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I think Elam at this will be restricted to being a "big nickelback". In the box, pressing the slot receiver, blitzing.

We bought low on Bernard Pollard from Houston, maybe Lewis is next.

That's a big deal for a one year wonder in a contract year. Shows how weak quality pass coverage safety play is in the league nowadays. A weak draft class certainly helped Parker as well. The Steelers paid Mike Mitchell $25M for five years last offseason and he hasn't performed well for them.

Just re-signed with Chiefs for five years $30M.

I think people are putting too much into this. Kubiak brought over a WCO. Trestman runs a WCO offense as well, maybe with a couple of different variations. Trestman is a smart guy who utilizes the talent he has. Blocking scheme is the same, Forsett will be just fine.

Remember, the Vikings already have another young WR in Charles Johnson who displaced Patterson in the starting lineup. They also have to make a decision with Greg Jennings. I guess the decision to keep or trade Patterson depends on how much Teddy Bridgewater is lobbying management to draft his former UofL favorite target Parker.

http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/In-Ozzie-Baltimore-Should-Trust/9f95b5b6-5a84-4072-8936-0fca3f137095 Good article on what happens to players Ozzie lets go.

Bowe had the 15 TD season, he certainly has, or had, red-zone ability. However, his play declined when Andy Reid brought over his WCO that is different than Todd Haley's offense. Maybe Bowe wouldn't be a good fit given we also run a WCO... I wonder if the Vikings would move Cordarrelle Patterson after acquiring Mike Wallace? http://thevikingage.com/2015/03/13/vikings-rumors-cordarrelle-patterson-on-the-trade-block/ What do you guys think?

I think PFF had him graded high too. He would be my number choice as well.

$2.1M signing bonus very nice.

Same here. Thinking positively: - He didn't really take over the full workload until the third week or so, there might be some untapped production there (although added durability risks) - A full offseason with the Ravens to prepare (has been working out at the Ravens facility up until the March 10 start of free agency). - We saw Forsett start to be utilized in the passing game and he has the quickness and vision to cause mismatches. Trestman loves throwing the ball to his RB's. Obviously there are risks with Forsett that have already been mentioned in the deal. Pending the breakdown of the deal, I like it a lot.

I remember that offseason as well. A lot of us on the board were hoping for Brees. I forget what our cap situation was. I think it was tight, but not terrible. I'm sure we could have made a competitive offer. Maybe Billick was still holding on to hope that Boller could develop and an older QB like McNair as a short term option would be better. That 2006 Ravens team is to this day one of my all time favorites.

Former Bengals DE Michael Johnson was released by the Bucs. Could be a buy-low, high reward target for us. Although I'm sure Mike Zimmer in Minny will be his first call.

We will only sign players that have been cut by other teams. No way Ozzie gives up the potential third/fourth round picks we should get for losing McPhee and Smith. Someone like Dwayne Bowe or Kenny Britt sounds like a good pickup for us.

Evans Blue - Eclipsed, Pin-Up, Quote, Shine Your Cadillac, Cold (But I'm Still Here), Beg, and Over are all good songs.

The Twlight soundtrack: 1. Supermassive Black Hole - Muse 2. Decode - Paramore 3. Full Moon - The Black Ghosts 4. Leave Out All the Rest - Linkin Park 5. Spotlight (Twilight Mix) - Mute Math 6. Go All the Way (Into the Twilight) - Perry Farrell 7. Tremble for My Beloved - Collective Soul 8. I Caught Myself - Paramore 9. Eyes on Fire - Blue Foundation 10. Never Think - Robert Pattinson 11. Flightless Bird, American Mouth - Iron & Wine 12. Bella's Lullaby - Carter Burwell #2, 4, 5, 8, 11, and 12 are all really good tracks. As a whole, I really like the soundtrack.