There are starters on the market -- do they want to sign them or give more chances to the 2022 draft picks?
EAGAN — The Minnesota Vikings’ cornerbacks must have been exhausted by the end of Saturday afternoon’s practice. In 90 degree heat, the first and second-team CBs Byron Murphy Jr., Akayleb Evans, Andrew Booth Jr., Duke Shelley, Jaylin Williams and Dwight McGlothern took rep after rep after rep.
“I’m looking for those guys to just continuously show some improvement and comfort,” O’Connell said. “Use some of the experience that those guys have got in some big-time moments over the last couple of years and just have confidence to show up every day to focus on some things to get better.”While neither player has proven themselves as being reliable yet, cornerback is a position where we see development required.
The other part of the case for picking up a depth player on the cheap rather than spending for a veteran is that most veterans are on the market for a reason. If Gilmore did agree to play for the Vikings they could offer him a reasonable snap count mixing with Murphy Jr. and Griffin rather than the 999 snaps he played for Dallas last season. He gave up just an 83.3 rating into his coverage and ranked 10th in man coverage per PFF. Maybe he’s just an outlier age wise like Terence Newman was years ago under Mike Zimmer.
Former Bronco Fabian Moreau also played well as a zone corner. And Adoree Jackson’s 2021 and 2022 seasons were graded over 72 before a disaster 2023 in which he graded as the second worst man corner in the league.
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