The Minnesota Vikings: Starting Over (Madden 21)

[Bobby Barrows]

Madden 21
[BGCOLOR=rgb(79, 38, 131)]The Minnesota Vikings[/BGCOLOR]
Starting Over


August 2020

In a shocking move by the Wilf family, they have decided to sell the Minnesota Vikings to a new majority owner, Scott Anderson, in the fall of 2020. With the approval of all 31 other owners and commissioner Roger Goodell, the final transactions were made on August 20th, several days before the beginning of the Vikings' 2021 pre-season. With the change came a major change in the administration of the organization. Anderson's first move was the removal of Rick Spielman as the Minnesota Vikings' General Manager and his personal installation into the position.

Some things seemingly stay the same, however, as Scott Anderson also proclaimed that Mike Zimmer would remain as the Minnesota Vikings' head coach. What this means for the Vikings with a new man in charge is anyone's guess, perhaps they are attempting to "tank" this season and acquire a prize in the next year's draft. This is anyone's guess, one thing is certain though... The Minnesota Vikings are starting over.​

 

[Kiffy Lube]

WELCOME BACK TO... Grim makin' the best BTB.

 

[Bobby Barrows]

Pre-Season 2020 Roster

(Name, Age, Overall, Total Salary From Contract, Bonus, Years Left)
* = Rookie

Quarterback:

- Kirk Cousins, 32, 82, $97M, $61M, 3 Years
- Sean Mannion, 28, 54, $890K, $180K, 1 Year
- Nate Stanley, 23, 53, $3.37K, $70K, 4 Years
- Jake Browning, 24, 53, $1.39M, 2 Years

Halfback:

- Dalvin Cook, 25, 91, $6.35M, $2.76M, 1 Year
- Alexander Mattison, 22, 74, $3.47M, $820K, 3 Years
- Ameer Abdullah, 27, 71, $890K, $140K, 1 Year
- Mike Boone, 25, 67, $890K, $140K, 1 Year

Fullback:

- C.J. Ham, 27, 73, $12M, $3.5M, 4 Years

Wide Receiver:

- Adam Thielen, 30, 90, $78.8M, $15.8M, 5 Years
- Justin Jefferson*, 21, 88, $13.1M, $11.1M, 4 Years
- Tajae Sharpe, 25, 75, $1M, $500K, 1 Year
- Olabisi Jonson, 23, 68, $2.59M, $50K, 3 Years
- Chad Beebe, 26, 67, $1.71M, 1 Year
- K.J. Osborn*, 23, 65, $3.57M, $270K, 4 Years
- Dillon Mitchell, 23, 64, $1.11M, 2 Years
- Alexander Hollins, 23, 61, $680K, 1 Year

Tight End:

- Kyle Rudolph, 30, 84, $43.7M, $9M, 4 Years
- Irv Smith Jr., 22, 76, $5.79M, $2.48M, 3 Years
- Tyler Conklin, 25, 64, $2.74M, $280K, 2 Years
- Brandon Dillon, 23, 59, $1.11M, 2 Years
- Austin Cutting, 22, 26, $2.59M, $50K, 3 Years

Left Tackle:

- Riley Reiff, 31, 80, $58.8M, $11.5M, 2 Years
- Ezra Cleveland*, 22, 72, $5.54M, $1.96M, 4 Years

Left Guard:

- Pat Elflein, 26, 72, $4,99M, $920K, 1 Year
- Dakota Dozier, 29, 60, $840K, $90K, 1 Year
- Kyle Hinton, 22, 60, $3.37M, $70K, 4 Years

Center:

- Garrett Bradbury, 25, 77, $12.9M, $10.9M, 3 Years
- Brett Jones, 29, 66, $840K, $90K, 1 Year

Right Guard:

- Dru Samia, 23, 67, $3.26M, $270K, 3 Year
- Aviante Collins, 27, 65, $660K, 1 Year
- Blake Brandel*, 23, 58, $3.46M, $160K, 4 Year

- Brian O'Neill, 24, 78, $4.4M, $1.28M, 2 Years
- Rashod Hill, 28, 63, $890K, $390K, 1 Year
- Oli Udoh, 23, 61, $2.7M, $160K, 3 Years

Left End:

- Danielle Hunter, 25, 95, $75.1M, $23.3M, 4 Years
- Anthony Zettel, 28, 72, $840K, $90K, 1 Year
- Jalyn Holmes, 24, 65, $3.18M, $720K, 2 Years
- Kenny Willekes, 23, 64, $3.38M, $80K, 4 Years

Right End:

- Ifeadi Odenigbo, 26, 72, $1.23M, 1 Year
- D.J. Wonnum*, 22, 72, $4.05M, $750K, 4 Years
- Eddie Yarbrough, 27, 67, $660K, 1 Year

Defensive Tackle:

