Cretins 22 Posted October 15, 2024 Not as splashy as the other trade announcements, but some potential interest to this one. Does this say anything about the Vikings' confidence in Chandler? At the end of last season it looked like this might be Chandler's backfield until they signed Jones. Now that Jones is injured it looked like it would be Chandler's chance to shine, but does this dampen that? Was he brought in as insurance move in case Chandler gets hurt, or to compete for the starting role? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nobody 2,672 Posted October 15, 2024 Surprised at this one. I didn't have the impression that Aaron Jones was going to miss significant time, but now the antenna is up. I suppose they're just trying to shore up their depth, maybe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ray_T 753 Posted October 16, 2024 3 hours ago, nobody said: Surprised at this one. I didn't have the impression that Aaron Jones was going to miss significant time, but now the antenna is up. I suppose they're just trying to shore up their depth, maybe. yikes when you see this it usually means the injury is worse than initially stated. I've been wrong on this before, but I think you are onto something here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weepaws 3,191 Posted October 16, 2024 5 hours ago, Cretins said: Not as splashy as the other trade announcements, but some potential interest to this one. Does this say anything about the Vikings' confidence in Chandler? At the end of last season it looked like this might be Chandler's backfield until they signed Jones. Now that Jones is injured it looked like it would be Chandler's chance to shine, but does this dampen that? Was he brought in as insurance move in case Chandler gets hurt, or to compete for the starting role? I’m not so sure if it’s to complete for a starting role, I think it’s more about adding some cause of Jones. But when Jones returns, it will complicate things. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ray_T 753 Posted October 16, 2024 13 minutes ago, weepaws said: I’m not so sure if it’s to complete for a starting role, I think it’s more about adding some cause of Jones. But when Jones returns, it will complicate things. I dont think Akers can compete with a healthy Aaron Jones. but he can likely compete with the backups. I suspect Jones is hurt worse than advertised. or they really are not happy with the backup situation. Likely the former moreso than the latter. I'm betting an announcement is made in the next couple days Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RareN64Dream 21 Posted October 16, 2024 Their other RB Myles Gaskin, I think; is more of a special teams guy, pretty sure. I am guessing they want Aaron Jones to fully heal up before starting a game again and picked up Akers; in case Chandler gets injured. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites