2026 Vikings Season

[Vanimal46]

Now let's push the chips in and acquire JT or King Henry. I'd even take a guard 

[Mike Sixel]

1 minute ago, Vanimal46 said:

Now let's push the chips in and acquire JT or King Henry. I'd even take a guard 

If there was a starting OG vailable, I'd like that. 

[nicksaviking]

Ha, I wonder how Kirk feels about this? Outside of possibly Josh Allen and Joe Burrow, I'm not sure if there's another QB in the league that will have as much pressure on him than Cousins.

It's completely unfair, but the casual fan base and people around the league are going to look at this as a game-changing hero move.

[nicksaviking]

Also, we haven't talked much about RBs, but is Braelon Allen available? Every time Breece Hall comes back, Allen goes right back to being a Jets afterthought.

[Aggies7]

I don’t know how the contract stuff works, but what are the odds he could be the quarterback next year too?

[Mike Sixel]

1 minute ago, Aggies7 said:

I don’t know how the contract stuff works, but what are the odds he could be the quarterback next year too?

He has a massive poison pill. Like 80 million guaranteed if he's in the roster.

[Parfigliano]

9 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

I'm in for this. It might not work, but it's the right attempt. Also, well done trading their own third....

Gotta be better then what they ran out there last night

[Vanimal46]

4 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

I don’t know how the contract stuff works, but what are the odds he could be the quarterback next year too?

 

[Danchat]

They didn't even ask for the Eagles 3rd, which is going to be top of the round... geez, that was a lot cheaper than I expected. No complaints here!

24 minutes ago, TheLeviathan said:

Thank god.  This speaks to my earlier point:  Brisset went for a 4th and a 7th.

The Ravens got a 5th back, so really jumping from Round 4 to 5. Quite a bit less than the Cousins trade.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

6 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

He has a massive poison pill. Like 80 million guaranteed if he's in the roster.

I swear this number has gone up every year for the last ten years!

Like, in 2029, will the Cousins cap hit be $260 million or something? 🤣

[Mike Sixel]

Just now, Hosken Bombo Disco said:

I swear this number has gone up every year for the last ten years!

Like, in 2029, will the Cousins cap hit be $260 million or something? 🤣

Dude and his agent should be in the hall of Fame for negotiations. According to kluwe....

[Vanimal46]

1 hour to go... Can we flip Murray to another team? Will we get a RB? 

[Mike Sixel]

5 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

1 hour to go... Can we flip Murray to another team? Will we get a RB? 

I'd cut Wentz at this point. 

[Danchat]

5 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

1 hour to go... Can we flip Murray to another team? Will we get a RB? 

There's already a report out that he's been ruled out for the Packers game. Seems like the grade 2 hamstring strain is real, probably means he's out 3-4 weeks. Nobody is trading for him hurt, and even healthy they probably weren't getting much.

[Mike Sixel]

Just now, Danchat said:

There's already a report out that he's been ruled out for the Packers game. Seems like the grade 2 hamstring strain is real, probably means he's out 3-4 weeks. Nobody is trading for him hurt, and even healthy they probably weren't getting much.

Which is why you can't just cut Wentz....

[nicksaviking]

5 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

1 hour to go... Can we flip Murray to another team? Will we get a RB? 

Trying to find a fit but it's hard. Maybe Tampa because they have a UDFA rookie as Mayfield's backup. And Cleveland is still Cleveland so he could be a fit there. Detroit would make sense, but no way the Vikings trade him there.

[Vanimal46]

1 minute ago, Danchat said:

There's already a report out that he's been ruled out for the Packers game. Seems like the grade 2 hamstring strain is real, probably means he's out 3-4 weeks. Nobody is trading for him hurt, and even healthy they probably weren't getting much.

Oh well. I wanted to get out ahead of it because he's probably not thrilled that he will be on the bench the rest of the season when he returns from injury.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

9 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

Dude and his agent should be in the hall of Fame for negotiations.

Next to the shrine for Randy Dobnak's agent! 🙂

[Danchat]

2 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

Which is why you can't just cut Wentz....

They could cut him, re-sign him to PS and promote him 3 times if necessary. Or do that to Brosmer.

[TheLeviathan]

16 minutes ago, Danchat said:

They didn't even ask for the Eagles 3rd, which is going to be top of the round... geez, that was a lot cheaper than I expected. No complaints here!

The Ravens got a 5th back, so really jumping from Round 4 to 5. Quite a bit less than the Cousins trade.

Sure, but it set the gauge.  A 2nd for a rental was just never on the table.  Hell, Vegas didn't even get our best 3rd as you pointed out.

Meaning this was much closer to a 4th round talk than 2nd 

[nicksaviking]

7 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

Which is why you can't just cut Wentz....

Yeah, and usually veteran #2s are there for what they do in the QB room as much as what they can do on the field. I'd guess they see Wentz as a positive in that regard and maybe Murray not so much.

And Wentz has now twice come in off of the bench for the Vikings. The GB game this year and the Cincinnati game last year. No one's ever going to forget last night, but when Wentz comes in unexpectedly, (so without him being in his own head thinking about it all week most likely), he's been pretty good.

[Vanimal46]

Needless to say, the excuses are over for KOC. Teasley went out and got a guy who's a multi-year starter in his system. It's go time... Playoff win(s) or he's gone. 

[nicksaviking]

4 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

Oh well. I wanted to get out ahead of it because he's probably not thrilled that he will be on the bench the rest of the season when he returns from injury.

Ha, yeah, they'll probably put him on the IR now, just like the Cardinals did last year. 

I'm sure he'll enjoy playing for the Jets in 2027 though.

[nicksaviking]

1 minute ago, Vanimal46 said:

Needless to say, the excuses are over for KOC. Teasley went out and got a guy who's a multi-year starter in his system. It's go time... Playoff win(s) or he's gone. 

I'll say that with Atlanta in particular, Cousins did seem to have a bit of a chip on his shoulder. My biggest critique of him in the past was that he was too much of a boy scout, running the plays and the prescribed audibles just like the coaches told him to. 

If he's got more cowboy in him now and will go off script when KOC makes questionable choices, that could make up for any physical limitations that come with aging.

[Danchat]

5 minutes ago, TheLeviathan said:

Sure, but it set the gauge.  A 2nd for a rental was just never on the table.  Hell, Vegas didn't even get our best 3rd as you pointed out.

Meaning this was much closer to a 4th round talk than 2nd 

It might have been the later 3rd rounder because the Vikings chose to take on the $10M bonus in 2027. The Raiders might have been able to pay that out but unloaded it off their books.

[Vanimal46]

Dumb teams make dumb decisions. Rebuilding with a 28 year old RB? Good luck with that Indy

[Mike Sixel]

Just now, Vanimal46 said:

Dumb teams make dumb decisions. Rebuilding with a 28 year old RB? Good luck with that Indy

Super dumb. 

[Mike Sixel]

 

[Danchat]

53 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

Dumb teams make dumb decisions. Rebuilding with a 28 year old RB? Good luck with that Indy

They can trade him over the offseason with 2.5 years of control...  this is like not trading Joe Ryan over the 2025 deadline. Except RBs fall off sooner than pitchers do. Probably should have moved him.

[djvang]

I remember fans were down on Cousins before he left. Too many 5 yd passes on 3rd & 10. Atlanta gave him a ridiculous contract so I understand the Vikings letting him leave. At least he won't have to worry about fans wanting the backups replacing him since they're all terrible.