Minnesota Vikings Claim LB Xavier Adibi Off Waivers From Houston Texans
by Christopher Gates on Sep 4, 2011 1:30 PM CDT
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PrintThe Minnesota Vikings have made a roster move this morning to give them some help at a spot that they appeared to be short-handed at when the 53-man roster was announced yesterday.
According to Tom Pelissero of ESPN 1500, the Vikings have claimed linebacker Xavier Adibi, who was released by the Houston Texans. It has not yet been made known who the Vikings released in order to make room for Adibi on the roster.
Adibi was the fourth-round pick of the Texans (118th overall) in the 2008 NFL Draft out of Virginia Tech. In three years with the Texans, he has appeared in 34 games, having started eight times. He has 68 total tackles and two forced fumbles in his time in the NFL.
I'm not sure exactly what sort of plans the Vikings have for him at this point, but he's here.
EDIT: My apologies for not catching that the Texans' switch to the 3-4 defense just happened this past off-season and that Adibi has, indeed, been in a 4-3 in Houston up until now. This helps the move make a bit more sense, in any event.
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Depth.
Plain and simple. At least he’s healthy and won’t be overpaid like Farwell was.
I'm still a Minnesotan at heart...
There isn’t as much difference between ILB in a 3-4 and MLB in a 4-3. The biggest challenge he would face is the depth MLB’s need to get in cover pass coverage.
I like this pickup, he’s a solid player. And as urluckyday points out, definitely a more affordable option than Farwell. I’ll be curious whose roster spot he’s taking though.
GREAT pickup
I mean, he looked awesome in that 28-0 loss to the Vikings 3 days ago.
And he averaged 2 tackles in 11 games last year. Tyrell Johnson can do that.
Whatever. I’ve got the feeling this guy will be looking for work again soon enough.
Ya it makes more sense bringing in a 3-4 ILB than a 3-4 OLB
But I was hoping for Tavares Gooden. At least he’s been a decent starter in the league for a good defense to boot.
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Ummm, Sorry to correct you Chris but Houston has been running a 4-3 defense for all of Adibi's career. They just switched to a 3-4 this year under Wade Phillips.
The change in defensive scheme is likely one of the reasons Adibi got cut.
I figured they would add a LB as many others did too
Here are some scouting reports …
http://www.fftoolbox.com/nfl_draft/profile_display.cfm?prospect_id=1314
http://www.nfldraft101.com/draft/profiles/player/308/Xavier_Adibi.jsp
Check the 3 cone time which is faster than Cris Cook.
http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=11675&draftyear=2008&genpos=OLB
http://warroomreport.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=194&Itemid=1
here is a snippet from the warroom report …
He projects best to the outside in a Cover 2 scheme, where his playmaking skills and ability to play zone coverage will serve him well playing on the weakside.
He started 5 games his first year in 2008, zero games in 2009, and then 3 games last year.
He seems like he has a chance to contribute on special teams at the least and backup Erin H.
Still faster than Joe Haden and Kareem Jackson
I think he could be good in coverage and Lord knows the Vikings need LBs that can cover, no?
Reports project Adibi as a weak side linebacker
Sounds like Xavier Adibi will offer more insurance in case Erin Henderson gets hurt or doesn’t perform. Fast LB’s that tackle well are always in demand in the NFL, either on Special Teams or at the weak side. Vikings picked up Larry Dean as a free agent; I wonder who they’ll cut to keep Adibi? Onatalu?
can it be next sunday yet please.
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Might be a nice pickup.
Texans have had a pretty strong LB corp, so it’s been tough for him to start. And I think he was just not a great fit in Phillip’s D.
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by PurplePeopleEaters on Sep 4, 2011 4:16 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Safety going?
I wonder if this means one of the safeties (T. Johnson?) will be going to make room for him. Seems unlikely they’ll keep 5 going into the season.
TE?
I’m worried that Reisner might be the one to go….
Abidi gives us
Depth and $1m more in cap space compared to Farwell. We now have a little more room to maneuver. Hoping we get one quality o-line player. Defense will be fine if we can get pressure on the QB. Consider we will face Rodgers, cutler and stafford twice each – we are gonna give up some yards. Key will be turnovers. I like our d-line so think we will be in good shape. SD will be a great test to see how good we can be.
by Vikefandc on Sep 4, 2011 5:21 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Was hoping we signed The Pats safety
but looks like the Bears snagged him first.
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by UnBannedVikingholic on Sep 4, 2011 6:05 PM CDT reply actions
Can't believe we didn't jump on Meriweather
I could think of a couple guys o go if we had signed him. I really think there is a lot behind all this to free up $ for AD to sign B4 free agency. They won’t want to insult him after the Johnson ordeal. I think they will do all they can to bring the same if not, higher offer to AD during the season
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Cap space
Before the cuts, the Vikings had the lowest available cap space in the league. Not sure they could have squeezed him onto the roster.
The one that bugs me is Reisner. 2 TE sets, with only 3 TE’s on the roster, and 2 of them are free agents next year. If Reisner is claimed by another team, they could be looking for 2 or 3 new TE’s next year.
Good p/u
Guy is better insurance for Erin as well as a can maybe cover as a MLB…no surprise to me Riesner was cut, did not see that much that he flashed, backup TE’s are also easy to find.
Am wondering though if they p/u another TE for rotation, thinking they might and cut maybe a Dline Evans or maybe Saftey…am waiting for some more moves maybe 2 or even 3 more…Cooper,Evans,Johnson, or A Allen, for upgrades to LB’s and TE……Evans maybe after KWill returns.
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