Category: The Real Forno Show

The Real Forno Show: Trade ups and void years explained

The Minnesota Vikings using void years in contracts and how much is too much for a trade up highlights this episode of The Real Forno Show.

The Minnesota Vikings are a month away from likely making a change at the quarterback position. They let Kirk Cousins walk in free agency and acquired the 23rd overall pick signaling the desire to make a change.

The big question surrounding the Vikings is whether or not they can make a trade-up to get a quarterback. It’s a difficult proposition because while the desire to trade up is there, the Vikings still need to find someone to trade up with.

What is too much of a cost? Do the Vikings need to protect their first-round pick at all costs? Is it worth it to trade the pick? That is the lead topic of conversation on The Real Forno Show.

The other main topic is focused on void years.The Vikings continue to use void years in their contracts. Why is it smart to do so? Should they get away from using them?

We are here to break it all down and more on the latest episode of The Real Forno Show, airing Monday and Wednesday nights at 6 pm central on the Vikings 1st & SKOL YouTube channel.

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NFL draft QB tax and live mock draft: The Real Forno Show

The Minnesota Vikings are primed to move up for a quarterback, but what is the tax? The Real Forno Show talks that and does a mock draft

The NFL draft is five weeks away and all the discussion surrounding it is in full force. The biggest topic of conversation is arguably what the Minnesota Vikings are going to do. They have picks 11 and 23rd overall and have been rumored to trade up for quite awhile.

What price will they have to pay to move up in the NFL draft? Is there a tax that they will need to pay to get up to where they want to go? That is where the discussion begins on The Real Forno Show.

After all of that discussion, the focus shifts to a live mock draft. What should the Vikings do with their picks? How would a trade shape up between the Vikings and teams ahead of them?

We are here to break it all down and more on the latest episode of The Real Forno Show, airing Monday and Wednesday nights at 6 pm central on the Vikings 1st & SKOL YouTube channel.

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The Real Forno Show: Where do the Vikings go from here?

Where do the Minnesota Vikings go from here after acquiring the 23rd overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft? The Real Forno Show breaks it down.

The Minnesota Vikings made a great splash on Friday morning when they acquired the 23rd overall pick to hopefully trade up for a quarterback. The real question here is: where do they go from here until the NFL draft?

There are a lot of different things the Vikings could end up doing with their new draft capital. What happens over the next few weeks with the Vikings?

While the idea is for the Vikings is to trade up for a quarterback, what happens if they can’t make it happen? What would it cost to trade up to get that quarterback? When should they make that trade? Can they afford to wait?

We are here to break it all down and more on the latest episode of The Real Forno Show, airing Monday and Wednesday nights at 6 pm central on the Vikings 1st & SKOL YouTube channel.

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The Real Forno Show: Vikings trade for 23rd overall pick

The Minnesota Vikings traded to get up to 23rd overall likely to take a quarterback. Tyler Forness and The Real Forno Show break it down.

The Minnesota Vikings have shocked the National Football League by making a trade to get back into the first round of the NFL draft.

They acquired the 23rd and 232nd overall picks from the Texans in exchange for picks 42, 188 and a second-round pick in 2025.

The Rich Hill trade chart puts a value on those picks at the following

  • 23rd: 245
  • 232nd: 2
  • Total: 247 points to the Vikings
  • 42: 142
  • 188: 6
  • 2025 second: 56
  • Total: 204 to the Texans

That is a net gain of 43 points for the Vikings or the value of the 92nd overall pick. The reason the Vikings gain here is that future picks are viewed as devalued by a round per year in the future. That’s quite the haul for the Vikings who are looking to make a trade up.

What does this mean and what can we gather from this move? Are the Vikings going to be hyper-aggressive to get a quarterback?

We are here to break it all down and more on the latest episode of The Real Forno Show, airing Monday and Wednesday nights at 6 pm central on the Vikings 1st & SKOL YouTube channel.

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Kwesi Adofo-Mensah is cooking with signings of Sam Darnold and Aaron Jones

Minnesota Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah is cooking with the siginings of QB Sam Darnold and RB Aaron Jones

While most of the United States of America was sleeping, the Minnesota Vikings and general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah weren’t. They were making moves.

Around midnight central time, the Vikings reached an agreement with former third overall pick quarterback Sam Darnold on a one-year, $10 million contract. They followed it up by agreeing to terms with former XFL kicker John Parker Romo and running back Aaron Jones the following morning.

It was a monumental 24 hours for the Vikings as they try and build a championship roster. What do these signings tell us about the long-term prospects of the Vikings?

  • How good can Sam Darnold be in this offense? Is this the best supporting cast he’s ever had?
  • Are there more players the Vikings will sign at the kicker position?
  • Is Jones washed or is there a lot of juice left in the tank?

We are here to break it all down and more on the latest episode of The Real Forno Show, airing Monday and Wednesday nights at 6 pm central on the Vikings 1st & SKOL YouTube channel.

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The Real Forno Show: Kirk Cousins era ends

The latest episode of The Real Forno Show breaks down the end of the Kirk Cousins era for the Minnesota Vikings.

What a first day of free agency for the Minnesota Vikings.

General manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah had his first chance to truly start shaping the team in his image after getting rid of a lot of the bad contracts that were left over from the Rick Spielman era.

