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The Vikings are in an interesting spot. They are headed into the last year of Cousins' deal so they'll need to address the future there soon, whether it's this year or next.
A lot of the guys worth a shit are getting old too. They probably have to restructure Brian O'Neill this year plus at least cut Theilen, Smith, and Kendricks to have some type of space (about 17 million). Maybe they can snag a later pick by trading Smith. Chris Reed is an easy cut. Address depth a little cheaper at guard. That would get them up to nearly 20 million. Get rid of CJ Ham as well. No reason to pay 3+ million for a FB.
Garrett Bradbury is a FA that they probably want to re-sign and they have 15 overall. They probably sign back their two ERFAs. Bradbury on a Pat Elfein-type contract makes some sense but nothing probably more than that. Do those moves and they probably sit at 19 million in space, which lets them add a couple of value free agents and address the draft.
They can't do too much otherwise unless they get rid of Harrison Smith, Jordan Hicks, and/or Dalvin Cook. I can't see them getting rid of Kendricks and Hicks in the same off-season. Smith is a staple of consistency in their secondary. Cook is a damned good back and they are going to have a rookie QB soon enough (probably).
I dunno, it's going to be problematic for Minnesota to get any better. It's probably time to start the rebuild process while keeping enough pieces around to compete for the division again.
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