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A Call: The Minnesota Vikings Will Draft a Quarterback And They Will Do It Early. 0 4 minutes read The Minnesota Vikings may be more interested in a quarterback than it looks. While Kirk Cousins is locked in as the starter for at least 2021, with his fully guaranteed contract that runs for two more seasons, the Vikings currently do not have a viable backup quarterback. Longtime backup Sean Mannion has yet to be resigned, which means the Vikings may be more interested in taking a rookie quarte...

Written by Sean Fitzgerald on April 14, 2021 Photo Credit: The Athletic During the 2020 offseason, the Cleveland Browns braintrust of general manager Andrew Berry, chief strategy officer Paul DePodesta and head coach Kevin Stefanski focused heavily on improving the talent the team had on the offensive side of the ball.  They spent big dollars adding All-Pro tackle Jack Conklin, nabbing tight end Austin Hooper, getting Case Keenum as a mentor and capable back-up ...

The Trade Market for Teddy Bridgewater Is Robust Dustin BakerApr 8, 2021 0 3 minutes read Former Minnesota Vikings quarterback, Teddy Bridgewater, incurred career-changing news earlier this week. The New York Jets shipped a 23-year-old Sam Darnold to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for a 6 th-Round pick this year and two 2022 draft picks – a 2 nd and 4 th Rounder. The Panthers are expected to pounce on Darnold’s fifth-year contractual option for 2022, so the former Jet will lead Mat...

To Draft, Not to Draft, To Trade on Not to Trade: That is the Question Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images Each team at the top of the 2021 NFL Draft appears to be faced with a dilemma as to which of the top players on their board they should draft. William Shakespeare’s depiction of Hamlet and the young Danish prince’s ever-bourgeoning indecision was the playwright’s belief that the bane of modern, overly-intellectualized man is: he thinks too much. As Shakespeare portends in the traged...

Make or break year for Joe Woods? Browns and OBJ’s future? Hey, Terry Updated 5:40 AM; Facebook Share CLEVELAND, Ohio – The draft is coming, but it’s sort of fun that it isn’t a “make-or-break” event for the Browns thanks to the roster upgrade. But lots of other things have fans talking. Hey, Terry: Considering the upgrades to the defense and the possibility of getting Grant Delpit and Greedy Williams both back and healthy, do you see this as make or break year for defensive coordi...

McNiff’s Musings: Spielman, Vikings Can’t Count on Getting Lucky (Again) They lucked out with Jefferson last April, this year? 8 4 minutes read Minnesota Vikings General Manager Rick Spielman stares at the monitor on his home computer, watching the clock wind down. At that very same moment, Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer, sequestered in “Zimmer Ridge Ranch” in Walton, Kentucky, is also watching the clock, waiting to see what the Philadelphia Eagles are going to do with the 21st pick in...

By Zac Wassink  |  Last updated 4/5/21 The Carolina Panthers landed a new starting quarterback on Monday by trading with the New York Jets for Sam Darnold, a move that theoretically makes Teddy Bridgewater surplus to requirements.  Panthers general manager Scott Fitterer didnt directly say the team will trade Bridgewater before the draft opens on April 29, per The Athletics Joe Person, but Fitterer suggested the first-round pick from the 2014 NFL Draft will soon have a ne...

Apr 6, 2021 In the wake of the Sam Darnold trade to the Carolina Panthers, the teams 2020 incumbent starting quarterback — Teddy Bridgewater — suddenly finds himself on thin ice. Bridgewater signed with the Panthers last year, arriving in Carolina on a three-year, $63 million deal.  Alas, despite Bridgewaters relatively steady, solid play under center, the Panthers were among the leagues worst teams — similarly to the Denver Broncos — and found themselves in the market for a potential ...

Taking the long view

Columnist Woody Paige writes that the Broncos probably wont be aggressive in pursuit of free agents and the bigger story will come from whether they retain Von Miller.