Another name that has been thrown out there is Sage Rosenfels. It’s rumored the Vikes are trying to land him, but is he worth a 2nd round pick?
Q: I don't get the Rosefels thing. First, we tried to get him for a third-round pick and that seemed too high for me. Now we're talking about giving up a second-rounder for the guy.
What's the fascination? He's a career backup who's been in the league for seven years and not shown anything yet. I know our backup-quarterback situation is not great, but why give up a player (second or third-rounder) that could make a major change on your team this year? Does this potential move make any sense to you?
Dogg: Rosefels makes complete sense to me because as I’ve said along with millions of other Minnesotans, he can play the QB position better than T-Jax, so anything is an upgrade.
If we want to win, it should be now because we have several key defensive players who are getting ancient (Pat, Sharp, Winfield). I’m never sold on second or third-round picks, so I would definitely pull the trigger on a third-rounder. A second-rounder is probably pushing it but we don’t pick until mid-second round, so I wouldn’t be pissed if we pulled the trigger with him.
Q: OK, I need more info on your Rosenfels man crush.
I don't have the stats to back it up, but I'm pretty sure most first through fourth-round picks usually do pretty good and many start right away in the NFL. Plus, like I said before, he hasn't done anything yet. I know we need a better option at QB, or at least at the backup spot, but how is he worth such high draft picks?
Dogg: OK, maybe with most teams, their first through fourth-round picks pan out, but the Vikings seem to try starting players from those rounds every year and the failure rate is about 99 percent.
I guess I don’t pay attention other teams’ fourth-round picks, but the Vikings have very few who end up being impact players.
Saw Sage play two games last year and the guy can throw the football and throw it well. It’s not saying much, but much better than T-Jack. Every team is passing much more than they run these days and AP can’t do it alone.
Athletic QBs never win Super Bowls either, so I’m down with the pocket passer.
Q: OK, well I’m sure we’ll continue to talk Purple all throughout the offseason, so let’s move on. What team has made the most improvement so far in free agency?
Dogg: I know the 49ers have signed a lot of guys including DE Justin Smith, but I think the biggest signing thus far was Asante Samuel by Philadelphia.
I believe that having a shutdown corner on one side of the field improves a defense so much that an average defense can turn into a great defense with one guy like Samuel. I really wish the Vikings could sign a guy like Samuel because it would make our LBs look so much better and allow them to do what they’re good at instead of trying to cover.
I also think New Orleans made a huge splash trading for Jonathan Vilma. They lack defensive firepower which he’ll immediately bring to the table.
Q: I'm completely with you on the Samuel thing. A shutdown corner is so huge to have in the NFL. Put him out on an island and don't worry about that half of the field.
One of these years, the Vikes might figure out that it helps to have a shutdown cover guy and/or a quality pass-rushing end (Just look at the Giants this year for an example of how important that last one can be.)
Aside from all of that, I love what the Jaguars and Browns have done through roughly a weekend of free agency.
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