The month of
March is finally here and with that being said it is time to crank up the
excitement as the NFL calendar brings us closer to March 11th. Yes,
3:00 CST it is a free for all as free agency will begin.
The people
in Minnesota are currently living in the 3rd coldest winter in the history
of the state. I feel we will feel the NFL heat as it gets hot on March 11th.
I will read the internet websites and watch all the football I can to see what
Minnesota does.
I came upon
an article by ESPN Minnesota Vikings writer, Ben Gosseling who reported even
more exciting news for Vikings fans. The fact that Minnesota will have the 4th
most money to spend gets my purple blood flowing even faster.
As excited
as I am about free agency it also makes me think and reflect on current Vikings
free agents and the fact I may never see them in purple again. I will have my
picture book as a keepsake of that player who may not be back.
The Vikings
cut ties already with one of the possible free agents when they released Erin Henderson.
The remainder of the list shows one true high profile player and that is Jared
Allen.
The list of
free agents:
Jared Allen,
Charlie Johnson, Marvin Mitchell, Joe Berger, Joe Webb, J’Marcus Webb, Everson
Griffen, Desmond Bishop, Chris Cook, Toby Gerhart, Fred Evans, Jerome Simpson,
Matt Cassel and Kevin Williams is a long list with many possibilities.
My personal
feeling is we have seen the last of Jared Allen in purple. I would love to see
him back but I believe he will command a lot of money and the Vikes seem to
have the theme of youth going.
Matt Cassel
even though he opted out of the contract I believe the Vikes will get him back.
Toby Gerhart is the most interesting free agent to me. He is a true talent but
with Adrian being the man my heart tells me Toby will leave for a team that he
will see more playing time.
I do feel
Everson Griffen is a must to have back, He is young and two years ago he showed
his tremendous upside. I do love that Brian Robison is already locked up so to
have Griffen on the other side will give the team 2 speed rushers.
Kevin
Williams has been a tremendous player for the Vikings and I believe the team
will bring him back for a minimum of a year. I also am a fan of Fred Evans who
has showed his value as a backup. I just don’t believe it will take a ton of
money to bring these back.
The article
write by Gosseling has the Vie thought to have roughly 23 million in salary cap
room. I just feel last year was a real eye opener to what the team needs to do.
The Wilf’s remain committed to the
future. I only speak for myself in saying I believe Mark and Zygi will not let
me down with buying the best.
The combine
is now over and with that said I will tell you I watched every minute I could.
The amount of athletes that participated was awesome along with the speed of
some of these guys.
I will admit
the mock drafts are fun to watch but really does anyone really know? Do the
teams even know?
I am pulling
for a quarterback and the 3 I like are, Teddy Bridgewater, Johnny Manziel and
Blake Bortles. I would take anyone of those and enjoy watching them in the
future wearing purple.
I am high on
a quarterback but will not be shocked if the team went defense with the number
8 pick. I do not believe the team will move up especially after reading a
statement from Rick Spielman who said he wants 10 picks instead of 8.
It is a time
of year to dream and talk smack on what fans want. If the team takes defense
first how will fans react?
I am going
to enjoy the ride and whatever happens I will be there with the team supporting
the heck out of them.
Thanks for reading
Purplestick
Source:Ben Gosseling ESPN Minnesota Vikings
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