One big question I’m getting: Could this weekend’s results change the course of action for potential deadline sellers?
The Broncos, Patriots and Vikings, all on that list, won in Week 7, and thanks to a mucked-up picture in both conferences (there’s one 6–1 team in each, and everyone else has at least two losses), it’d be easy for any of them to talk themselves into being a contender with another win. And, yet, I can say now I’d be pretty surprised if that happened.
I believe all three will stay the course, which means each will be listening to buyers.
Minnesota had this year earmarked as the reset year from the time Kevin O’Connell and Kwesi Adofo-Mensah arrived, and have carried out that plan, taking on over $30 million in dead money and shedding veterans such as Dalvin Cook, Adam Thielen and Eric Kendricks, even after last year’s 13–4 campaign. The Broncos’ second consecutive rickety start has the staff peeking at the future. And the Patriots, like Denver, need picks to build a new foundation.
We’ll cover all of them, and a few others, in this week’s trade-heavy tip sheet.
