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PFT - Vikings Prepared to give Wallace 13 Million per year

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  1. Bumrush

    Bumrush Stable Genius Club Member

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    http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...ngs-may-offer-mike-wallace-13-million-a-year/

    Looks like this is either a smokescreen to remove Miami as a potential suitor or reality. Either way it doesn't bode well for Miami's chances.
     
  2. vizi0n

    vizi0n Boom.. Club Member

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    Minny would have to be bat **** crazy to fork up that much for him....

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  3. Fin D

    Fin D Sigh

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    Come on Vikes! Offer $14 million so we back out.
     
  4. NJFINSFAN1

    NJFINSFAN1 Premium Member Luxury Box

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    Same as the Dolphins
     
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  5. vizi0n

    vizi0n Boom.. Club Member

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    Our reported offer is rather ludacris for wallace but 13 mil.... They would regret that someday... Or we will when we match it lol.

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  6. GARDENHEAD

    GARDENHEAD Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    All speculation.
     
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  7. dWreck

    dWreck formerly dcaf

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    Or he tears it up. :no: Maybe its just supa smoke screen.

    Idk anymore man, i'm kinda torn. I'm pro GJ but started to shift a bit towards MW due to the hype (and possibly reality), but I don't know if I want him THAT much. If we were able to snatch MW for a somewhat fair amount, I really don't see us regretting it. But now 13+ is being thrown around? :confused2:
     
  8. Daben

    Daben Well-Known Member

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    One thing that could also happen is for Wallace to decide to take a number of visits in first, I'm sure he would like the attention. So we could be sitting around waiting for this to be resolved one way or another for a while yet.
     
  9. Sippi

    Sippi Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    If true, I hope we walk away. That's simply too much. We should offer him what we believe he is worth; not based on how much other teams offer him.
     
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  10. Fin D

    Fin D Sigh

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    http://www.thephins.com/forums/showthread.php?75233-Be-warned
     
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  11. vizi0n

    vizi0n Boom.. Club Member

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    If he played up to that money we would be oh so happy in our recliners w a bottle of jergens but its hard to imagine him pulling that off.


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  12. Shamboubou

    Shamboubou Well-Known Member

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    Worked well for building our recieving core last year. I say stick with what works. :yes:
     
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  13. padre31

    padre31 Premium Member Luxury Box

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    Hype machine, this time of year it just is not worth trying to follow everything.
     
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  14. Rouk

    Rouk Well-Known Member

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    jeez 13 mil a year you can draft a wr at 12 in the draft for 4 years for only 10 mil total
     
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  15. Tin Indian

    Tin Indian Rockin' The Bottom End Club Member

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    I had been of the mind that we should grab Jennings for less money on a short deal and draft a speedy guy to learn under him. The last couple of days I have been moved more to the Mike Wallace camp. Now, if it's going to cost 13Mil or more to land him, we need to walk away. Way too much for this guy - Hell I wasn't real happy at 11-12 mil.
     
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  16. PhinGeneral

    PhinGeneral PC Texas A&M, Bro Club Member

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    I hope Wallace's agent isn't playing Ireland like a fiddle.
     
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  17. TheHighExhaulted

    TheHighExhaulted Well-Known Member

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    @BenVolinPBP: Adam Schefter reiterates on @MikeAndMike that he believes the #Dolphins will land Mike Wallace, and the #Vikings won't be in on the bidding
     
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  18. dWreck

    dWreck formerly dcaf

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  19. Ohio Fanatic

    Ohio Fanatic Twuaddle or bust Club Member

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    If we were okay with ponying up 10-11 million a year for Wallace, then I don't think we should get angry if it costs us 13 million instead. If you're going to pay the 10-11 million, then you believe that he's a playmaker that can take your offense to the next level. If that's the case whether it's 10-11 or 13 doesn't really matter as much as how it's structured w.r.t guaranteed money and how much is backloaded into final years of the contract.
     
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  20. Fin D

    Fin D Sigh

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    lol.

    I sincerely want everyone to keep it together this year. Last offseason was horrible.
     
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  21. Vengeful Odin

    Vengeful Odin Norse Mod

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    We've seen this movie before. We know how it ends. It goes something like this: High profile Free Agent visits Miami. Free Agent loves the team. Signing is imminent. Fan base is excited. Free Agent leaves. Free Agent leverages Miami to score a better deal elsewhere. Fan base is demoralized.