The Vikings saw Kirk Cousins agree to terms with the Atlanta Falcons while agreeing to terms with three players and re-signed two of their own.

What can we make of these signings? Is there a trend with how Adofo-Mensah is approaching free agency? What can we expect them to do over the next few weeks?

We are here to break it all down and more on the latest episode of The Real Forno Show, airing Monday and Wednesday nights at 6 pm central on the Vikings 1st & SKOL YouTube channel.

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The Real Forno Show: Vikings agree to terms with Andrew Van Ginkel and Blake Cashman

The Minnesota Vikings have agreed to sign OLB Andrew Van Ginkel and ILB Blake Cashman. The Real Forno Show breaks it down.

The Minnesota Vikings have made another splash move in free agency. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Minnesota Vikings have agreed to terms with Miami Dolphins OLB Andrew Van Ginkel on a two-year, $20 million contract.

This deal comes after the Vikings already agreed to terms with Houston Texans edge rusher Jonathan Greenard for four years and $76 million. This defense is continuing to reshape itself under the image of Brian Flores.

What does Van Ginkel bring to the Vikings? He does have a history with Flores having played for him for three seasons and breaking out in 2021 with 45 pressures and six sacks. He will come in and be a versatile chess piece on a defense that needs it.

The Vikings also agreed to terms with former Texans linebacker Blake Cashman on a three-year deal worth up to $25.5 million. What does he bring to the table?

What else will the Vikings have in store for the rest of free agency? We are here to break it all down and more on the latest episode of The Real Forno Show, airing Monday and Wednesday nights at 6 pm central on the Vikings 1st & SKOL YouTube channel.

Minnesota Vikings to sign Jonathan Greenard: The Real Forno Show

The Minnesota Vikings agreed to terms with EDGE Jonathan Greenard and the news about Kirk Cousins dropped on The Real Forno Show.

The Minnesota Vikings made one of the biggest splashes in free agency within the first hour by agreeing to terms with Houston Texans edge rusher Jonathan Greenard on a four-year deal with $76 million and $42 million guaranteed.

Now, the move doesn’t officially signal the end for Danielle Hunter in Minnesota, but it does make it more difficult for him to be brought back.

What are the Vikings getting in Greenard? He is a talented pass rusher that graded out very favorably this past season. Opposite of Will Anderson on a team that didn’t blitz much, Greenard garnered 53 pressures and 14 sacks on 440 pass rush reps with a 72.9 pass rush grade along with sixth in ESPN’s pass rush win rate.

Is he better than Hunter? No, but is he a smarter contract to sign for approximately $6 million less in average annual value? And to finish off the show, news breaks that the Atlanta Falcons agreed to terms with quarterback Kirk Cousins on a four-year contract.

We are here to break it all down and more on the latest episode of The Real Forno Show, airing Monday and Wednesday nights at 6 pm central on the Vikings 1st & SKOL YouTube channel.

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The Real Forno Show: 12 free agents Vikings should pursue

On the latest episode of The Real Forno Show, we discuss 12 free agents the Minnesota Vikings should pursue in free agency.

This is an incredibly pivotal offseason for the Minnesota Vikings. General manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah is tasked with finding the future at the quarterback position along with potentially replacing Danielle Hunter and extending Justin Jefferson.

With nearly $40 million in salary cap space, there is plenty of salary cap space to make a splash and fortify the roster. On the latest episode of The Real Forno Show, we discuss 12 players that they should be targeting once the legal tampering period begins on March 11th.

  • Miami DT Christian Wilkins
  • Miami DE Emmanuel Ogbah
  • Miami ILB Jerome Baker
  • Cincinnati DT D.J. Reader
  • Seattle TE Noah Fant
  • Seattle ILB Jordyn Brooks
  • New York RB Saquon Barkley
  • San Francisco DT Javon Kinlaw
  • San Francisco EDGE Chase Young
  • Dallas EDGE Dorance Armstrong Jr.
  • Baltimore EDGE Jadeveon Clowney
  • Carolina ILB Frankie Luvu

Why should they target these players and which combinations would make sense to target in unison? How many do they “need to” sign?

We are here to break it all down and more on the latest episode of The Real Forno Show, airing Monday and Wednesday nights at 6 pm central on the Vikings 1st & SKOL YouTube channel.

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Minnesota Vikings NFL Scouting Combine wrap up: The Real Forno Show

The Minnesota Vikings are a week away from free agency and the NFL Scouting Combine is complete. The Real Forno Show breaks it all down.

The NFL Scouting Combine is officially completed and there are a lot of discussion points to discuss. From the numerous elements of tampering to players doing drills and meeting with teams, there are tons of storylines that come out of Indianapolis.

What should the Minnesota Vikings take from the combine? There were a lot of details about quarterback Kirk Cousins, wide receiver Justin Jefferson and outside linebacker Danielle Hunter. What do we make of the latest details?

Along with that, the Vikings ended up releasing running back Alexander Mattison on Monday afternoon. What ended up happening that impacted his salary cap hit? Where will the Vikings go at running back?

We are here to break it all down and more on the latest episode of The Real Forno Show, airing Monday and Wednesday nights at 6 pm central on the Vikings 1st & SKOL YouTube channel.

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