Hi guys,
I have had a lot of thoughts going through my mind the past couple of days at work on what the Vikings should do in free agency and the draft. This is my first post and I am by no means an expert but I figured I would post what my thoughts were and see what you all would think. The formatting will probably not be the best either as I have never done this before so bear with me. Alright so here goes...
TRADES
Harvin traded for 3rd round pick (potential suitors open up by taking a 3rd round pick for him is my guess and honestly I would be happy to get a 3rd for him)
Jared Allen traded for a 3rd round pick (I know most people will be highly against this part right here but this makes sense in my head, seeing as we have Griffen and Robison and JA is due quite a bit of money this year)
I would also restructure both John Carlson and Kevin Williams contracts.
FREE AGENCY IN HOUSE
SIGN
CB AJ Jefferson
OL Joe Berger
LB Jasper Brinkley
LET WALK
S Andrew Sandejo
OT Troy Kropog
FREE AGENCY OTHER PLAYERS
SIGN
WR Danario Alexander
LB Brad Jones
I would then release the follwing players
DT Letroy Guion
WR Stephen Burton (sign to practice squad if waivers are cleared)
QB Mcleod Bethel-Thompson (sign to practice squad if waivers are cleared)
NFL DRAFT
1st LB Alec Ogeltree, Georgia
2nd WR Quinton Patton, Louisiana Tech
3rd DE Cornelius Washington, Georgia
3rd WR Aaron Dobson, Marshall
3rd DT Brandon Williams, MSSU
4th Trade for future draft pick
4th CB Tyrann Mathieu, LSU
5th Trade for future picks
6th OG Omoregie Uzzi, Georgia Tech
7th Trade for future picks
7th Trade for future picks
So going into the first game of the season the final 53 man roster would be...
QB Ponder, Thigpen, Webb
RB Peterson, Gerhart, Asiata
FB Felton
WR Patton, Alexander, Dobson, Wright, Simpson, Childs
TE Rudolph, Carlson, Ellison
RT Loadholt
RG Fusco, Schwartz
C Sullivan, Berger
LG Johnson, Uzzi
RT Kalil
DE Robison, Washington
DT Bryant, Ballard, B. Williams
DT K. Williams, Evans
DE Griffen, Reed
OLB Jones, Henderson
ILB Ogeltree, Brinkley
OLB Greenway, Mitchell, Cole
CB Winfield, Robinson, Cook, Jefferson, Mathieu
S Raymond, Sanford, Smith, Blanton, Delmas
K Walsh
P Kluwe
LS Loeffler
KR/PR Alexander
Like I said, just my thoughts but let me know what you all think!