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MaroonBells · (This post was last modified: Yesterday, 09:37 AM by MaroonBells.)

(03-25-2026, 09:38 AM)SurfnRide Wrote: IMO we have some major needs that need to be addressed with the 1st 4 picks. My dream is S, DT, C, DT. Unless we grab Wilkens for cheap and then we can start messing around. Our IDL is trash right now. We're going to get destroyed up the middle against the run. S, DT, C, G. Pick 2/3/4 can be interchanged. BPA

I wouldn't exactly call it trash with Jalen Redmond, who ranked 2nd in the NFL in "blown blocks forced" behind only Maxx Crosby and ahead of players like Jared Verse and Derrick Brown.

But yes, unless we intend to start the hyphens, we need to add two. I would've preferred a free agent and a draft pick, but we may have to take two in the draft.

SurfnRide · Yesterday, 10:37 AM

(Yesterday, 09:36 AM)MaroonBells Wrote: I wouldn't exactly call it trash with Jalen Redmond, who ranked 2nd in the NFL in "blown blocks forced" behind only Maxx Crosby and ahead of players like Jared Verse and Derrick Brown.

But yes, unless we intend to start the hyphens, we need to add two. I would've preferred a free agent and a draft pick, but we may have to take two in the draft.

Agreed on Redmond. He has been an amazing surprise. On a 1 year 1.075M contract so if he performs again this year we will have to pay him. We need depth and IMO 2 DT's in the top 4 picks. I feel like we are ok on DE's with AVG, Turner and Greenard if he stays.

MaroonBells · Yesterday, 10:50 AM

(Yesterday, 10:37 AM)SurfnRide Wrote: Agreed on Redmond. He has been an amazing surprise. On a 1 year 1.075M contract so if he performs again this year we will have to pay him. We need depth and IMO 2 DT's in the top 4 picks. I feel like we are ok on DE's with AVG, Turner and Greenard if he stays.

Yes, right now we have an embarrassment of riches at Edge. But if we trade Greenard, we're going to have to turn right around and use the pick we get for him on an Edge, unless the teams is ready to promote Batty or Richter to the role Turner played last year.

SurfnRide · Yesterday, 01:20 PM

(Yesterday, 10:50 AM)MaroonBells Wrote: Yes, right now we have an embarrassment of riches at Edge. But if we trade Greenard, we're going to have to turn right around and use the pick we get for him on an Edge, unless the teams is ready to promote Batty or Richter to the role Turner played last year.

I'm fine with that if we get rid of Greenard. It would be addition by subtraction. I hope we get atleast a 2nd for him. I really dont want to get rid of him but age catches everyone and we can get value for him while he is playing good. AKA the patriots way. We'd have 5 picks in the first 3 rounds.

purplefaithful · (This post was last modified: Yesterday, 01:40 PM by purplefaithful.)

(Yesterday, 01:20 PM)SurfnRide Wrote: I'm fine with that if we get rid of Greenard. It would be addition by subtraction. I hope we get atleast a 2nd for him. I really dont want to get rid of him but age catches everyone and we can get value for him while he is playing good. AKA the patriots way. We'd have 5 picks in the first 3 rounds.

Man...Hard for me to part with Greenard, even for a 2nd rounder. Not saying I wouldnt do it, but I would have to think long and hard about it...

That rotation of him/Gink/Turner covers an awful lot for weakness in the IDL and no pro-bowlers in the DB room.

Plus (as MB noted) you are trading a proven Edge commodity for most likely a draft pick that you have to HOPE pans out. Greenard still makes a lot of OT's look silly.

SurfnRide · (This post was last modified: Yesterday, 02:01 PM by SurfnRide.)

(Yesterday, 01:38 PM)purplefaithful Wrote: Man...Hard for me to part with Greenard, even for a 2nd rounder. Not saying I wouldnt do it, but I would have to think long and hard about it...

That rotation of him/Gink/Turner covers an awful lot for weakness in the IDL and no pro-bowlers in the DB room.

Plus (as MB noted) you are trading a proven Edge commodity for most likely a draft pick that you have to HOPE pans out. Greenard still makes a lot of OT's look silly.

Yes he does make people look silly. I made a mistake and thought he was 32. Nope 28. DE's don't typically start dropping off in performance until 30-32 usually so he still has miles in the tank.

Hope we keep him. We still have 8M I think in cap space so there isnt a big need to free up cap space yet.

Personally I want us to take a risk on Wilkins. Top 10 DT. Low risk high reward and our culture is NOT the Raiders. He would be a massive upgrade for us and eliminate the need to draft a DT in a relatively poor DT/DE class.

https://vikingsterritory.com/2026/news/t...ree-agency

*JimmyinSD* · Yesterday, 04:24 PM

(Yesterday, 02:00 PM)SurfnRide Wrote: Yes he does make people look silly. I made a mistake and thought he was 32. Nope 28. DE's don't typically start dropping off in performance until 30-32 usually so he still has miles in the tank.

Hope we keep him. We still have 8M I think in cap space so there isnt a big need to free up cap space yet.

Personally I want us to take a risk on Wilkins. Top 10 DT. Low risk high reward and our culture is NOT the Raiders. He would be a massive upgrade for us and eliminate the need to draft a DT in a relatively poor DT/DE class.

https://vikingsterritory.com/2026/news/t...ree-agency

LOL.... I come to the OL thread to get caught up on the DL. I agree on hanging onto Grenard, we could still move him at the trade deadline if things are going well for a pick next year.

I wonder if Fries has ever played any center? take that big mamajama from Oregon and slide him or and Jackson book end Fries for and IOL trio that would match our OTs.