- Michael Pierce, 27, 91, $27M, $8.6M, 3 Years
- Shamar Stephen, 29, 69, $12.4M, $4.49M, 2 Years
- Jaleel Johnson, 26, 67, $3.1M, $680K, 1 Year
- Armon Watts, 24, 67, $2.7M, $160K, 3 Years
- James Lynch*, 21, 64, $3.98M, $680K, 4 Years
- Hercules Mata'afa, 24, 61, $1.71M, 1 Year

Left Outside Linebacker:

- Anthony Barr, 28, 88, $67.5M, $15.4M, 4 Years
- Troy Dye, 23, 68, $3.97M, $670K, 4 Years

Middle Linebacker:

- Eric Kendricks, 28, 89, $51.6M, $13.3M, 4 Years
- Cameron Smith, 23, 65, $680K, 1 Year
- Quentin Poling, 26, 56, $610K, 1 Year

Right Outside Linebacker:

- Ben Gedeon, 25, 71, $3.02M, 600K, 1 Year
- Eric Wilson, 25, 71, $3.26M, 1 Year
- Blake Lynch*, 23, 61, $2.3M, $40K, 3 Years

Cornerback:

- Mike Hughes, 23, 74, $9.86M, $5.24M, 2 Years
- Cameron Dantzler*, 21, 73, $4.18M, $880K, 4 Years
- Holton Hill, 23, 72, $1.71M, 1 Year
- Jeff Gladney*, 23, 71, $11M, $8.2M, 4 Years
- Nate Meadors, 23, 65, $610K, 1 Year
- Harrison Hand*, 21, 64, $3.59M, $280K, 4 Years
- Kris Boyd, 23, 62, $2.63M, $90K, 3 Years
- Mark Fields, 23, 60, $1.11M, 2 Years

Free Safety:

- Anthony Harris, 28, 83, $11.4M, 1 Year
- Josh Metellus*, 22, 65, $3.46M, $160K, 4 Years

Strong Safety:

- Harrison Smith, 31, 95, $56.6M, $10.6M, 2 Years
- Brian Cole II*, 23, 62, $3.37M, $70K, 4 Years

Kicker:

- Dan Bailey, 32, 76, $10M, $3.75M, 3 Years

Punter:

- Britton Colquitt, 35, 78, $9.01M, $2.76M, 3 Years

 

[King Kota]

curious

 

[Bobby Barrows]

August 2020
​

- Minnesota Vikings Sign CB Logan Ryan (Age 29, OVR 87) to 1-Year, $7.65M Contract

BLOCKBUSTER TRADE

HB DALVIN COOK, LG PAT ELFLEIN, AND 2021 3RD RDP

TRADED TO THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS FOR

2021 1ST RDP, 2021 3RD RDP, and CB MIKE HILTON (Age 26, 82 OVR)
​

- Mike Hilton's Contract for Minnesota: $3.26M, 1 Year

- Minnesota Vikings Sign HB Devonta Freeman (Age 28, 84 OVR) to 1-Year, $3.75M Contract

 

[CakeWalker]

I love that this has come in Madden 21 form - I literally downloaded it this week, with the intention of trying a new project myself. But this one was always DOPE

 

[Bobby Barrows]

August 2020
​

- Minnesota Vikings Sign SS Tony Jefferson III (Age 28, 82 OVR) to 1-Year, $3.15M Contract

Pre-Season, Week 1, 2020 NFL Season
​

Vikings Dominate Texans, Win 17-56 ​ Under new ownership, the Scott Anderson Era of the Minnesota Vikings has gotten off to a hot start and then some. Devonta Freeman started the scoring for the Minnesota Vikings and then Kirk Cousins shot a 68-yard dagger to rookie receiver Justin Jefferson late in the 1st Quarter to bring in 14 1st Quarter points. Sean Mannion, backup to Kirk, then threw another five touchdowns to give Minnesota the 17-56 victory in the first week of preseason.​

Passing:
Sean Mannion - 21/27, 306 Yards, 5 TDs, 1 INT
Kirk Cousins - 5/6, 104 Yards, 1 TD

Rushing:
Alexander Mattison - 20, 140 Yards, 1 TD
Ameer Abdullah - 8, 28 Yards, 1 FUM
Devonta Freeman - 6, 21 Yards, 1 TD

Receiving:
Irv Smith Jr. - 6, 63 Yards, 2 TDs
Olabisi Johnson - 4, 94 Yards
Alexander Mattison - 4, 75 Yards, 1 TD
Chad Beebe - 3, 29 Yards, 2 TD
Justin Jefferson - 2, 72 Yards, 1 TD

Defense:
Ifeadi Odenigbo - 1 Sack, 2 TFL
Brian Cole II - 1 INT
Mike Hughes - 1 INT
​

