Clowney to CLE; FA Options at DE for Vikings Diminish
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The chief malady for the 2020 Minnesota Vikings defense was singular. Due to a wildly reduced pass rush – compared to Mike Zimmer teams of yesteryear – the Vikings defense tanked to fourth-worst in the NFL via points allowed.
Seemingly every game was marred by a leaky defense displaying poor tackling, a flimsy run-stopping approach, and a nonexistent pass rush. When Danielle Hunter was lost for the season late in the summer (confirmed in the autumn), the defensive line went from formidable with the addition of EDGE rusher Yannick Ngakoue – to nauseating. Too, Zimmer was sans Michael Pierce, a sizable nose tackle signed to replace the exiting Linval Joseph.
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With the addition of Nate Sudfield, that’s probably a bad sign for either Jimmy G or Josh Rosen. Also, the 49ers had a familiar face visit in Ronald Blair. A healthy Blair would serve as a great backup pass rusher.
Garoppolo is set to count $26.38 million against the cap in 2021. San Francisco can save a whopping $23.6 million by trading him. This is no small deal given that the NFL salary cap decreased in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Moving off Garoppolo would enable the 49ers to potentially add another star player in a trade. Allen Robinson, anyone? In turn, they could potentially target a cheaper option in Gardner Minshew to be the stopgap quarterback.
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AGOP: The Ricky Bobby Offense By IMissFatRex on Mar 13, 2021, 11:29pm EST +
AGOP: The Ricky Bobby Offense I wanna go fast – Fictional Racecar Driver Ricky Bobby from the film Talladega Nights (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= qJGsSuFRIg)
Over the past decade or so, our offense can be described as many things. One example of such a description is bad, while another is slow. Like Ricky Bobby, I want (this offense) to go fast. The AGOP that follows reflects that want along with a focus on creating an offense that is conducive to developing a young QB
In order to keep myself honest and my numbers accurate, I relied on the following websites for various pieces of information on cap figures, draft positioned, and contract expectations and wanted to shout them out