Freeman to sign with the vikes

[soflavike]

Here is some video to warm our hearts... kid's got a gun!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20O5gtEM_Zo

[yezzir]

Upgrade over everyone on the roster...which isn't saying much. And young enough to buy us a few years and at least let us be competitive in the mean time. And hopefully keep the front office from reaching for a QB just because Cassel and Ponder are the only ones on the roster. Good short term and possibly longer term signing.

Yep. And he won't eat away at AD's prime years during his "development" as a rookie QB would.

Ponder will never start another game for the Vikings.

[PotGoblin]

I guess keep an eye on the waiver wires over the next couple days. My guess it would be ponder or MBT getting the walking papers.

[King James]

We just went from junk (Ponder) to hot garbage (Freeman)

[yezzir]

One-year contract. Hmm. How much are we going to even see of this guy if Cassel continues to do well?

That sure screams of the Vikings planning on him playing at least a bit this year. If Cassel loses the next couple games, Freeman is our franchise QB. (Assuming he transitions nicely to our offense.)

[soflavike]

You don't sign Freeman on a one-year deal to have him hold a clipboard. Captain Noodle-arm is done.

[King James]

I guess keep an eye on the waiver wires over the next couple days. My guess it would be ponder or MBT getting the walking papers.

I pray to got we keep MBT and get rid of Plunder.

[NDVikeFan]

They said $3,000,0000 is what he got on NFL network? What!?

[PacificNorseWest]

Does this show some of you guys that what you hear in interviews or in newspaper columns that Spielman and Frazier aren't as stubborn or as dumb as you'd like to hope?

Spielman is on his grind and I respect and appreciate it.

[PotGoblin]

They said $3,000,0000 is what he got on NFL network? What!?

you mean $3,000,000

but yea I figured since tampa still had to pay him his remaining salary this year, they grabbed him for the minimum. But I guess not. you don't bring someone in to be a backup and pay them $3 mil.

[mondry]

psshhh, we gave Cassel 4+ million to back up Ponder!

[HardcoreVikesFan]

Cya Ponder!!!

Pretty excited to see what Freeman has for us. If he sucks, no biggie, we have the draft. If he does great, resign him and we have a franchise QB who will only be 26 next year.

Oh and just food for thought: In 2011, 22/31 243 yards 1 TD and 1 INT against us and a win for Josh Freeman. In 2012, Freeman was 19/36 for 262 yards, 3 TDs and no INTs for another win.

[Demi]

I pray to got we keep MBT and get rid of Plunder.

Get rid of both of them...

[Husker Vike]

Wonder how long it will take him to learn playbook? Musgrave has about as vanilla an offense as anyone in NFL,at least Freeman has a big arm that might be able to stretch the field a little

[lyzarde]

Wonder how long it will take him to learn playbook? Musgrave has about as vanilla an offense as anyone in NFL,at least Freeman has a big arm that might be able to stretch the field a little

What's to learn besides the verbiage? He could go out there and just call plays as it is "run to the right" or "short pass to Carlson". We telegraph our play by our #### formations anyway. At least the threat of a long pass is somewhat believable with Freeman. I really hope he's out there week 7.

Its possible he starts week 6 too. Has all week to practice still and he's in football shape.