possible ILB just became available

[Captain Morgan]

apparently he didn't fit their current scheme, or it's possible he's a bust.  We'll see if EE is interested

 

Jeremy Fowler
@JFowlerESPN
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2h
#Vikings releasing LB Brian Asamoah, former third-round pick. Team was close to trading him at the deadline last year. Could be effective in new scheme.

 

Mike Kaye
@mike_e_kaye
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#Panthers have added quite a few former Vikings defenders over the past couple of years with Evero as DC (Wonnum, Pat Jones, Akayleb Evans, Luiji Villan, TJ Smith) and still could improve at ILB. 

So, worth considering.  

 

[frankw]

Considering our depth. Certainly kick the tires.

[kungfoodude]

I hate to burst anyones bubble but this guy played 188 total defensive snaps in three years but 802 special teams snaps.

If we do kick the tires, it's probably gonna be for that latter part.

[L-TownCat]

6 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

If we do kick the tires, it's probably gonna be for that latter part.

Can he kick?

[PleaseCutStewart]

Looks like we have gone from getting all of Evero's scraps from when he was in Denver to getting all of the Vikings scraps...

[jfra78]

Seems like am Evero guy to me

[CmC2k]

Zach baun was mainly a special teamer for the Saints before he went to the Eagles last year and broke out. He's absolutely worth giving a shot to considering how bad our overall linebacker room is. 

It seems one of the reasons he was cut was due to fighting in training camp the least 2 years. He sounds like a DOG to me why not kick the tires and see what happens. 

[kungfoodude]

7 minutes ago, CmC2k said:

Zach baun was mainly a special teamer for the Saints before he went to the Eagles last year and broke out. He's absolutely worth giving a shot to considering how bad our overall linebacker room is. 

It seems one of the reasons he was cut was due to fighting in training camp the least 2 years. He sounds like a DOG to me why not kick the tires and see what happens. 

I mean....I don't think that latter part is a point in his favor. Being a hot head isn't a smart thing if you are fighting for a roster spot.

[csx]

It appears he barely played and maybe just sucks.

In 3 seasons he has 395 fewer snaps than Trevin Wallace's rookie season. 

[RevJ]

2 hours ago, csx said:

It appears he barely played and maybe just sucks.

In 3 seasons he has 395 fewer snaps than Trevin Wallace's rookie season. 

But Wallace did get lots of extra snaps since last year's D lined up and refused to stop other teams.  Seems like a couple of games our D was on the field for somewhere around 700 snaps . . .

[LinvilleGorge]

Worth a kick of the tires. He might be better than the worst LB currently on the roster.

[shaqattaq]

14 hours ago, kungfoodude said:

I hate to burst anyones bubble but this guy played 188 total defensive snaps in three years but 802 special teams snaps.

If we do kick the tires, it's probably gonna be for that latter part.

Good, our ST is almost as bad as our ILB depth!

[Khyber53]

Snagging a lot of castoff players from a single team doesn't seem like a very good thing, does it?

Really, think it through. If it was one guy, maybe two, you can say they didn't fit scheme. Three or more and you are just looking for hand-me-downs in hopes that their DC, with a winning program, was just missing on picks and pick-ups regularly.

That doesn't play out.

 

[csx]

3 hours ago, Khyber53 said:

Snagging a lot of castoff players from a single team doesn't seem like a very good thing, does it?

Really, think it through. If it was one guy, maybe two, you can say they didn't fit scheme. Three or more and you are just looking for hand-me-downs in hopes that their DC, with a winning program, was just missing on picks and pick-ups regularly.

That doesn't play out.

 

Its August so obviously quality options are not there. The question is whether any improvement can be made to the bottom of the depth chart.