John Gilbert is the Field Gulls Deputy Editor and has covered the NFL's Seattle Seahawks since 2016. He specializes in the salary cap, the collective bargaining agreement and statistical analysis, with an occasional film breakdown sprinkled in.
The midpoint of the NFL season is approaching rapidly, and with it the trade deadline as teams decide whether to dig in and compete, or sell and get what they can for players who are not in the plan for future seasons.
Thursday Night Football this week presents two teams on different ends of the spectrum. The Minnesota Vikings have dropped just a single game so far this year, a narrow Week 6 loss to the Detroit Lions, while the Los Angeles Rams sit at 2-4 and have already reportedly been shopping several noteworthy members of the roster.