Is it possible the Vikings can make a "salary dump" type of trade? Say trading Rudolph for an average guard or interior defensive player and creating cap space? Maybe a mid/late pick added in either direction to make it work. The vikings have a few players under contract that could traded instead of cut. I realize teams don't like to trade for a player they assume will be cut but this way a tight end poor team (AZ for example) can make sure they get Rudolph instead of a bidding war with a division rival.
About O-Line development/talent why do the packers seem to a much better job at both? Bakhtiari was a 4th round pick, all-pro center Corey Linsley was a 5th round pick and while the vikings where selecting Bradbury in the 1st, who they hope can just become an average center, Green Bay takes Elgton Jenkins, who looks to be another all-pro. So is it drafting, coaching, or the fact the Packers don't have a wooden Indian playing QB!
In response to the very first question, I think I saw somewhere Kirk had a below-average EPA/per play in garbage time among all QBs. I know one stat is not an end-all be-all, but it is interesting that some numbers point to the opposite of him being the emperor of garbage time.
Is it possible the Vikings can make a "salary dump" type of trade? Say trading Rudolph for an average guard or interior defensive player and creating cap space? Maybe a mid/late pick added in either direction to make it work. The vikings have a few players under contract that could traded instead of cut. I realize teams don't like to trade for a player they assume will be cut but this way a tight end poor team (AZ for example) can make sure they get Rudolph instead of a bidding war with a division rival.
About O-Line development/talent why do the packers seem to a much better job at both? Bakhtiari was a 4th round pick, all-pro center Corey Linsley was a 5th round pick and while the vikings where selecting Bradbury in the 1st, who they hope can just become an average center, Green Bay takes Elgton Jenkins, who looks to be another all-pro. So is it drafting, coaching, or the fact the Packers don't have a wooden Indian playing QB!
In response to the very first question, I think I saw somewhere Kirk had a below-average EPA/per play in garbage time among all QBs. I know one stat is not an end-all be-all, but it is interesting that some numbers point to the opposite of him being the emperor of garbage time.