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Message: <blockquote data-quote="bozz_2006" data-source="post: 222171" data-attributes="member: 513">it's not just the picks, it's the money.  You guys now have the highest paid defensive player in the league, and the highest paid O-lineman in the league (I think Hutch is still the highest.)  Your team was already strapped for cash.  They are not a solid team.  You have poor depth.  Future draft picks and the Vikings' own FAs will need to be signed in the coming years and the Vikings won't have the money to do it.  Salary cap issues don't happen overnight, the happen over time due to situations just like this one.  I know it looks like you have tons of cap space, but those phony bonuses that are set up will come back to bite you in the future.  Fudging the numbers only works for so long.  The only hope is that those with the bonuses agree to restructure or get cut.   Sorry, but Jared Allen doesn't scream "team player", and I'd bet you dollars to donuts that he won't restructure, meaning there is a very real possibility that he'll get cut after two or three seasons.  Suddenly, those draft picks you guys gave up are going to look much more attractive than they do now.  Just more proof that the Vikings are turning into the Raiders, Redskins, or (shudder...) the Lions.  Hate?  Hell, I LOVE the Vikings FO. lol</blockquote>

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