What do you do in the offseason if you are the Vikings?

[dirk digler]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

Let’s see how he does in the playoffs first but if he shits his pants I would tag and trade. Go see if there is a stupid team out there willing to give up draft picks and give him $40-50 million/yr contract.

I agree

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

I agree

I don't think you can risk tagging him now. Unless you're willing to keep him (and by virtue of his contract, likely start him).

Because ultimately I think he'd probably get nearer $25 million on the open market, if that. So if you tag him, you're starting $15 million or so underwater on his market value.

Now maybe some team wants him as a short term stop gap but they aren't giving up a 2nd for that.

You might get a 3rd for him at this point with that tag attached. In the meantime, you have a massive cap hold as FA opens. Additionally, you have the risk that NOBODY wants him at that figure and you're stuck with that cap hit.

He was just too damn bad the last two weeks and in a way that's easily replicable. One game of inaccuracy is one thing. Consecutive playoff style games where the same thing absolutely destroyed him twice in a row and that thing isn't difficult to duplicate...that's just a disaster.

I don't think you tag him at this point. Let him walk, hope he signs a deal that nets you a comp pick at some point.

These last two weeks just couldn't have gone any worse for the Vikings.

[dirk digler]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

I don't think you can risk tagging him now. Unless you're willing to keep him (and by virtue of his contract, likely start him).

Because ultimately I think he'd probably get nearer $25 million on the open market, if that. So if you tag him, you're starting $15 million or so underwater on his market value.

Now maybe some team wants him as a short term stop gap but they aren't giving up a 2nd for that.

You might get a 3rd for him at this point with that tag attached. In the meantime, you have a massive cap hold as FA opens. Additionally, you have the risk that NOBODY wants him at that figure and you're stuck with that cap hit.

He was just too damn bad the last two weeks and in a way that's easily replicable. One game of inaccuracy is one thing. Consecutive playoff style games where the same thing absolutely destroyed him twice in a row and that thing isn't difficult to duplicate...that's just a disaster.

I don't think you tag him at this point. Let him walk, hope he signs a deal that nets you a comp pick at some point.

These last two weeks just couldn't have gone any worse for the Vikings.

Yeah you are probably right as no team is going to give up high draft picks for him after his last 2 games. So let him go and test the market. I bet there is a stupid team out there ready to pay him like they are going to do for Cousins.