HUGE Vikings Trade INCOMING...

We have a huge Vikings trade incoming after Adam Schefter drops the deadline details concerning the Vikings' search for another quarterback before time runs out in a couple of hours. But if all else fails, there are some intriguing players out there, but the clock is definitely ticking. We're going to be breaking out all of that in this episode of Vikings Digest, but first, we are just 9 subscribers away from hitting our goal of 6,000 subs, so if you're part of the 88% of viewers who are not yet subscribed and want to stay up to date on all things Vikings and help us reach that goal today, make sure to hit that subscribe button and the bell icon so you don't miss any of the episodes when they drop. This is going to be a very busy day today as it is the NFL trade deadline day at 4pm today on Tuesday, November 10th. So you won't want to miss any of the updates as there's going to be a lot of movement, including a possibility of Daniel Jones being moved as he's currently at a 25% chance on Kalshi to be traded to the Minnesota Vikings today. And on Kalshi, you're trading directly against other users, not the house like traditional sportsbooks. You're buying yes or no contracts on the outcome events across sports, politics, or even the weather. For example, if you were to place a $25 trade on Danny Dimes to go to the Minnesota Vikings, that would give you a payout of $88.07. Or if you wanted to get a little bit crazy and see Shador Sanders be in Minnesota, that $25 trade would give you a payout of $288.72. So if you are interested in trying out Kalshi, use the link in the description or pin comment and use code DIGESTNFL to get $55 added to your account instantly when you trade your first $25. With that, let's hop right into it, which is the deadline desperation moves at quarterback. For the Minnesota Vikings, as recent reports came out earlier this week saying that the Vikings QB move, QB move is on the table ahead of the trade deadline. And then we saw with how the conversation would have picked up if Carson Wentz failed the Monday Night Football last night. We saw that on full display where he just shat the bed completely. And now we are on the hunt for a new quarterback in Minnesota while Kyler Murray is injured and also being inconsistent and Carson Wentz not being able to move the ball worth a damn. But Adam Schefter was also saying earlier in the week, saying, I'm watching the Vikings quarterback position, especially when they have an all-world defense that's good enough to win a Super Bowl where they need the quarterback to play well, where they need the offense to produce. Again, everything going on with the Vikings, I'm looking at the quarterback position. And then earlier this morning, it was announced. The Vikings have begun making calls around the league for trading for a quarterback ahead of the 4 p.m. deadline today per Adam Schefter and Ian Rappaport, with possible options being that of Danny Dimes and Kirk Cousins as the two names being floated out there. And then just now it has been confirmed that Kirk Cousins is now in the lead to be going to the Minnesota Vikings as Adam Schefter was reporting it as well. Saying that the Vikings have identified Raiders quarterback Kirk Cousins as a prime candidate ahead of today's 4 p.m. deadline per league sources. The clock is ticking to get a deal done. So right now, all Vikings fans are raving about the idea of Kirk Cousins coming back to Minnesota. We heard conversations stirring up a little bit last week after the Raiders were doing well with Kirk Cousins, but they were winning games to start the year and then started losing games even though Cousins was having decent numbers. And now the conversation has picked up even further about the Vikings bringing Kirk back to the Twin Cities, which personally, I would really like the idea. There was some things about Cousins game that I wasn't the biggest fan of, particularly when he would take sacks, wouldn't really kind of give put much of a fight forward to try and stay alive in the pocket, try and keep the play going. He would just kind of turtle and fall over because he's not a mobile quarterback in Minnesota needs a little bit of mobility at quarterback. But I mean, Carson Wentz didn't really move the ball last night either. Right now, Minnesota is kind of left with very little options and not a lot of time left. Playing on Monday Night Football really kind of screwed them over in a sense as far as trying to find all those different quarterback options. Right now, they have barely any time left. It's going to be an 11th hour kind of move. As far as the Kirk Cousins option, Ian Rappaport believes that Kirk Cousins is a realistic option for the Vikings because if true, the Raiders should make this happen. Get a pick or a player if possible. Improve the team. Cousins won't be here in a year anyways. I know a lot of people are pointing out Kirk Cousins' salary. Well, Kirk Cousins' salary isn't as bad as you would think for the Vikings this year, where if the Raiders traded Kirk Cousins to the Vikings, he'd only cost Minnesota $650,000 against the cap this season. Minnesota can absorb Cousins' salary without having to do any contract restructures, unlike they would with Daniel Jones. If Minnesota offers a 2027 second-round pick, Vegas would definitely consider, and I absolutely think that's what Minnesota's thinking here. Keep that first-round