A Look at the Vikings 90-Man Roster. Needs, Cap Space, Comp Picks

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1. Greenard trade window closes on day 2 of draft

2. Kaden Wetjen or Ted Hurst in the draft for 3rd WR on the Vikings.

3. Honestly I feel Metellus regressed last year. He's going to have to step it up this year. The good thing about Metellus is that he's available but he's not making enough plays on the ball. In the draft we need to find a ball hawk at S this year. Also, adding depth on the D-line in this draft would be a plus it would help the DBs a ton. We need animals beside Redmond. I also wouldn't mind bringing Harrison Phillips back in onna vet min. If Jets get cut him

4. I'd love to see them add to the O-line, get a strong safety, and maybe score a good running back like Emmet Johnson

5. When you think about it, we need to cut 8 of these players to get down to the 53 players we start the season with. And anyone else we add will require someone else to be cut.

6. Considering how our CBs struggled in man coverage last season, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to add two early—one as an immediate starter, and another to rotate with Isaiah Rodgers or Murphy Jr. to create competition.

   At the same time, while Jalen Redmond recorded 6 sacks, his pass rush win rate (around 6%) and TPS (around 9%) suggest he might not be a reliable long-term starter and could see some regression. Because of that, targeting a high pass rush win rate NT like Georgia’s Christen Miller, along with another 3-tech DT in the late Day 2 to early Day 3 range, could help strengthen the defensive line as well

7. Excellent analysis Andy! I totally agree with those priorities.👍FWIW, I have to say that I am a bit confused, because I thought the Vikes had freed up a lot more cap space than 9 million. Will extensions for Addison, Cashman & one or two others make create more? 🤔 When I look at the roster, the two non-negotiable needs are a really talented & physical Centre, and a mountain of a NT to plug up the middle against the run. With Redmond able to get quick penetration, he will provide some much-needed pressure in the face of QBs, plus help bust up run plays, counters, pulling guards, etc.. So, if TID & LDR can hold their own, the D line should be fine. 🤔 My other area of concern is at Safety. There is no-one at the back who I consider a true difference-maker/star/game-changer (Metellus is smart & good, but he's more of a LB than Safety..), so, IMHO, the Vikes' first 3 picks should be S, NT, then C. (..given the way things are likely to transpire, that likely the order the Vikes will have to get it done) Finally, if they can add WR, DL & RB depth on Day 3, that would be nice, although I'd love Brzezinski to package some of those picks to get one more pick in the top 100. *SKOL!!!*.

8. Thank you!

9. Josh Dobbs is again available. Maybe we should bring him in and put JJ on the practice squad.

10. Rob Brzezinski cleared that cap space so quick.

11. I see all the talk. But Safety is by far the most important player we need to hit on ! D line is deep and young, LBs good DBs probably need better depth. But Safety in a Flores Defense is critical. A young fast version of HITMAN would be impactful. Jackson ain’t Him! Josh well it’s hard to say, since he was injured earlier in the season and tried to play.

12. Hey! He brought the outro music back.❤

13. We could be looking at 20 UDFA’s from this year’s draft if we stick with 9 draft picks in total.

14. JSN recently got paid (paid highest WR). Hoping they can be able to retain Jordan Addison to a long term with the WR market going up.

15. Would love to see the Vikes get a legitimate 330+ lb nose guard/tackle… as it would likely take this D to the next level on 1st and 2nd downs.

16. I’ll tell you what would be a great starting defensive line: Jalen Redmond, Kaydon McDonald, and Christian Wilkins—if healthy.

17. I like the fact that Rob expertise is the Cap because he understands value with contracts and will never have us suffering financially…i fully believe he is putting his all into draft day