The P/PTSD Perspective: A Trade Gets a Gust of Wind, LT Help, and How to Ship Out MIN’s 1st
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The P/PTSD Perspective: November 2nd, 2024
1) All of the Sudden, A Vikings Trade Theory Gets a Fresh Gust of Wind: Originally, the theory got some airtime over on The Vikings Gazette. The piece on PurplePTSD responds to the Jets dropping down to a measly 2-6 after Week 8. Does their humdrum record lead to a willingness to ship out corner D.J. Reed?
2) There’s 1 Team the Vikings Could Call for LT Help: In the end, Minnesota did go to Jacksonville for some help along the offensive line. Last year, the opposite occurred as Minnesota traded Ezra Cleveland to the Jags. Fast forward a year and it’s the Vikings reinforcing their o-line with a player coming from the Jags.
3) How the Vikings Could Actually Trade Away their 1st-Round Selection: Unlikely, but not impossible. Begin with a tremendous talent coming back. Then, partner that elite talent with a 2nd and/or a 3rd. Minnesota could then onboard a great player while lessening their draft capital, not outright forfeiting their draft capital. Think back to the Kwesi Adofo-Mensah deal for T.J. Hockenson as a comparable scenario.
4) Recent Vikings Trade Just Got Even Sweeter: Indeed. The financial details are some extra icing and what was already a pretty great cake. Minnesota now has enough room to pull off another move if there ends up being a desire/opportunity to do so.
5) Vikings Coaches Tease More Run for a Rookie: The playing time for Dallas Turner (or lack thereof) has been both befuddling and discouraging. After all, he’s a super talented pass rusher who arrived after a pair of costly trades up the board. Do we see the rookie get onto the field with more consistency moving forward?
Enjoy the extra reading, Vikings fans.
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K. Joudry is the Senior Editor for Vikings Territory and PurplePTSD. He has been covering the Vikings full time since the summer of 2021. He can be found on Twitter, as a co-host for Notes from the North, and as the proprietor at The Vikings Gazette, a humble Vikings Substack.
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