Fadingpain Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 Actually, he's worth 4.75 mil. Different context, different concept.
OldTimer1960 Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 Well, you know pickings are slim when you trade for Matt Cassel. In the last 4 seasons, he has completed < 60% of his passes and thrown 30 TDs and 34 INTs. Â If Manuel can't beat him out, he definitely should not be in the league. Still, I'd rather have Cassel than McCown.
The Poojer Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 EJ is our starting QB Â Â We really need to build up the Oline otherwise Cassel is gonna take a ton of sacks.
Jamie Nails Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 So very little in the end. Very good deal IMO. Totally fine with this compensation
NoSaint Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 @alexmarvez: . @buffalobills swap their 1st 2015 5th-round pick for @Vikings 2015 6th-rounder and give Min a 2016 7th-rounder for Matt Cassel @NFLonFOX Was pretty close to expected
TheFunPolice Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 (edited) Locker/Cassel/EJ is an upgrade at the QB rotation. Â McCoy is a HUGE upgrade at the RB position. Â Rex is an upgrade at the HC position and DC position (although Schwartz was also very good). Roman is an upgrade at the OC position. Â IF they can sign Hughes all I see are upgrades all over the place on a 9-7 team. Edited March 4, 2015 by TheFunPolice
BigPappy Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 its a made up joke. we arent getting a 1st to take a player they were likely to just cut. I was actually wondering more about our picks that we were giving up. I knew you were joking about the first rounder.
Acantha Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 Different context, different concept.Not really. You can say the Vikings got rid of him for the two low draft picks, or you can say they got rid of him for the two low draft picks and 4.75 mil of cap space a couple of days before FA starts. That's at least a slight bit more than nothing.
Lurker Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 http://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/294032921.html  Perspective on Cassel as a backup....
DPR4444 Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 @ChrisBrownBills: Cassel vs. rest of free agent QB field http://t.co/NDBKTCPWVs  from the above link:  Name G/GS W-L-T Comp. Att. Pct. Yards TD/INT Rating Matt Cassel 91/71 33-38 1397 2369 59 15727 96/70 80.1 Brian Hoyer 32/17 10-7 356 630 56.5 4557 19/19 76.8 Jake Locker 30/23 9-14 408 709 57.5 4967 27/22 79.0 Colt McCoy 33/25 7-18 501 831 60.3 5458 25/23 78.2 Matt Moore 49/25 11-12 452 768 58.9 5342 33/28 79.2 C. Ponder 38/36 14-21-1 632 1057 59.8 6658 38/36 75.9 Mark Sanchez 71/70 37-33 1226 2176 56.3 14510 82/80 74.1 Michael Vick 138/112 59-50-1 1767 3151 56.1 22093 131/87 80.4
The Big Cat Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 That's next to nothing. I'm relieved. Â Â So very little in the end. Very good deal IMO. Â Â That's hilarious. We swap a 5 for a 6 and give up an additional 7 in a different year for Cassel. Â That is the hard way of saying Matt Cassel is worth NOTHING. Â soooooooooooooo...matt cassel for a song. now only 88% of the fanbase hates it.
PortlandiaEast Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 I am pretty open to this move... give him a chance with McCoy, Sammy, Woods, maybe something can happen. I'll wait to make my judgement. Maybe he ends up starting opening day!
jimmy10 Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 In a vacuum, not too excited. But looking at the available QBs, not bad move. At least we added a QB to the roster. Exactly. We were acquiring a ho-hum QB no matter what.
PortlandiaEast Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 (edited) I know stats don't tell the whole story but with the above FA comparison, this trade makes sense. You have to keep in mind the limited availability. Signing a top 5 or even top 15 qb isnt an option. Edited March 4, 2015 by PortlandiaEast
Fadingpain Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 (edited) Not really. You can say the Vikings got rid of him for the two low draft picks, or you can say they got rid of him for the two low draft picks and 4.75 mil of cap space a couple of days before FA starts. That's at least a slight bit more than nothing. Oh I see. You are throwing a bit of cap space into the equation. Yeah, that's fair enough. Â His FMV as a commodity in the NFL is still more or less nothing. By the way, he didn't fetch 2 low draft picks. They gave up a low draft pick too. Edited March 4, 2015 by Stopthepain
The Dean Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 @alexmarvez: . @buffalobills swap their 1st 2015 5th-round pick for @Vikings 2015 6th-rounder and give Min a 2016 7th-rounder for Matt Cassel @NFLonFOX Â If true, that's fine. A good trade, IMO. Â Still not sold on the McCoy trade, though.
Fadingpain Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 Exactly. We were acquiring a ho-hum QB no matter what. That's right. Remember folks! The realistic goal this off-season is to end up with something "slightly more" than Orton. Which ain't a hell of a lot.
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