Questions Answered: Trade Preference, Vikings Free Agent Signing, Over or Under
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Questions Answered: Trade Preference, Vikings Free Agent Signing, Over or Under
Also, please note: These are opinion-based responses. Some answers will be incorrect from time to time. But we’ll try to keep that to a minimum.
Q: Of all the Vikings’ realistic trade scenarios — like Adam Thielen or Marshon Lattimore — which do you prefer the most?
Answer: A later-rounder for Tennessee Titans wide receiver Treylon Burks.
This idea started at Bleacher Report in May, with Minnesota possibly sending a 7th-Rounder to Tennessee for Burks’ services. In short — yes, please.
The Titans have about four other dudes ahead of Burks on the current depth chart, including DeAndre Hopkins, Calvin Ridley, Tyler Boyd, and Nick Westbrook-Ikhine. Burks is buried. Some Titans pundits claim he’ll play special teams in 2024.
For a 6th- or 7th-Rounder, Minnesota should barter with Titans general manager Ran Carthon, a former coworker of Kwesi Adofo-Mensah in San Francisco. Burks could then probably slide into Minnesota’s WR3 role.
Q: Who’s one free agent you predict the Vikings’ll end up signing?
Answer: Robert Woods or Stephon Gilmore.
Brian Flores’ defense might need cornerback depth after Khyree Jackson’s tragic passing, and Robert Woods could become available on the free-agent market right after summer roster trimdowns.
Gilmore has ties to Brian Flores from the New England Patriots days, and O’Connell has a connection to Woods from Los Angeles.
Either one makes a lot of sense. Give us Gilmore foremost and Woods if the Texans release him in August.
Q: Would you bet the over or under for the Vikings’ proposed 6.5 wins?
A: We believe the Vikings will finish 7-10 in 2024 — so the over is our choice.
Minnesota finished 7-10 last year with an honest-to-goodness quarterback carousel and was only 4-4 when Kirk Cousins fell injured. If they could fire up a 7-10 record with quarterback instability in 2023, they can do it again in 2024.
For Minnesota to produce a record better than 7-10 or 8-9, Sam Darnold or J.J. McCarthy must be the real deal(s), and no one is too sure about either guy, at least not in July.
We say 7-10. Narrowly covering the over.
Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2007. Subscribe to his daily YouTube Channel, VikesNow. He hosts a podcast with Bryant McKinnie, which airs every Wednesday with Raun Sawh and Sal Spice. His MIN obsession dates back to 1996. Listed guilty pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ Basset Hounds, and The Doors (the band).
All statistics provided by Pro Football Reference / Stathead; all contractual information provided by OverTheCap.com.
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