	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	FINAL
[BGCOLOR=rgb(3, 32, 47)]HOUSTON[/BGCOLOR]	7	0	3	7	17
[BGCOLOR=rgb(79, 38, 131)]MINNESOTA[/BGCOLOR]	14	28	7	7	56

 

[Bobby Barrows]

August 2020
​

- Vikings Sign RG Ron Leary (Age 31, 81 OVR) to 1-Year, $6.05M Contract

- Vikings Sign RE Tim Jernigan (Age 27, 76 OVR) to 1-Year, $3.45M Contract

ROLB ERIC WILSON

TRADED TO INDIANAPOLIS COLTS FOR

DT DENICO AUTRY (AGE 30, OVR 76)
​

- Denico Autry Contract for Minnesota: $17.8M, 1 Year

 

[Bobby Barrows]

August 2020

FS ANTHONY HARRIS

TRADED TO CLEVELAND BROWNS FOR

2021 2ND RDP​

 

[Kiffy Lube]

You traded Cook... at least you're winnin' but I love Cook.

 

[King Kota]

You traded Cook... at least you're winnin' but I love Cook.

Trading Cook

 

[Bobby Barrows]

That's right, I traded Cook, and I got a 1st RDP and a 2nd RDP for him. With Devonta Freeman being 84 overall, it was a pretty easy choice.

 

[Chris]

Make your moves Grim, don't listen to the haters

 

[Bobby Barrows]

Pre-Season, Week 2, 2020 NFL Season
​

Vikings Win 24-10 Against Bengals

Passing:
Kirk Cousins - 13/16, 162 Yards
Sean Mannion - 11/19, 111 Yards

Rushing:
Alexander Mattison - 21, 80 Yards, 1 TD
Devonta Freeman - 20, 63, 1 TD
C.J. Ham - 1, 3 Yards, 1 TD

Receiving:
Adam Thielen - 8, 111 yards

Defensive:
Danielle Hunter - 1 Sack
Cameron Dantzler - 1 INT​

	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	FINAL
[BGCOLOR=rgb(79, 38, 131)]MINNESOTA[/BGCOLOR]	7	7	7	3	24
[BGCOLOR=rgb(251, 79, 20)]CINCINNATI[/BGCOLOR]	7	3	0	0	10

 

[Bobby Barrows]

August 2020
​

- Minnesota Vikings Name Harrison Smith, Adam Thielen, Kyle Rudolph, Anthony Barr, Kirk Cousins, and Riley Reiff as Team Captains

Week 3, Preseason, 2020 NFL Season​

Vikings Lose 19-45 to Cleveland Browns

Passing:
Kirk Cousins - 15/26, 180 Yards, 1 TD
Sean Mannion - 4/13, 60 Yards, 2 INTs

Rushing:
Devonta Freeman - 14, 59 Yards, 1 FUM
Alexander Mattison - 2, 14 Yards, 1 TD

Receiving:
Tajae Sharpe - 5, 77 Yards, 1 TD

Defense:
Eddie Yarborough - 1 Sack
Danielle Hunter - 1 Sack
Anthony Zettel - 1 Sack

Kicking:
Dan Bailey - 2/2, 51 Long, 1/1 XPA
​

	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	FINAL
[BGCOLOR=rgb(79, 38, 131)]MINNESOTA[/BGCOLOR]	3	3	6	7	19
[BGCOLOR=rgb(49, 29, 0)]CLEVELAND[/BGCOLOR]	3	7	14	21	45

September 2020​

- The Minnesota Vikings Cut:

TE Austin Cutting
QB Jake Browning
QB Nate Stanley
MLB Quentin Poling
WR Dillon Mitchell
WR Alexander Hollins
TE Brandon Dillon
RG Aviante Collins
RE Eddie Yarbrough
DT Armon Watts
DT Jaleel Johnson
CB Nate Meadors
CB Mark Fields
RG Blake Brandel

- The Minnesota Vikings Sign to the Practice Squad:

HB Mike Boone
WR Chad Beebe
DT Hercules Mata'Afa
DT James Lynch
CB Kris Boyd
RT Oli Udoh
LE Kenny Willekes
SS Brian Cole II
CB Harrison Hand
MLB Cameron Smith

- The Minnesota Vikings Sign CB Jimmy Smith (Age 32, OVR 83) to 1-Year, $5.45M Contract

- The Minnesota Vikings Sign CB Trae Waynes (Age 28, 78 OVR) to 1-Year, $3.15M Contract

- The Minnesota Vikings Sign WR Taylor Gabriel (Age 29, 80 OVR) to 1-Year, $5.35M Contract

- The Minnesota Vikings Sign TE Jordan Reed (Age 30, 83 OVR) to 1-Year, $4.05M Contract

Minnesota's Current Salaries: $195M
Minnesota's Max Cap: $210M
Minnesota's 2020 Cap Penalties: $1.54M
Minnesota's Current Cap Space: $13M​