RS come draft night. Best draft ever: 1.Jordan Love is still on the board when we pick. It sounds like there would be a good chance that the Saints, NE or Indy would want to trade up to grab him. In a perfect world it's the Colts. They get our first and fourth, we get both of their 2nd round picks (34) and (44). They overpay in this scenario, but they have to so they can jump into the 1st and get their QBOTF. 2. We know Cleveland has a strong interest in Harris. Spielman drafts Xavier McKinney (S) at 25 after confirming Cle will trade their 3rd rd pick for Harris. Vikings now have 3 second round picks and 3 third round picks. 3. RS uses one of his 3 third round picks (plus Reiff) to trade for Trent Williams. At this point the Vikings would have their upgrade at LT, potentially have little to no drop-off at S, and save 11 million bucks in the process. Plus 3 second round picks and 2 third round picks to devote to CB, OG, WR, DT, DE. Post draft new Vikings: Williams (LT) 1. Xavier McKinney (S) 2. Jaylon Johnson (CB) 2. Brandon Aiyuk (WR) 2. Neville Gallimore (DT) 3. Robert Hunt (OG) 3. Darrell Taylor (DE) Will it happen? Unlikely. But it sure would be fun to watch. There is a flaw in your logic. Just a little one. We wouldn't save 11 Mil. Yes that would come off the books if Harris is traded, but we would be adding MORE payroll when we acquire Williams. Im not sure, but I believe in his scenario he is trading away two large contracts in Rieff and Harris and gaining one in Williams. Not sure what Williams will cost, but I doubt it is the same as Rieff and Harris combined cap hits. That's correct. Under the tag, Harris is currently costing the team 11.4mil. Trading Reiff saves the team just under 9mil. I don't know what Williams will cost but his agent quoted $16mil a year. That's the problem with only trading one of our players and trying to take on Williams new contract. The team would be taking on an additional cap hit of between 5 to 7mil a year. That's tough considering the need for additional players via FA.
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