The trade deadline in football is hardly the identical as in different sports activities. In Main League Baseball or the Nationwide Basketball Affiliation, it represents a frenzy of roster motion.
Even with Roger Goodell transferring the date again barely, there simply isn’t a lot to shake up the game. Kwesi Adofo-Mensah had a possibility on Tuesday however opted towards pulling the set off.
After all, the Vikings already made a considerable transfer by buying Cam Robinson. As soon as Christian Darrisaw was misplaced for the season, there was a direct want to switch the beginning left deal with. For a crew that was 5-2 on the time, there was no motive to not defend Sam Darnold and see what might occur.
Acquiring Robinson value Minnesota little or no. The decide compensation was negligible at finest, and the Jaguars are choosing up the vast majority of the tab financially. That put the Vikings ready to make one other transfer earlier than Tuesday’s deadline. As an alternative, they selected to not.
It’s honest to know that any commerce will need to have a accomplice for it to work. It’s fully attainable that Adofo-Mensah supplied up belongings, and none of his fellow basic managers took the bait. Nonetheless, the Vikings have a first-round decide and two fifth-round picks in 2025. None of them needs to be anticipated to drive vital worth. The previous goes to be on the backside of the spherical, and the latter choices have been utilized, akin to sweet on deadline day.
I do not know if Adofo-Mensah stated that his first-round decide was up for grabs, however he actually ought to have. A yr from now, J.J. McCarthy will probably be absolutely entrenched as Minnesota’s starter, and having an extra beginning caliber expertise alongside him can be nice to see. Draft picks are far too coveted within the NFL, and transferring one or a recognized commodity couldn’t have made extra sense.
From right here on out, the Vikings might want to proceed their profitable methods with out reinforcements. Kevin O’Connell’s roster stays because it has been, and he’ll have to hope the group can keep wholesome.
No big names have been moved on deadline day within the NFL. That’s a part of the issue, however the Vikings ought to have been extra aggressive to make one thing occur.
Ted Schwerzler is a blogger from the Twin Cities that’s targeted on all issues Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Vikings. He’s lively on Twitter and writes every day for Minnesota Sports Fan. As a former faculty athlete and avid sports activities fan, masking our professional groups with a ardour has all the time appeared like such a pure outlet.
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