Now that free agency is nearing, and the Vikings have a number of needs and player decisions to make this off-season, it seems a good time to spend a little time playing armchair GM. It’s not an easy task to put together the best roster salary cap can buy, but I think Rick Spielman has done well abiding by the principals of a) re-signing your own players- at least those you want to keep; b) approaching free agency with caution- many of the players are free-agents for a reason; and c) building through the draft.
Beyond that, there is the question of a player’s value vs.