Wednesday, March 14, 2012

2012 Viking's Free Agency Part Duex!

So I fully understand the Vikings methodical approach to rebuilding the team. A lot of successful teams have done it this way as well such as the Patriots and Packers. However there are still a number of needs on this team that might not be able to be addressed through the draft, but could be obtained through the free agency. Especially since Spielman said he wants youth. Below are a list of free agents remaining at the end of day 2 that I feel the Vikings should target to fill major needs (in my order of choice of course)...

WR:
1) Jerome Simpson, 26, Bengals 
2) Braylon Edwards, 29, 49ers    
3) Mario Manningham, 26, Giants **Signed with 49ers**
4) Eddie Royal, 26, Broncos  **Signed with Chargers**
5) Early Doucet, 26, Cardinals

CB:
1) Tracy Porter, 26 , Saints
2) William Middleton, 26 , Jaguars
3) Jason Allen, 29, Texans  **Signed with Bengals**
4) Chris Carr, 29, Ravens
5) William Gay, 27, Steelers
 
ILB:
1) Stephen Tulloch, 27, Lions
2) Curtis Lofton, 26, Falcons 
3) Dan Connor, 26, Panthers  **Signed with Cowboys**
4) David Hawthorne, 27, Seahawks 
5) Chase Blackburn, 29, Giants

Any one of those 15 free agents would provide the Vikings with a big improvement in a position of dire need. And as always, I will continue to say that we need to sign OLB Erin Henderson! As for the WR's, they would provide a #2 wide out to put across from Harvin, along with the 2 TE set now, of course, and would likely still need improvement through this draft or in 2013. But if we did get one of them, it would provide us with the opportunity to address all of the other needs on the team in this draft and address WR in 2013.
There's still a lot of time left in this free agency and that will tell us what the brains at Winter Park decide to do to move our team in the right direction.

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