Veteran free agents

[Smithers]

34 minutes ago, Jay Roosevelt said:

Yannick Ngakoue should have happened a month ago.

He’s terrible against the run - like very terrible 

[therealmjl]

10 minutes ago, Smithers said:

He’s terrible against the run - like very terrible 

So he’ll fit right in

[Smithers]

Just now, therealmjl said:

So he’ll fit right in

Haha.  That’s the main reason why I feel like we didn’t pursue him.  We need folks who can do both - there’s a reason he’s heading for his 5th team in as many years

[Jackie Lee]

33 minutes ago, Smithers said:

He’s terrible against the run - like very terrible 

He ranked like 68th out 70 among starters in 2020. 

[Swaggasaurus]

16 minutes ago, Jackie Lee said:

He ranked like 68th out 70 among starters in 2020. 

Hey Jackie were you find that stat? Curious about the same for Floyd, Quinn, and Ingram assuming they all played LB last year.

[Jackie Lee]

1 minute ago, Swaggasaurus said:

Hey Jackie were you find that stat? Curious about the same for Floyd, Quinn, and Ingram assuming they all played LB last year.

I guess PFF, dunno how to view the full list

https://zonecoverage.com/2020/minnesota-vikings-news/what-should-we-make-of-yannick-ngakoues-poor-numbers-against-the-run/#:~:text=Out of 70 defensive ends,43rd of 57 in 2017.

[hepcat]

1 hour ago, Smithers said:

Haha.  That’s the main reason why I feel like we didn’t pursue him.  We need folks who can do both - there’s a reason he’s heading for his 5th team in as many years

There’s a surprising number of top pass rushers who struggle against the run. These guys become one trick ponies 

[Smithers]

1 hour ago, Jackie Lee said:

He ranked like 68th out 70 among starters in 2020. 

Ouch - yeah that’s why he’s still available 

[Dilla]

He also specifically mentioned the XFL, so he must have some eyes on certain players and waiting for their season to be over.

[TheSpecialJuan]

18 minutes ago, Dilla said:

He also specifically mentioned the XFL, so he must have some eyes on certain players and waiting for their season to be over.

Isn’t their season over?

[bythenbrs]

18 minutes ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

Isn’t their season over?

Literally or figuratively?

[BrianS]

I'm actually a little surprised we haven't brought Ionnidis back.  He seems well suited to being a 3-4 DE, and that's where his best years came.

[TheSpecialJuan]

1 hour ago, bythenbrs said:

Literally or figuratively?

It looks like they have one more week 

[w280sax]

1 hour ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

It looks like they have one more week 

Their championship is in 2 weeks.  Semis were this weekend and they have a week off before the championship just like nfl.