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Funkytown wrote: Any details?

Three yrs, 10.5 mill. 4.5 mill guaranteed.

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HornedMessiah wrote:
Kinda surprising on both of those. According to PFT, Verner's deal with TB is 4 years @ 26mil, 14 mil guaranteed. Seems reasonable considering how much interest there was in him around the league. You also gotta think the Saints maybe got a decent deal on Byrd as well, considering the cap problems they've been dealing with.

So if the Vikes are still looking to land a CB, who is left? Captain Munnerlyn? Revis once he's cut?

Yeah really makes the Packers look like they blew their load on Sam Shields. I am not a big fan of Verner, so I'm actually glad we held off.

I wouldn't mind Aqib Talib.

Would rather have had Vontae Davis over all of them, but he got a Shields type deal.

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i feel like we missed the boat on the cb situation. we needed to sign one good guy on the defensive front and we did that, but we also drastically needed a cb. originally i thought verner was asking for WAY more money than what he signed for. and as far as revis goes, he'll want at least 9 million a year and someone will give it to him. talib is also out there but he will ask for a ton as well.

There are still a number of good options at cb. Not to mention a talented and deep group in the draft

frosted21 wrote:Verner to Tampa Bay

Byrd to New Orleans

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Looking at his contract, it looks like the Vikes could have easily afforded him, even the 14 mill gauranteed.

frosted21 wrote:Toby signed with the Jags

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Wow. Why would he want to go there?

I think the smartest option at this point would be to go after a veteran corner who can be a good 1 or 2 year option while mentoring our younger Corners. I think the ideal person would be Antonio Cromartie as long as the price is within reason. Asante Samuel would also be a player who, although pretty old (33), could hold down a starting spot while mentoring the other corners. Walter Thurmond III is also a player I'm intrigued by who has been a solid slot corner and is still young, but the price and off field issues will likely lead the vikings in a different direction.

headless_norseman wrote:
Wow. Why would he want to go there?

Probably the only team that would give him any snaps outside of the goal line.

Good riddance, we need a scat back with some blocking and some wiggle. Not a glorified full back.

headless_norseman wrote:
Wow. Why would he want to go there?

Probably for the chance to start.

Demi wrote: Probably the only team that would give him any snaps outside of the goal line.

Good riddance, we need a scat back with some blocking and some wiggle. Not a glorified full back.

Completely agree with this, I personally think we need to give Bradley Randle more time on 3rd downs. he's been working his #### off all season and he's the perfect Darren Sproles type guy for Norv Turners system. (Assuming we don't actually get Darren Sproles lol). I wouldn't mind seeing DeAnthony Thomas being brought in to play that role also.

Demi wrote: Probably the only team that would give him any snaps outside of the goal line.

Good riddance, we need a scat back with some blocking and some wiggle. Not a glorified full back.

That's probably mostly true with that team. And maybe even start a few games?

Jeffbleedspurple wrote: Was he even a Viking to re-sign? I thought he was somewhere else

He's been our primary backup on our interior for a few years now

another corner off the board, my personal favorite

Aqib Talib - DB - Broncos

Broncos signed CB Aqib Talib to a six-year, $57 million contract with $26 million guaranteed.

http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/4640/aqib-talib

I knew the Vikings weren't gonna dish out that much money for a corner. He was a longshot for us from the start.

Well.. I wonder if that makes DRC available....