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The Twins are also giving him a 15M gift certificate to Joe Senser's Sports Bar.

I think Jones is already replicating 2025, he just doesn't have his X receiver threat to launch deep sideline passes to. Which he was still hitting at a below average 56% completion rate by the way. Now without Alec Pierce, it's just out-breaking throws and then checkdowns, which he was doing with the Giants too. As Vikings fans, we're all done with it as far as I can tell. I'm curious about the Packers former practice squad hero Kyle McCord though. They traded him to Green Bay South (the Dolphins) for a 6th. I'm guessing Green Bay South won't stab Green Bay North in the back by re-trading him in-division, but if they are sticking with Malik Willis (they shouldn't), I'd be curios about that guy.

Jeffers is one of the best hitting catchers in the league, he's nowhere close to average. The lineup would have a huge hole in it if he's replaced with someone else.

Is there someone better available in a trade? The clock is going to run fast this year with the CBA expiring. Teams are going to have to decide to either pony up early, or risk missing out all together if they don’t have an answer before time runs out.

I would rather go with Wentz than Jones. I might rather go with Brosmer actually. I’d like KOC or another ‘QB’ guy explain how Jones is different than Murray, other than ‘he’s taller’.

I think the national guys are low on the AAV, I think it’s 20M minimum and might push to match the QO earning. And I’d still pay it. There is just so little on the free agent market I want. If he’s willing to sign prior to free agency, I’d take the bird in the hand over risking losing out on Arozarena, Suzuki or Lowe. Pass on pretty much any other offensive free agent. And I still pursue one of those three guys presuming Tom Pohlad was being truthful about expanding the payroll and 155M is the floor. As it should be.

I love that stuff. I mean, not Murray missing Jefferson being open all day long, but being able to explain QB progression and reads. And I agree, even if Wentz is off target, he's way more likely to find the correct targets. Another very under emphasized bonus to going to Wentz; he is naturally an under-center QB, and that will help both the run game, and sell play-action.

Unless he can start hitting slants and layer passes over the middle, I think I'm out.

As a Viking fan, that actually sound par for the course to me. Always wrong place, wrong time.

I hope they open up the passing game again, but honestly, that 9 point Chicago game in the rain might have been the only time in the last two years that we could sit back and say, wow, KOC actually out-coached a top tier coach. I will be curious how this works though, because the two games Wentz, he played like he was running the Murray dink-and-dunk offense. Which sucks. Will they stick with that scheme, or let Wentz chuck it all over the field while we all hold our breath every pass? I hope it's a bit less reckless than most Wentz game plans, but not nearly as conservative as we've see so far all year.

Cousins is currently the focal point of the whole franchise. The team did the chains bit again and they all seem to legit love the guy. If I'm running a team, a third round pick at the risk of widespread player resentment isn't worth it at all.

I could care less if they were honest or cagey about it, it was time to make the switch.

I generally like Mike Florio, but when he gets on a pet topic, he will not let it go. His new one, the Vikings should trade for Daniel Jones, is absolutely boiling my blood. Daniel Jones is bad like Kyler Murray, except Jones turns the ball over significantly more. And even if he didn't the logic is baffling. The Vikings dumped JJ McCarthy largely because he couldn't throw the ball over the middle of the field. Then they sign Murray on the cheap, who, guess what, ALSO can't throw the ball over the middle of the field. So trade for Daniel Jones, who's maybe best known for NOT being able to throw the ball over the middle of the field?!?!? Sure, might as well give the Colts Justin Jefferson straight up for Jones because he'd still be of no use in this offense.

I don't think Kirk gets a 2nd (because NFL teams think their mid-round picks are more valuable than they actually are), but putting myself in the Raiders shoes, I wouldn't see any benefit to moving him for less than that, and maybe not even that.

So Jauan Jennings nixed a trade back to the 49ers? Because he likes it in Minnesota too much? What the hell is going on here?