Chester Signs With Bears!

Why do I get the feeling that compared to last off-season, this one is going to be rough on us Vikings fans. Favre certainly wouldn’t tip his hand the other day on Leno, either. Sigh. :(

I really liked CT…I think it’s a HUGE mistake losing him for worn-out, injury-prone Westbrook. Ugh. That guy’s as washed up as LT. :(

He’s too old and banged up now.

So don’t borrow that trouble tell it gets here. However, Chicago certainly helped themselves Peppers and CT are going to be a big boost for their crap ass team. almost makes them a legitimate threat next year.

CT is getting 7 million in garuntee money off of a four year twelve million dollar contract. It’s amazing that the Vikes couldn’t match that, 3 million a year for him seems pretty cheap.

for signing an UFA this year.

as much as I hate losing Chester, we really need to work on our offensive line. Loadholt was a great addition but we still need help at both LT and C I believe. The NFC Championship game is proof of this weakness. Westbrook would be a great addition as he’ll only be getting 10-15 touches per game.

Doesn’t look very promising. There’s a guard out of Seattle, and some tackles but most everyone is pretty long in the tooth.

We will more then likely draft a RB in the 3rd or 4th round… after round 30, they are a dime a dozen, and if they have a good line, any RB can excel

Westbrook’s stats last year:
8 Gp 61 rushes for 274(4.5 avg) 1 TD, 25 receptions for 181(7.2 avg) 1TD

Taylor’s stats last year:
16 Gp 94 rushes for 338(3.6 avg) 1 TD, 44 receptions for 389(8.8 avg) 1TD

I liked Taylor quite a bit but 7 million guaranteed in the first year of his deal is a lot for a situational player. If we pick up Westbrook I think our production from this spot is going to be about the same. I’ve heard that Westbrook’s second concussion last year was from returning to early from the first and is not that large of a concern going forward. The injury concern with him is more to do with his knee. If his knee passes a physical then he won’t be a bad replacement for Chester. Also heard on NFL network that the Vikings may be targeting a RB in the first round of the draft.

lost great players to division rivals

but I hate seeing him go to a division rival.

They are some happy campers right now. Going so far as to say division champs for sure conference champs a maybe… Hope they enjoy themselves, I think it’s going to take more than what they picked up (and they picked up a lot ) to get them into that position.

At least Cutler will have a back who can block for him. Unfortunately for CT while the Vikes line wasn’t the best last year it was miles ahead of Chicago’s.

I Hate seeing him go, but i wish him the best… He was darn awesome…. Heck, he should have been starting after Adrian got that 100-something MPH speeding ticket. Thats when alot of his fumbling issue REALLY picked up this season…. And AD should have been pulled after that 2nd Fumble in the Championship game… I dont want LT or Westbrook on this team… Neither will come close to what CT did. We need to draft a RB. Like Tony Gerhart… That kid can flat out PLAY. And we can get him for cheeper and Longer than an LT or Westbrook… Course we could make a play for Sproles! Ha justkidding!

Get Jones, cheaper than Taylor (though i will definitely miss him) and had a productive year last yr (1400 yrds!!). We can sign him since we lost Taylor. Westbrook is broken and LT is broken down. Thomas Jones is the answer.

Looks like the Bears got Julius Peppers today too…Finally some competition with Green Bay for second place in the NFC North!

Taylor did a decent job for Minnesota, was very professional about losing the starters’ job he signed on for, and I’ll even say he was better than his numbers to the team (his numbers aren’t that fantastic). From a fan perspective, he represented a steady hand alternative to Peterson’s increasingly frenetic play. And if Peterson’s fumble issues turn into a Chuck-Knoblauchian, career-threatening mental block, maybe they’ll be in trouble, here.

But Taylor WAS overpaid, and I’m happy the Vikings didn’t match the offer. Before I get deemed a heretic, re-read the first paragraph. It’s just in the cap era (I know, this year’s an exception), you just can’t build a perfect team, and therefore you can’t pay a 3rd down back/clearcut secondary guy that kind of scratch. I wish him luck in 14 games this coming year.
 
So now what? In-house they have Johnson and Young. I prefer Johnson, personally, as Young seems just sort of “meh.” But who knows? Paul Allen’s mentioned they like Clemson’s RB CJ Spiller, so if he falls maybe they make a move there. But who knows? A mid-to-late round RB would have to be compared to Johnson/Young.

Figured he was going to leave, just wish it wasn’t for the Bears.

Brian Westbrook isn’t washed up and has more left and his tank i dont really understand what have that theory stuck in our head… Yes he’s injury prone but at a limited role he can surely excel at wat C.T. was doing here. Heck he beat us just two years ago in the playoffs on an amazing effort on that screen… What do you people Have against Brian really.? Are you just really frustrated of the lost of C.T. and that is blinding you of what B.W. brings to the table? or is it that you just afraid he’s more injury prone and thats the excuse of why you think B.W. isn’t good anymore?

Yes, Chesters replacement is already here!
Use that 12 Mil. elsewhere.
Think about it, AD, Albert Young and Ian Johnson.
It works for me!

Reported Judd Zulgadd

But I personally hate seeing him leave the Vikings.