To do that, the trade quite possibly would need to involve a team that would be willing to sign Cousins to a new deal. To do that, the Vikings would have to get him to waive his no-trade clause. He costs $31 million against the cap whether he’s on the team or not the only way to get relief would be to trade him. His contract runs through 2020, with a fully-guaranteed salary of $29.5 million due next year. On the roster, the biggest question continues to be quarterback Kirk Cousins. (Again, good not great.) Signed through 2020 like Zimmer, there’s a chance Spielman could be looking for something else, too - and plenty of other teams would regard the quality of teams he has built as a major step up over their own franchises. The Vikings have been good not great during Spielman’s tenure, qualifying for the playoffs in 2008, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2017, and 2019, and advancing to the NFC Championship twice. Rick Spielman, who arrived after the Fran Foley fiasco in early 2006 and who has remained in place since then. A win over the Saints would change that vibe dramatically, quite possibly tying Zimmer to the Vikings for years to come.ĭitto for G.M. And moving on could entail Zimmer moving back to Dallas, where he could end up replacing Jason Garrett as head coach of the Cowboys. Unless the Vikings choose to make him a Mike Tice-in-2005-style lame duck, they’ll need to either extend the contract or move on. Courtney Cronin of lays out what could happen, if (as expected) the Vikings lose to the Saints on Sunday in New Orleans.Ĭoach Mike Zimmer, signed through 2020, could be gone. Of the six teams in the NFC playoff field, a one-and-done outcome could spark significant changes. In the “my biological clock is ticking like this” scene from My Cousin Vinny, the main character asks, “Is there any more sh-t we can pile on to the top of the outcome of this case?”Īnd so I ask, “Is there any more sh-t we can pile on the top of the outcome of Sunday’s Vikings-Saints game?”
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