pick for a running back or a quarterback next year, but just go all-in on this year. Try and win a Super Bowl. You have the best defense in the NFL, one of the best defenses of the last 20 years, probably the best defense the last 20 years, and one of the best defenses of all time. Do not waste that. Do not waste Justin Jefferson when he's just about to have his contract kicked in. Go out, get a familiar face, even though it won't have a lot of mobility. There's going to be some pitfalls for it. There's going to be some interceptions. There's going to be some frustrating sacks that he's going to take. But he can at least sling the ball downfield, get it to your playmakers. He has that connection with all these guys. He knows the system. He knows Kevin O'Connell. All these players have so much respect for him. Go out, make this happen. I don't care if it's going to cost a second round pick, if it costs a little bit of salary cap. Right now, Minnesota absolutely needs that. They have a better offensive line than when Kirk Cousins was there the first time. So it gives me a little bit of hope. You got Will Fries that you can kind of pawn off to see if you can get another offensive lineman out of it, as we know the Vikings are also looking to target bigs in this trade deadline as it was reported earlier this week. They don't buy all the talk about the quarterbacks unless Carson Wentz gets hurt in the Monday night game against Buffalo, or he just absolutely plays like crap like we saw because this was reported a couple of days ago or just early yesterday about them targeting the big, big offensive or defensive lineman players. But now that Carson Wentz absolutely just was terrible on Monday night football leads to a lot of conversations wondering if the Vikings are going to try and bring back Kirk Cousins or if they're going to go after Danny Dimes, because there was some reports also Alluding to that as well, saying he would never rule out anything that nothing would surprise me before the deadline as Ian Rapport was saying that Daniel Jones to the Vikings would make a lot of sense. I just don't know if it's actually going to happen because there was a lot of buzz kind of picking up around him and as far as what that kind of salary cap would be. But for Minnesota right now, Kirk Cousins is the leading candidate because it's somebody who is a natural born leader. The locker room will rally behind him immediately. He knows the system already. You know you're only going to be bringing him in for this year alone because you are You're going to either develop Max Brosmer, keep Kyler Murray around, go for a quarterback in the draft or free agency, an offseason move possibly. So if you're trying to go all in on this year, take advantage of this defense. Take advantage of having Justin Jefferson, one of the best wide receivers of his generation. Actually, no, he is the best wide receiver of his generation. Who am I kidding? But he could be one of the best wide receivers of all time. And you do not want to have that wasted when you have a perfect opportunity to go out and win a Super Bowl this year. And Kirk Cousins may not be the best quarterback in the world, But he is good enough to get this Vikings team past that hump. And now he has an all-world defense behind him that he never had when he was in Minnesota. Now he has a better offensive line that he didn't have when he was in Minnesota. And he still has a lot of those reliable weapons that he absolutely loves targeting in Minnesota, where you've got Justin Jefferson still there. You've still got Jordan Addison. You've still got T.J. Hockenson. You can utilize Juwan Jennings and now Odell Beckham Jr. as well. So there's a lot of weapons that Kirk Cousins can use in his arsenal, where it gives me hope that if he comes back, It will be a lot better than it was the last time. Let us know down in the comments below what your guys' thoughts, because if the Vikings don't pull this off, there is another name out there that a lot of fans are probably not going to like the idea of, but they have also been reportedly calling about Dylan Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders from the Cleveland Browns. So I do definitely think that Shador Sanders offers a little bit of upside, younger age, younger contract, a lot cheaper as well than Kirk Cousins, but with Kirk Cousins only costing $650,000 this year. When you have a very much ready to win now team, you can go out and get a quarterback who's top five in fantasy points this season, where you can bring him in and just absolutely get this offense back on track and be exactly what they need to go and win a Super Bowl this year. Go out and do it. Nolan Teasley, make it happen. But let us know down in the comments below what you guys think if this is going to happen. It might've already happened while I'm recording this video. So hopefully I get off this video and I'm able to see that Vikings have made a trade for Kirk Cousins so I can get right back on here. And bring you guys that breaking news update. But let us know down in the comments below. As that's going to do it for this episode of Vikings Digest. Again thank you guys so much for watching. Liking. Subscribing. Hitting that bell icon. So you don't miss the episodes when they drop. And thank you to CallSheet for sponsoring this video. But for now. I've been your host Griffin. 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