The NFL trade deadline is November 5. That doesn’t mean the Minnesota Vikings have to wait for November 5 to make a move so let’s talk about it now.
The Vikings’ potential trade situation is a little complicated. On one hand, they are 5-0 and all the statistical indicators like point differential and DVOA that tell us about actual team strength suggest they are every bit as good as their W-L record. The complicating factor is that the Vikings do not have much draft capital to move.
As we have seen from numerous seasons in Vikings history, sometimes the best chances come out of nowhere. Nobody expected the 2024 Vikings to be the top team in the NFL at this point but nobody expected the 2017 Vikings to go to the NFC Championship or the 1998 Vikings to go 15-1.
Making a big trade at the deadline wouldn’t have to mean throwing up the white flag on the future considering the Vikings have most of their core pieces under contract going forward. Players like… Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison, Christian Darrisaw, Brian O’Neill, TJ Hockenson, Jonathan Greenard, Andrew Van Ginkel, Blake Cashman, Harrison Phillips, Josh Metellus, Ivan Pace Jr. etc.
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