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Thielen traded


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13 minutes ago, WUnderhill said:

My thing is, with the cap room we have we could have afforded to pick up his salary to get a better draft pick. I’d be fine if the Panthers picked up his whole salary and got a 2026 3rd instead of a 2027 4th. Who knows if that was even a possibility though.

I just don't think it was. Aging vet who can play, but wasn't going to want to go anywhere but Minn if not here.

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Is everyone overlooking that we essentially got a 4th round pick for a guy who was for sure retiring after this season.  Yes, he's our best receiver, but the reality is this team is not poised to do squat this year.  They have to keep loading up on draft picks.  I am assuming Minnesota picked up part of the salary as well, so we could potentially grab a linebacker from somewhere, which we desperately need.

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Just now, countryboi said:

No other team in this league would’ve given us a fourth for Adam Thielen and that’s no disrespect for Adam but he’s basically a 35-year-old rental

Let's say you have 1 car.  It has a bunch of miles but it still runs.  Its not worth much but you need a car to get to work, go to the grocery store, etc.  Someone offers you 200 dollars for the car, which is more than anyone else will offer you.  Is that then a deal you would take?

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6 minutes ago, WUnderhill said:

Lol I really don’t think it warrants this much ire.

Having a hard time with it. This team can’t develop their draft picks. Ever. Minus Coker. Theilen was better than any 4th rounder.  That’s my issue. Good player that was Bryce young’s safety net. Gone. Leadership is hard to replace. Gone. 

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Just now, Joe Bear said:

Probably just excited to go back home. I don't think there's anything wrong with that. The food up there is far inferior to here but I can't speak for the driving.

This is about the teams IMO, he could have gone home in Jan.   He is closing out his career on a playoff level team.  Minny is 7th best odds for nfc championship

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