Minnesota Vikings News and Links: One Game Left

Now that the season is all but over with one meaningless game left to play, the attention is now on the offseason (at least for me). I hope the team can come out of this game injury free and I hope they play it safe with any starter that is already banged up like Brian O’Neill, TJ Hockenson, and JJ McCarthy. No use playing JJ now. They cannot risk him getting hurt again in a meaningless game. Yes, he needs snaps but the Packers will likely be sitting a bunch of starters too.

I’m not sure what the team is going to do at QB but I can cook up some silly ideas except trading for El Burro. Cincy ain’t moving him.

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Trent McDuffie, CB, Kansas City Chiefs
Trent McDuffie is a two-time All-Pro selection and one of the best slot corners in the NFL at 25 years old. However, he is only under contract for one more season, and he plays for a team that has long viewed cornerbacks as replaceable. Quite frankly, the Kansas City Chiefs also might be right if they decide to trade McDuffie. That is because as phenomenal as he is in the slot, the 5-foot-11 corner really struggles against bigger-bodied receivers, and his limitations do not necessarily merit paying him like a shutdown perimeter corner ($27-plus million per season). Given the current state of the Chiefs’ roster entering the offseason, it would not be a shock if McDuffie’s name starts popping up in NFL rumors as a player Kansas City will listen to offers for.

I do not see the 49ers trading Mac Jones even though the media types cannot stop speculating. They need a viable backup too. If they trade him then who is their backup? Makes no sense.

I would not mind trading for McDuffie though.

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3. Tyler Linderbaum (C, Baltimore Ravens)
   Prediction: Tennessee Titans
   Maybe I’m reading the situation wrong, but it certainly appears to be the case that Tyler Linderbaum and the Ravens simply aren’t aligning on a new contract. That doesn’t mean they won’t, but the situation in Baltimore does suggest to me that one of the game’s best centers could be on the move. Something you’ll hear often, the Titans have to do everything in their power to help Cam Ward and they have money to burn in order to do so. Linderbaum would be a fantastic asset to help the young quarterback actually have a chance to develop.
4. Breece Hall (RB, New York Jets)
   Prediction: Minnesota Vikings
   Amid the Jets’ fire sale at the trade deadline, it was perhaps most shocking that Breece Hall stayed put in New York. Some have speculated that means they’ll look to retain him — but are the Jets really in the business right now of being able to pay a running back? I don’t...