Vikes thread!

[dutchboy]

I'm with Glenn, if he doesn't like his contract let him sit. This other kid they have can run & catch the ball also. Once Hock gets back they all better toe the line if they want to see the ball. There is no shortage of guys on the Vikings who can catch & run.

damn.....has that ever happened before???? dutchy agreeing with me!!!!!

Well ya know.....if you were right more often we would agree more often.   

[Steve-o]

 

[glenn57]

I'm with Glenn, if he doesn't like his contract let him sit. This other kid they have can run & catch the ball also. Once Hock gets back they all better toe the line if they want to see the ball. There is no shortage of guys on the Vikings who can catch & run.

damn.....has that ever happened before???? dutchy agreeing with me!!!!!


Well ya know.....if you were right more often we would agree more often.   

[Gunner55]

Addison is in the 2nd year of rookie deal which are always for 4 years, the club then has an option year after that. So, he's under team control through the 2026-2027 season. He's not going anywhere IMO. https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/player/_/id/82300/jordan-addison

[Steve-o]

And Jefferson is under contract until 2028.

Having talent on the roster is a good problem to have.  Deciding when to "pay" a player and if/when to deal 'em is still a problem.

The good news - like you point out - is that the Vikes have a couple of years to see who will stay healthy, who becomes a head case, and who is motivated to be the best - AND to see if McCarthy is going to pan out.

[LPS]

We have a lot to look forward to.   

[Gunner55]

Actually, his contract runs through the 2026-2027 season. So, with the option year he wouldn't be a UFA until after the 2027-2028 season.

[Gunner55]

  I hope Flores has something special up his sleeve for the next game as Detroit did whatever they wanted against Zimmer's D yday. To be fair, I think they had 6 starters on that side of the ball hurt. Still, I don't think that would've changed things that much. We best be ready!!

[LPS]

I was sure hoping Dallas would put the hurt on Detroit too.  Darn.  I don't often root for Dallas.  LOL  And the Pack won too.  We have a tough division. 

[LPS]

Vikes were favored by 1 yesterday.  They are up to 2.5 today.   

[Gunner55]

Risner off IR & Jones had a light practice on Monday.

[LPS]

So the Vikes have Cam Akers RB back from the Texans.  Hope he doesn't get injured again.  Cost a 2026 6th rd pick I think.

[Gunner55]

  NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported Tuesday that the Vikings acquired running back Cam Akers and a 2026 seventh-round pick from the Houston Texans in exchange for a 2026 conditional sixth-round pick.                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                       
 Per Pelissero, the Vikings acquiring Akers is not due to any long-term concern surrounding Jones, who could play Sunday against the Detroit Lions.   

[LPS]

Sure won't hurt to have an extra RB around.  Early in the season yet.

[Steve-o]

It is amazing sometimes how relatively "little" guys are worth in NFL trades.  We get Akers and a 7th for a 6th?     Seems like the biggest no-brainer in the history of mankind.

I was curious, so I went back in time to see if I recognized the names of any Vikings players from the 6th or 7th rounds over the past 10 years.  I recognized about a quarter of them.

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/min/draft.htm