Vikings cuts starting to trickle in.....

Bub bye.

@"StickyBun" said:

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Its about time...

How the previous regime managed the back-up QB was egregious and they got luck KC was an iron man. 

Looks like WR Dan Chisena and CB Kris Boyd are making the final roster......at least for now. 

So Mannion made it an hour longer then Mond. 

@"StickyBun" said: Looks like WR Dan Chisena and CB Kris Boyd are making the final roster......at least for now. 

Chisena is surprising. Vikings have been super patient with his assortment of injuries, so there must be something there. Speed, I get it. But at some point, you'd like to see him use it. 

I think a lot of these guys can be chalked up to the new regime liking their players better.

Predictions: 

• Janarius Robinson chooses to sign with the Giants PS over the Vikings (because of Patterson).
• Mannion goes on Vikings PS for up to 4 games while Mullens gets up to speed then becomes Assistant QB coach.
• Wyatt Davis is not signed to Vikings PS (will be interested in seeing whether any team signs him to PS).

@"VikingOracle" said: Predictions: 

• Janarius Robinson chooses to sign with the Giants PS over the Vikings (because of Patterson).
• Mannion goes on Vikings PS for up to 4 games while Mullens gets up to speed then becomes Assistant QB coach.
• Wyatt Davis is not signed to Vikings PS (will be interested in seeing whether any team signs him to PS).

Yeah, I think you could be right about all three. 

@"StickyBun" said: https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1564606337593626631

Doesn't fit the new D?

@"MaroonBells" said:

@"StickyBun" said: Man, this draft class is looking UGLY.

Cleveland is releasing center Brock Hoffman.

Minnesota is releasing LB Chazz Surratt.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 30, 2022

The Vikings are waiving LB Chazz Surratt, per @AdamSchefter.

If Wyatt Davis gets cut later today, that would be three out of their four third-round picks from last year gone.

— Will Ragatz (@WillRagatz) August 30, 2022

Definitely some misses in the 3rd and 4th round last year. But don't forget our starting safety was among those picks, as was Fast Kenny and Patrick Jones, who looks to be 1st off the bench at Edge. But since most 3-7 rounders never amount to anything, draft classes are mostly evaluated by the success or failure of the 1st rounder, which was Darrisaw, so....

Source says #Vikings have waived TE Zach Davidson.

— Chris Tomasson (@christomasson) August 30, 2022

Will Ragazt:
"In Spielman's defense, Darrisaw looks like a potential future star, Bynum is currently a starter, and Nwangwu led the NFL in kick return touchdowns as a rookie. Jones and Smith-Marsette are intriguing young pieces, too. If Darrisaw reaches his potential, that alone is enough to make this a solid class.
Still, to have four third-round picks and whiff spectacularly on three of them is a tough pill to swallow. The Mond and Surratt picks were iffy at the time, and there have been rumors that Spielman went against the consensus of his scouting staff when taking Davis."

I agree with this but it is too early to predict the hits vs the misses.
But if Darrisaw is a starting LT for a decade and Bynum is a starter and you get depth and situational play from Nwang, Jones, Smith-Marsette then yea a good draft.  Right now, with all those cuts it doesn't look great that is for sure.

@"minny65" said: Will Ragazt: "In Spielman's defense, Darrisaw looks like a potential future star, Bynum is currently a starter, and Nwangwu led the NFL in kick return touchdowns as a rookie. Jones and Smith-Marsette are intriguing young pieces, too. If Darrisaw reaches his potential, that alone is enough to make this a solid class. Still, to have four third-round picks and whiff spectacularly on three of them is a tough pill to swallow. The Mond and Surratt picks were iffy at the time, and there have been rumors that Spielman went against the consensus of his scouting staff when taking Davis."

I agree with this but it is too early to predict the hits vs the misses.
But if Darrisaw is a starting LT for a decade and Bynum is a starter and you get depth and situational play from Nwang, Jones, Smith-Marsette then yea a good draft.  Right now, with all those cuts it doesn't look great that is for sure.

Agree with all, so just a little perspective....the whole idea behind trading down to accumulate mid-to-late round picks is because you know your odds of hitting past the 2nd round are probably under 50%. The more darts you have, the better your odds. So we missed on Mond, Davis and Surratt, but hit on Bynum, Nwangwu...and maybe Patrick Jones and ISM. Jury's still out on J-Rob and Davidson since it seems they will be back. 

I also think that when you do that, you're probably more willing to gamble on a couple of those extra picks. That's exactly what Surratt was. 

But you're spot on with Darrisaw. For example, Vikings drafted poorly in 2017 but nobody really cares much since that was the draft that landed Dalvin Cook. If Darrisaw, Bynum and Fast Kenny continue on their trajectories, nobody will care much about those misses over time.

What will continue to sting? Taking Mond over Mills. 

Interesting to me that we still have so many offensive linemen.  With the exception of Wyatt Davis, i don't think any have been released today....yet. This could be where the biggest decisions will be made: Brandel or Udoh, Schlottmann or Reed. Does Hinton finally make the 53? Others still on the roster include Sokol and Vederian Lowe. 

@"MaroonBells" said: Interesting to me that we still have so many offensive linemen.  With the exception of Wyatt Davis, i don't think any have been released today....yet. This could be where the biggest decisions will be made: Brandel or Udoh, Schlottmann or Reed. Does Hinton finally make the 53? Others still on the roster include Sokol and Vederian Lowe. 

Tim Parrish (OT) was released prior to Davis.

@"MaroonBells" said: Interesting to me that we still have so many offensive linemen.  With the exception of Wyatt Davis, i don't think any have been released today....yet. This could be where the biggest decisions will be made: Brandel or Udoh, Schlottmann or Reed. Does Hinton finally make the 53? Others still on the roster include Sokol and Vederian Lowe. 

The one cut that somewhat intrigues me is Alec Lindstrom from BC -- undrafted Cowboy free agent center.

@"VikingOracle" said:

@"MaroonBells" said: Interesting to me that we still have so many offensive linemen.  With the exception of Wyatt Davis, i don't think any have been released today....yet. This could be where the biggest decisions will be made: Brandel or Udoh, Schlottmann or Reed. Does Hinton finally make the 53? Others still on the roster include Sokol and Vederian Lowe. 

The one cut that somewhat intrigues me is Alec Lindstrom from BC -- undrafted Cowboy free agent center.

@"MaroonBells" said: Interesting to me that we still have so many offensive linemen.  With the exception of Wyatt Davis, i don't think any have been released today....yet. This could be where the biggest decisions will be made: Brandel or Udoh, Schlottmann or Reed. Does Hinton finally make the 53? Others still on the roster include Sokol and Vederian Lowe. 

OL Josh Sokol was let go earlier

@"MaroonBells" said:

@"VikingOracle" said:

@"MaroonBells" said: Interesting to me that we still have so many offensive linemen.  With the exception of Wyatt Davis, i don't think any have been released today....yet. This could be where the biggest decisions will be made: Brandel or Udoh, Schlottmann or Reed. Does Hinton finally make the 53? Others still on the roster include Sokol and Vederian Lowe. 

The one cut that somewhat intrigues me is Alec Lindstrom from BC -- undrafted Cowboy free agent center.

Not confusing him with this brother Chris, are you? 

Twyman also cut. We have now waived 6 of the 11 picks from the 2021 draft class.