The Vikings remained publicly agnostic about their quarterbacking options last week at the NFL combine; coach Mike Zimmer laid out the strengths and weaknesses of all his in-house candidates, while General Manager Rick Spielman batted away a report that the Vikings had decided not to use the franchise tag on Case Keenum and said the team had not made a decision on any of its options.
In fact, Keenum was not tagged by the deadline and joins Teddy Bridgewater and Sam Bradford as free agents. There is every indication the Vikings are marshaling resources for a competitive and lucrative run at Washington quarterback Kirk Cousins, all while assessing their salary cap situation amid the flurry of rumors that could serve to drive up the price of free-agent quarterbacks.