Al,

Why would the Vikings sign him to an offer sheet and then be
obligated to surrender two first round draft picks to the Chiefs if
they don't match considering that according to everything I've read
they're willing to part with him for less than that price?

The problem we're faced with is that Carl Peterson's a well-
documented hardass who knows the Vikings precarious position at d.e.
with Udeze ill and Erasmus James a big question mark so he'll drive
as tough a deal as possible.

I'd like to see a deal get done as Allen seems a proven commodity
unlike the ridiculous deal the Niners gave to Justin Smith. Not sure
what the cap ramifications would be though but we also have to keep
in mind that 2010 might possibly also be an uncapped year. Moneywise,
I'd say Allen would probably be looking for Patrick Kerney type
money, i.e, $20 million upfront.

--- In novavikes@yahoogroups.com, "Al" <albuddah@...> wrote:
>
> Someone brought the possibility that the Vikings would sign the
> restricted free agent to an offer sheet and just give up 2 1st
round
> picks over the next 2 years, 2009, 2010. Not sure that works or
not,
> but the way they looked at it is this: The Vikings become a top 7
team
> in the league with this move, keeping all our picks this year to
> further our chances of improving ourselves to this point. If the
> Vikings become an elite team the 1st round picks are late round
picks
> worth a lot less than the #17 this year. If by chance they do win
or
> get to the Super Bowl they would be giving a #31-32 pick.
>
> Yes, this is overconfidence, but you sign a guy like Jared Allen,
and
> our D-line will become the best in the game. Which will further
> improve the backfield because the QBs won't have all day to look
for
> open WRs like in past years. So the question is do you trade a #17
> this year and one of the two 3rd round picks or roll the dice and
sign
> him to an offer sheet and keep all your draft picks? If we keep
our
> 1st pick, it will be very interesting which route we might go.
>
> Just something to think about if the trade talk falls through.
>