Wide Receiver Talk
CBS Sportsline's Clark Judge has a blog post today claiming free agent-to-be wide receiver Mario Manningham will land in Tampa Bay.
As followers of this blog are aware, I've been writing about Manningham as a potential free agent target for the receiver-poor Vikings for a couple of weeks now.
I don't think Manningham would be a coup as a free agent signing, but he'd help the Vikings. So let's start doing some math here when it comes to what was looking like a stacked free agent wide receiver class.
According to Judge, Manningham will land with the Bucs. Dwayne Bowe is looking like he's getting franchised by Kansas City. Wes Welker (an unlikely target for the Vikes anyway) will be franchised by the Patriots. The Eagles are likely to franchise DeSean Jackson and then maybe trade him. That's several blue-chip receivers who will "likely" be off the market and not heading to Winter Park when March 13 arrives.
Which means the competition for Vincent Jackson, Stevie Johnson, and even Early Doucet is going to be fierce. Not good.
Draft Talk
If this report I spied on the Daily Norseman's site today is to be believed, Vikes general manager Rick Spielman won't have to worry about fielding multiple offers for Minnesota's number three pick on draft day.
And that might be just fine – if Matt Kalil's performance yesterday at the NFL combine translates on the field. The Vikings need a left tackle and based on a few reports I'm going to link to below, Kalil did nothing to dispel the notion he's the best left tackle available in the draft.
For more on Kalil's combine effort, check out Kevin Seifert's post here (does Kalil look "slender" to you in this photo?); Tony Pauline's post here; and Wes Bunting's post here.
There is no need for the Vikings to overthink this one come April. Matt Kalil is their man.
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