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Originally Posted by SNR
Linkenbach sucked dick with the Colts.
Schwartz didn't suck dick with the Vikings. He played pretty well, actually.
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My friend is a fan, Viking season ticket timeshare, was quite complementary of Schwartz and sad to see him go. they drafted Loadholdt to play RT, and according to most vikes fans he hears on the radio was consistently outplayed by Schwartz, but they wouldn't give him any PT then let him walk.
Schwartz was a gold mine FA signing last year, but he earned his payday and moved on. Dorsey got what he wanted, a year of veteran presence to grow a younger cheaper starting RG. I wanted him back too, but geebus it's time to let go and move on.
Finding, developing, and plugging young guys like Rishaw Johnson in the lineup is exactly what Dorsey has said he's going to do. If they aren't ready yet, you bring in another cheap short term vet, aka Joe Mays vs Nico Johnson or Abdullah vs Commings, or draft someone else (TE anyone?).
I swear this place will bitch when you sign too many FAs and don't try the guys you drafted, then bitch when you don't sign FAs and try the guys they drafted. And yes, i'm qualifying Rishaw, Cooper, as essentially guys drafted or UDFA or practice squad/TC rookie waiver pickups. Teams will drop and sign these prospects back and forth all the time, and good teams will treat them all the same level, based on performance not draft position. I hope that's how we do it. Yes i'm lookin at you Kelce!!
We'll know exactly how the FO and coaches feel these prospects have developed on who/what/when we draft in 2+ weeks. Obviously if we grab OG or FS or TE 1st round that speaks far louder than the hopeful mini-camp fluff we're fed this time of year.
Just please don't be G!!! I'm on the Rishaw bandwagon, and maybe it's in large part cause I'm gonna have a hard time stomaching OG @23 with so much playmaker talent in this draft and I really hope they do believe in RJ as RG starter.