    In the case of Wallace, I really hope that isn't what happens. Not necessarily because I want him (I actually prefer other players at his position), but because this front office desperately needs a "win," and Wallace going to Minnesota isn't a win in any sense of the term. Now - it is silly season. It's entirely possible that someone in Wallace's camp is using the Percy Harvin trade from yesterday in an attempt to leverage a bigger paycheck out of Miami. There may not actually be any interest from Minnesota and this is all a big smokescreen.

    If, however, the interest from Minnesota is real, and we let him go to the Vikings, Ireland and company should prepare for quite a bit of backlash, just based on how they've handled the signing thus far. But, to me anyway, this has all the makings of Calvin Pace / Ryan Clark Part III.
     
  22. God I hope the Vikings sign him therefore forcing the dolphins to trade for Cruz.


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  23. Springveldt

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    But I've got my pitchfork at the ready.
     
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  24. Rouk

    Rouk Well-Known Member

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    yah right ill pay 13 mil a year any day of the week over giving up the 12th pick in the draft and 10 mil a year
     
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  25. Nappy Roots

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    Just posted


    Mike Wallace:
    WR - Pit Adam Schefter reiterated on Mike And Mike this morning that he believes the Dolphins will land Mike Wallace, and the Vikings won't be in on the bidding. (RotoInfo.com) (03/12)
     
  26. Nobody that would be available at 12 excites me at all.


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  27. dWreck

    dWreck formerly dcaf

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    reading steelers forums about the topic isn't helping his case much, although I take it with a grain of salt, its comparable to our SS24 situation
     
  28. Tin Indian

    Tin Indian Rockin' The Bottom End Club Member

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    Unless that corner from Bama is around I don't know that I wouldn't look to trade back a spot or two and get some more picks. Not a draft that is top heavy in talent.
     
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  29. Vengeful Odin

    Vengeful Odin Norse Mod

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    Did anyone else catch this? Why are the Dolphins floating the theory that the Vikings are going to get involved??

    This sounds like a clumsy attempt to manage expectations and prepare the fan base for Wallace to sign somewhere else, at least to me. Perhaps (and this is just me speculating) we offered 11 mil a year and he wants 13 mil a year and we aren't blinking.

    Still I'm not sure why the Dolphins are basically begging the Vikings to get involved. It's weird.
     
  30. Bumrush

    Bumrush Stable Genius Club Member

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    Did you read my initial comments? :)


    If Miami leaked this, it indicates to me that they are either not interested or not willing to pay the dollars needed to land him. And that is perfectly fine. All this media drivel and speculation really hurts Ireland and the organization, especially if they never really had a strong interest in him. I can just imagine all the sports radio loudmouths and idiots spewing off on how we failed FA and that we need to boycott the team for not landing Wallace or trading for Boldin.
     
  31. Nappy Roots

    Nappy Roots Well-Known Member

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    How do we know its the Dolphins floating this Idea and not Wallace's agent?
     
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  32. gunn34

    gunn34 I miss Don & Dan

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    How do you know they're not involved already?
     
  33. finyank13

    finyank13 Reality Check

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    I am just sort of shocked that Ireland is going to possibly pay this guy 13M when he just traded away a better receiver who was getting paid 4M less...
     
  34. gunn34

    gunn34 I miss Don & Dan

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    I don't know if I want him at 13 mil per. I wouldn't go higher then 12. I'd try to do 11.
     
  35. Larryfinfan

    Larryfinfan 17-0...Priceless Club Member


    Uhhhh, sorry, wrong there...
     
  36. Rouk

    Rouk Well-Known Member

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    I don't think hes wrong there I would take Marshall over Wallace
     
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  37. Nappy Roots

    Nappy Roots Well-Known Member

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    I would take Marshall's skill set over Wallace but not with the head issues.
     
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  38. Tin Indian

    Tin Indian Rockin' The Bottom End Club Member

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    Pfft! After Marshall started dropping everything in his hands I didn't have much use for the guy.
     
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  39. padre31

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    Well, imo, if we add /JenningsCook/Mendenhall/Winston/Cb and a lower priced prushing specialist

    That is about as much as we could ask from a FA period and it would be upgrades compared to what we had in 2012.

    And imo, Cb and part time De is a luxury, RT may be as well.
     
  40. Rouk

    Rouk Well-Known Member

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    I dunno I think the only wr better at what Marshall does is Dez Bryant
     

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