Vikings Territory: Additional Options At WR If Vikings Want One More Player

Press release from Vikings Territory:

Dustin Baker Dustin Baker

2021-08-16

The Minnesota Vikings are not deficient of bodies at the wide receiver position. Every NFL team employs about 10 men at WR at this of the year before roster cuts mandate a trim-down to six or seven.

Per the Vikings unofficial first depth chart, these are some of the men slated to play WR for Minnesota this season:

The Vikings could feasibly add one more name if they aren’t sold on Beebe, Osborn, or Westbrook as reliable WR3 options. For Westbrook, however, he has the surest stake to WR3 based on his production for four years with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He just has to be fully healthy after recovering from a torn ACL in 2020.

Tate used to be quite illustrious before age set in. He is always more of a “yards guy” for receiving acumen, infrequently hauling in touchdowns compared to his yardage output. But who cares? Tate, 33, would be an instant upgrade to the Vikings offense, particularly in a WR3 or WR4 role. The man has the experience.

The Notre Dame alumnus played 71 games with the Detroit Lions, so Vikings management should be rather familiar with his skill set.

August 6, 2021

About a week ago, the Steelers – Mike Tomlin, in particular – refuted this report. Schefter is rarely wrong, so somebody is misfiring with information.

It’s up to you to decide if that would do the trick for a Minnesota offense. If not, the Vikings can explore a trade for James Washington – if he is indeed on the market – who could add about 500-700 receiving yards into the mix based on his resume. Washington is notable for some flashy on-the-field stuff, so instant pizazz would follow him to Minneapolis.

Every season that Fitzgerald has been theorized to depart Arizona, Vikings fans crave a relationship as the 37-year-old was born in the Twin Cities. It never materializes and probably won’t happen this time either.

Fitzgerald possesses arguably the best hands in NFL history, and those mitts are the exact reason that he’s remained a household name — even his older gridiron years.

The other wily veteran on this list, Bryant played last season for the Baltimore Ravens. He caught six passes for 47 yards – not a scintillating season statline.

During his prime, Bryant was magnificent. A lot of time has transpired since his peak form, but the Vikings would not need him for WR1 duty. Bryant should be considered a very low-risk and affordable signing. The man probably just wants to make a playoff push with someone.

This press release was produced by Vikings Territory .The views expressed here are the author’s own.