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  KOC extended
Posted by: NorseFeathers - 01-21-2025, 04:34 PM - Forum: The Longship - Replies (32)

https://www.nfl.com/news/head-coach-kevi...th-vikings

Multiyear contract. Financials unknown at this point.

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  Keeping JJM will be a business decision
Posted by: Montana Tom - 01-21-2025, 01:51 PM - Forum: The Longship - Replies (62)

After listening to all the pundits say why we will re-sign Darnold on a Franchise tag, sign him to a 4-year deal, blah blah ad nauseum, and why we will trade JJM and nobody knows what to do with Daniel Jones...I think I can reasonably forecast what will actually happen in the end. 

It's going to be a business decision (just like letting Cousins walk, which worked out pretty well for us).  After trying to make it complicated, I realized it's not that complicated.

You're going to tie up around $41 million to secure Darnold for one year on a franchise tag, or between $35-$40 million/year on a 3-4 year deal.
You have maybe $50-70 million (depending on who is calculating what) in salary cap room. 
Do you tie up $40mm on one person?  Or do you use that as capital to re-sign the FA's we badly want to keep, and go on the hunt for more help on both interior lines?
JJM's cap hit is team friendly this year and for a couple more years.  

If they are serious about building a Championship calibre TEAM, it makes more sense to spread that salary cap around, not hamstring us into oblivion in future years by deferring cap hits (thanks Spielman).   You've theoretically got say $35mm to spend on improving the roster, and that includes keeping JJM and signing Daniel Jones to a one year backup extension for say $5mm/year (while he attends QB Whisperer School with KOC).  

One variation on that them would be the tag & trade option for Darnold.  Franchise tag him and trade him to some QB desperate team.  There are very few proven options out there and I'm certain that some teams would think they died and went to heaven if they could get Darnold for a bargain $41mm with the option of a long-term deal.  

I'm impressed with some of the moves Kwesi has done to build this roster and get us out of cap hell that he inherited.  It doesn't happen all at once.  I think he learned from blowing the draft his first year, and he's a smart, shrewd guy.  We are sitting with an embarrassment of riches in our QB room, and that give us leverage.  Not one person thought we'd be in this situation 365 days ago.

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  National Championship
Posted by: supafreak84 - 01-21-2025, 10:48 AM - Forum: The Longship - Replies (11)

Welp, as a Notre Dame fan certainly a disappointing end to a great season, but not completely unexpected when accounting for key injuries and the discrepancies in "cost" of the two teams playing in the championship game. Ohio State reportedly spent in excess of $20 million dollars assembling an all-star roster in contrast to Notre Dame's reported $7 million. It was essentially the Oakland Athletics playing the Los Angeles Dodgers. There is no salary cap in college football, some fan bases/boosters are allowed to contribute funds to recruiting "efforts" or payoffs while others aren't. The odds significantly shift in your favor the more you are willing to spend and some programs will pay any cost to win. Ohio State was essentially two or three deep at every position with NFL level talent. I hate Ryan fucking Day, his sharpie penciled beard, and his smug face. But hey, congrats to the Bucknuts..you bought yourself a pretty new ring. College football needs to take a long hard look at the way they conduct business regarding NIL and recruiting. If they just want the same ten or so teams that can spend the most competing for championships every year while reducing the rest of college football to non competitive status...congrats because that's what you've created.

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  2025 NFL Free Agency and Draft: RB
Posted by: MaroonBells - 01-21-2025, 10:41 AM - Forum: The Longship - Replies (362)

I don't see the Vikings adding a running back in free agency. There's just not much out there. Even if we bring back one or both of Jones and Akers, I think the Vikings will take a RB with one of their first two picks. From this list, I love Jeanty and Henderson. Unimpressed by Skattebo and Neal. With the depth of this class, there's probably going to be good backs still on the board after the draft. One sleeper I like right now is Montrell Johnson, Jr out of Florida. 

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  Sup Gang...
Posted by: Wetlander - 01-20-2025, 05:40 PM - Forum: The Longship - Replies (9)

The gods deemed me worthy to return to my mortal shell from Valhalla...

My sole purpose is to protect you fine folks from trolls.  My sword and shield are yours.

BOOM

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  Ben Johnson to Chicago
Posted by: MaroonBells - 01-20-2025, 04:14 PM - Forum: The Longship - Replies (13)

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  Head coaching hirings
Posted by: NorseFeathers - 01-20-2025, 03:51 PM - Forum: The Longship - Replies (71)

Lions OC Ben Johnson hired by the Bears.

That didn't take long.

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  BREAKING: JJ likely traded Sam back to Minnesota
Posted by: DH11 - 01-20-2025, 02:26 PM - Forum: The Longship - Replies (12)

Interesting 

If we could sucker  a team to give us a first round pick for JJ McCarthy, I would jump at it and I’m assuming the Vikings would too. The Vikings brass is obviously putting this out there to gauge the interest in JJ McCarthy…..





https://www.si.com/nfl/vikings/news/insi...jj26xx24gs

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  These playoffs always remind me...
Posted by: purplefaithful - 01-20-2025, 01:15 PM - Forum: The Longship - Replies (4)

How tough it is to win in the NFL...

Great Players
Great Schemes/Fit
Great Coaching
Smiles from the football gods

sheesh....

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  Board Issues
Posted by: JimmyinSD - 01-20-2025, 12:27 PM - Forum: The Longship - Replies (19)

anybody else having the board display all jacked up on certain screens?  if you are please reply as such and with what browser and either desktop/laptop,  or mobile version

I am using Chrome/Desktop

Chrome/mobile seems to be working fine for me though.

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