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Vikings, Bucs Can’t Make a Deal

By kruise on | From footballnews-247.com

Filed under: Buccaneers, Vikings, Minnesota, Tampa Bay

In need of a tailback now that Cadillac Williams is out for the season, the Bucs called the Vikings this week to see about trading for third-string tailback Mewelde Moore. The two teams tried to work out a deal, but the Vikings asked for a first-day pick (likely a third rounder), which was too steep for the Bucs taste–they were offering a sixth-round pick.

It’s smart for the Vikings to start out with a steep price, but if Minnesota can get a fourth-round pick for Moore it would seem to be a solid deal, and there still seems to be a chance to two teams will meet in the middle. Moore is buried on the Vikings depth chart, not even making the active roster unless Chester Taylor or Adrian Peterson is injured. Since he’s going to be a free agent after the season, it would be wise to get something for him instead of watching him leave for free (or a late-round compensatory pick) after the season.

Several Tampa area media also reported that the Vikings and Bucs were talking about a Bryant McKinnie and Chester Taylor trade. It’s hard to imagine how there was any chance of that deal happening, as the Vikings don’t have anyone to replace McKinnie. While the Vikings might be 1-3, they aren’t out of it enough to give up a solid if not spectacular left tackle. It would be very hard to find anyone to replace McKinnie short of drafting a first-round left tackle next year, which makes trade him seem foolhardy.

Taylor might seem like a wiser guy to deal, now that Adrian Peterson has shown he’s a star. But Taylor still has two more years on a reasonable deal, so it makes a lot more sense to hold onto him as a platoon partner with Peterson, unless the Bucs want to send a first-rounder to Minnesota for him.

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