Brian Flores is signed! I do not know if he will eventually get a head coach offer but at least he wont go and be a defensive coordinator for another team. At the very least, the Vikings will get two 3rd round picks if he gets hired away as a head coach. I do not think there will be any dead money.<\/p>\n
Now that that is out of the way. What do you want to talk about?<\/p>\n
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Reporter drops bombshell report regarding the future of Minnesota Vikings WR Jordan Addison, and it raises major questions<\/a><\/p>\n What does his future look like? According to Sports Illustrated\u2019s Grant Cohn, the San Francisco 49ers, whom he covers, want to trade for Addison.<\/p>\n \u201cAccording to a source, the 49ers intend to be quite aggressive this offseason in terms of trades. They want to trade up in the draft, and they want to trade for a wide receiver. And the wide receiver they\u2019re initially targeting in a trade is Jordan Addison of the Minnesota Vikings,\u201d said Cohn. \u201cAddison is entering year four in the NFL, and the Vikings apparently don\u2019t want to pick up his fifth-year option,\u201d continued Cohn. \u201cThey like Jalen Nailor, who\u2019s going to be a free agent wide receiver on their team. They\u2019d like to keep him, and since they\u2019re not going to pick up Jordan Addison\u2019s fifth-year option, they would be open to trading him.\u201d<\/p>\n That in itself is a bombshell. Not picking up the fifth-year option, even though it\u2019s projected to be just over $17.5 million, would be a major surprise. That\u2019s still a value for what Addison does. Having that kind of player opposite Justin Jefferson is huge to maximize the Vikings\u2019 best player.<\/p>\n He also mentioned the Buffalo Bills as a team that is also interested, which would be history repeating itself. In March of 2020, the Vikings traded Stefon Diggs to the Bills for a hefty haul of a first-round pick and multiple picks on Day 3.<\/p>\n Cohn also mentions potential compensation, which is the biggest thing for Vikings fans.<\/p>\n \u201cThey probably could get him for like, maybe a second, maybe a third, maybe Ricky Pearsall, maybe, maybe Ricky Pearsall and a fourth?\u201d<\/p>\n Secret Superstars: The most underrated impact players of the 2025 NFL season<\/a><\/p>\n Minnesota Vikings: DI Jalen Redmond Jalen Redmond: A Light In The Dark For The 2025 Vikings<\/a> Minnesota Vikings 2026 free agents: Who stays, who goes?<\/a><\/p>\n JJ McCarthy Gets Bad News Amid Vikings, Kevin O\u2019Connell Development<\/a><\/p>\n Nearly a third of the NFL has turned over its head coach position this offseason, which has raised the question about whether Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O\u2019Connell, the 2024 NFL Coach of the Year, is safe in his seat.<\/p>\n Several Vikings reporters have taken the temperature of the Vikings coach\u2019s seat and agree that next season could be vital in O\u2019Connell keeping his job in Minnesota.<\/p>\n And that puts even more pressure on getting the quarterback position right. But whether O\u2019Connell has the runway to see a third season from McCarthy through is a major consideration for the head coach who saw his predecessor, Mike Zimmer, fired after missing the playoffs in back-to-back seasons.<\/p>\n McCarthy will likely be on a short leash if he is named the starter next season.<\/p>\n How Hot is Kevin O\u2019Connell\u2019s Seat? However, the award isn\u2019t the greatest indicator of sustained success, but moreso an incredible single-year feat. And that will require a major quarterback move to find the right insurance for McCarthy.<\/p>\n \u201cI agree that every single aggressive possible route has to be investigated by the Vikings,\u201d Coller said, outlining all the possible quarterbacks who could land in Minnesota from Mac Jones, Kyler Murray, Aaron Rodgers, Joe Burrow and Lamar Jackson. \u201cThere has to be all those possible routes looked into, and you can\u2019t just say we\u2019re going to ride with JJ. It\u2019s a five-year plan. Here we go. Like we\u2019re going to try to develop him over a number of years, like we\u2019re the Packers or something. Probably not. Like, you probably aren\u2019t going to get that much leeway with this decision that was made.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd, it does matter that Sam Darnold has turned out to be on the team that goes to the NFC Championship. That is a very, very bad look for the decision makers in the Vikings organization, which means you have to save yourself this year more likely than not,\u201d Coller added. \u201cYou got to be back in the playoffs. You got to have a winning season. And that could mean something that we don\u2019t even see coming at the quarterback position and could really end up surprising us.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The why behind a possible trade that Cohn mentions is as fascinating as it seems ridiculous.<\/p>\n
Redmond emerged as one of the Vikings\u2019 most reliable interior defenders in 2025. He earned a 73.5 PFF overall grade, ranking third among Minnesota defenders. He was especially dominant against the run, where his 30 run stops, 1.46-yard average depth of tackle, and 19.4% positively graded play rate all ranked second-best on the defense.<\/p>\n
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McCarthy\u2019s third season as a pro will be vital in his development and offer a clear picture of whether Minnesota should invest in an extension for the young quarterback or pivot elsewhere.<\/p>\n
Just a year removed from winning the NFL Coach of the Year award, O\u2019Connell\u2019s name being subject to firing seems absurd.<\/p>\n
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JJ McCarthy Cannot Be the Sole Answer at QB for Vikings in 2026, Analyst Argues
When asked about whether O\u2019Connell\u2019s job is at risk next season, Coller argued that while the head coach has a proven track record of success and galvanizing an organization, a playoff berth is needed to keep many decision makers in their seats.<\/p>\n