Should the Vikings make any trades?
We are 25 days away from training camp starting!
Vikings Announce 2024 Training Camp Schedule
• Saturday, July 27 – Back Together Weekend
• Monday, July 29 – First padded practice
• Monday, Aug. 5 – Night practice
• Thursday, Aug. 8 – Last open practice
I like the fact that the team has about 16M or so in cap space that they can utilize for whatever may arise.
I wonder if there is a player they can trade for?
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Washington Commanders: DT Jonathan Allen
The Washington Commanders organization might have more resources invested in the interior defensive line than anyone in the league right now. Jonathan Allen and Daron Payne are former first-round picks who account for two of the top three cap hits on their books this season.
They used an early second-round pick on Jer’Zhan Newton to go with 2022 second-round pick Phidarian Mathis.
Instead, the Commanders could look to maximize their return on a trade by putting Allen on the trade block. With Adam Peters taking over as general manager, this current front office does not have any allegiance to the veteran, and he only has two seasons left on his current deal.
With $18 million left in guarantees, the Commanders could look to trade him to free up cap space and bring back one or two draft picks. Washington filled out its roster with several veteran free agents on one-year contracts.
Allen could be costly but I do not think he would get a first round pick in return like DeForest Buckner. Buckner had made 2nd team All Pro and made the PFWA All Rookie team plus one Pro Bowl. Allen has made two Pro Bowls. I think a 2nd or 3rd might do it? Buckner had just turned 26 (March 17th) when he was traded. Allen turned 29 in January. Allen is making 14M this year and 15.5M next year so a 2026 2nd could be enticing.
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WR Darius Slayton
With the arrival of rookie Malik Nabers, he’ll be bumped to quarterback Daniel Jones’ No. 2 option.
“Darius Slayton has led the team in receiving in each of the last two years,” B/R writes. “However, he has never reached 800 yards in a season, is entering the final year of his contract and skipped spring workouts will seeking a new contract. … Moving Slayton could be good for business.”
Slayton could be nice though and they should be able to get him and a 7th for a 5th. IMHO.
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It had to be scary for the Minnesota Vikings to break up with Kirk Cousins.
There was comfort in having Cousins. Minnesota always knew that they’d have solid, steady quarterback play. That was reassuring even if the Vikings had to realize that reaching a Super Bowl with Cousins was never going to happen. They had more losing seasons (three) in the six-year Cousins era than playoff appearances (two). That wasn’t all Cousins’ fault, and even if he wasn’t taking the Vikings where they wanted to go, he was safe. That’s why Minnesota kept reworking his contract.
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Cousins: cap hits of $25 million in 2024, $40 million in 2025, and $57.5 million each in 2026 and 2027
McCarthy: estimated cap hits of approximately $21.5 million combined from 2024-27, starting with a cap hit of a little less than $4 million in 2024, with a fifth-year option
Can McCarthy be 1/9 of the quarterback of Cousins? Probably. He’s also 14 1/2 years younger. And at some point the Vikings had to realize that paying Cousins $45 million a season wasn’t getting them where they wanted to go, especially in a rapidly improving NFC North. It was just easing their anxiety a little bit.
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“The raw ability that McCarthy possesses has been striking to see firsthand. He already has shown he can fit throws into tight windows with relative ease.”
“The biggest issue for McCarthy has been his lack of consistency when either layering the ball to the boundary or pushing the ball downfield. That’s not unexpected considering he’s relearning his footwork under the tutelage of O’Connell and new quarterback coach Josh McCown. It’s going to click for McCarthy at some point, and when it does, he has the makings of being a very good player.”
– Dan Mizutani of The Pioneer Press
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Undrafted free agent Ivan Pace Jr. was one of the best stories of the 2023 season after winning a starting role in the Vikings’ defense and earning a 77.7 PFF coverage grade. They are pairing him with Blake Cashman this season, with the former fifth-round pick from the 2019 NFL Draft coming off a career year in 2023 (82.1 PFF grade).
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