Mr. Scot

Thanks LP

I'd be okay with it. Kinda think Matt Rhule might not wholly agree with that approach, though.

Acknowledged by PFT...

No argument...

FYI on Watson... From the article: The presiding judge found a middle ground. For those plaintiffs who have filed criminal complaints, Watson will testify after April 1. For all other plaintiffs, he’ll testify when Hardin is available. (Hardin currently is handling a trial in a different case.) That’s not ideal for Watson. The things he says while being questioned in the cases filed by plaintiffs who haven’t made criminal complaints could be used by the prosecutor in the other cases, if the prosecutor so chooses. Moreover, Watson’s testimony could prompt the prosecutor to exercise the broad discretion inherent to the job in a way that results in an attempt to secure an indictment on one or more felony charges. The timeline also makes it harder to trade Watson before other teams begin making decisions about who their quarterbacks will be for 2022. The best seats could be filled before the criminal process ends. There’s one more important point to keep in mind. Watson doesn’t have to settle all of the cases at the same time. He could try to settle the cases that don’t include criminal complaints, if he wants. However, Buzbee and his clients now have even more leverage, since settlement of those claims becomes the ticket to delaying being questioned under oath until April 1, at the earliest.

For the record, Josh Klein confirmed that the story of the Panthers calling the Vikings to ask about Cousins is true.

I've generally put Stafford and Cousins in the same tier of QB. Stafford has elevated himself. Don't know if Cousins will but if we get him, I hope so.

Klein is a legit source So yeah, it's now confirmed.

The NFL requires non-disclosure agreements to be reported to the league office. At the time, there was a load of speculation that Richardson had more than the four which were known. Had those been discovered, he could have been in big time trouble with the league.

If we were able to trade for Cousins without sacrificing the #6 pick, a pairing of Cousins and Pickett would be possible. Wouldn't call that likely, but it's possible.

They'd absolutely have to renegotiate that, which would possibly mean extending him.

Remember him? No word on his role. They don't have a QB coach listed (I think McVay might do it himself) but their "passing game coordinator" who also coached right ends followed O'Connell to the Vikings.

An zrticle from Yahoo Sports with more detail on the radio segment... From the article... On Monday’s edition of Purple Daily, Judd Zulgad of SKOR North noted that the Panthers recently inquired about the three-time Pro Bowler—who is on the final year of a two-year, $66 million mega extension. “They have gotten a call. Now, from what I’ve heard, it went nowhere so far,” Zulgad said. “But it’s interesting that the phone did ring at TCO [Stadium] in Eagen and on the other end of the line . . . the Carolina Panthers. “Quarterback-desperate. Panicked, I’m sure. I think if Matt Rhule and the Panthers don’t have a successful 2022, he’s probably going to be fired ’cause that has not worked out. They cast their lot, in 2021, with Sam Darnold—didn’t work out. And so I’ve heard that the Panthers . . . now the Vikings supposedly said ‘Hey, let’s put a pin in that conversation. We don’t plan to move him now.'” With Cousins set to earn a whooping guarantee of $45 million in 2022 and the Vikings moving into a fresh regime with new head coach Kevin O’Connell, rumblings of a pay cut for the 33-year-old have surfaced in Minnesota. And Cousins’ presumed refusal to entertain such an option (and why would he?) is what may keep a potential trade to Carolina alive according to Zulgud. “But putting the pieces of the puzzle together—Kirk’s demands, or refusal to take a pay cut, leaves me to believe that the Vikings at least would have the possibility of picking that phone back up,” he added. As of now, it seems as though O’Connell is looking forward to working alongside Cousins—as they did in 2017. But if money talks, it may have plenty to say about whether the Vikings end up keeping their quarterback or reeling in a sucker to take him off their hands.

I wouldn't call Cousins a franchise quarterback. But I also wouldn't run screaming into the night if we acquired him via reasonable trade compensation. (hell no on a first rounder)

FYI: Still nothing from any established sources but for what it's worth, a listener to the show tweeted that Zulgad said the Vikings told the Panthers that Cousins isn't available "at this time". There have been reports that Kevin O'Connell plans to stick with Cousins. Of course, you know how "plans" go.

Yet to see any established sources repeat this. Yes it's possible, but no confirmation yet.

Cousins isn't bad, but he hasn't struck me as great either. The Vikings paid for "great" but the best they ever got out of him was "pretty good". Is he better than what we have? Probably, but I'd really like to know what we're thinking of trading if we go that route.

This is the original source. It's attributed to Judd Zulgad, a sports radio guy in Minnesota.

I've already talked about it elsewhere but I'll summarize my opinions here. The coaches I'm excited about: James Campen Chris Tabor Steve Wilks The coaches I'm not so excited about but who I hope work out: Ben McAdoo Kevin Gilbride Jr The coach that makes me wonder what the hell they were thinking: Paul Pasqualoni And the coaches that don't have enough info out there to know how to feel about them: Joe Dailey Robert Kugler

It may be. Just a reminder though that decisions like that can sometimes come back to haunt you.

I don't necessarily have strong opinions about Strong, but this story does remind me a little of that time when the Dolphins were too worried about a certain quarterback's shoulder to sign him. I've forgotten his name. I think it was Drew something

That story got weird, fast.

I've seen arguments both ways. Sometimes a settlement like that is the only justice of victim can get. At the same time, it legitimately feels like the person paying is "getting away with it". We know Richardson had at least four because those were reported. Wonder how many he actually has. Likewise wonder how many Jerry Jones has.

Haven't listened to the podcast, but noticed it references the topic of Jerry Richardson.

I think they're ultimately going to promote from within. Probably Omar Khan, though there's an argument to be made that Brandon Hunt would be a better choice.