Earlier this week I asked you whether the Vikes should start building from seed or try to build by buying established players. With that in mind, these are players with four years or more of experience who aren't under contract for 2006. It doesn't take into account voidable years or team options to extend contracts into 2006.

Identify players you would want to see in purple for the 2006 - 2007 season. Mine are bolded. Leave a comment at the end.

THE AFC

Baltimore Ravens
Dale Carter CB
Will Demps FS
Patrick Johnson WR
Terry Jones TE
Ma'ake Kemoeatu DT
Jamal Lewis RB
Tommy Polley LB
Deion Sanders CB
Bart Scott LB
Kordell Stewart QB
Chester Taylor RB
Anthony Weaver DE
Chad Williams SS
Anthony Wright QB
Dave Zastudil P

Buffalo Bills
Justin Bannan DT
Nate Clements CB
Ryan Denney DE
Ron Edwards DT
Shane Matthews QB
Josh Reed WR
Mike Schneck LB
Trey Teague T
Kevin Thomas CB

Cincinnati Bengals
Rashad Bauman CB
Jon Kitna QB
Nick Luchey FB
Anthony Mitchell FS
Reggie Myles FS
Hannibal Navies LB
Ifeayani Ohelate SS
Carl Powell DE
Matt Schobel TE
Tony Stewart TE
Kenny Watson RB
Nate Webster LB
Marcus Wilkins LB

Cleveland Browns
Antonio Bryant WR
Andra Davis ILB
Antwan Harris S
Keith Heinrich TE
Justin Kurpeikis LB
Ray Mickens CB
Billy Miller TE
Kyle Richardson P
Orpheus Roye DE
Orlando Ruff LB
Aaron Shea TE
LJ Shelton T
Ben Taylor LB

Denver Broncos
Sam Brandon SS
Keith Burns LB
Patrick Chukwarah LB
Marco Coleman DE
Ron Dayne RB
Mike Leach LS
Monsanto Pope DT
Lenny Walls CB

Houston Texans
Jason Bell CB
Corey Bradford WR
David Carr QB
Troy Evans LB
Jabar Gaffney WR
Dashon Polk LB
Victor Riley T
Marcellus Rivers TE
Jonathan Wells RB

Indianapolis Colts
Raheem Brock DE
Rocky Calmus LB
Edgerrin James RB
Rob Morris LB
James Mungro RB
David Thornton LB
Larry Tripplett DT
Mike Vanderjagt K
Troy Walters WR
Reggie Wayne WR

Jacksonville Jaguars
Akin Ayodele LB
Deke Cooper SS
Terry Cousin CB
Rob Meier DT
Mike Pearson T
Ephraim Salaam T
Marcellus Wiley DE
Kenny Wright CB

Kansas City Chiefs
Todd Collins QB
Lional Dalton DT
Kendall Gammon TE/LS
Carlos Hall DE
Damon Huard QB
Tony Richardson FB
DeWayne Washington CB

Miami Dolphins
David Boston WR
Jesse Chatman RB
Heath Evans FB
Bryan Gilmore WR
Jason Glenn LB
Stockar McDougle T
Seth McKinney C
Travis Minor RB
Sammy Morris RB
Sage Rosenfels QB
Lance Schulters FS
Kiwaukee Thomas CB

New England Patriots
Troy Brown WR
Matt Chatham LB
Don Davis LB
Tim Dwight WR
Christian Fauria TE
Doug Flutie QB
David Givens WR
Steve Neal G
Chad Scott CB
Michael Stone SS
Adam Vinatieri K
Amos Zereoue RB

New York Jets
John Abraham DE
Chris Baker TE
Scott Gragg T
James Reed DT
Vinny Testaverde QB
Kenyatta Wright LB

Oakland Raiders
Jarrod Cooper SS
Omar Easy FB
Zeron Flemister TE
DeLawrence Grant OLB
Renaldo Hill CB
Corey Hulsey G
Ed Jasper DT
Tim Johnson MLB
Kenny Smith DT
Randall Williams TE
Charles Woodson CB

Pittsburgh Steelers
Charlie Batch QB
Barrett Brooks T
Verron Haynes RB
Chris Hope FS
Clint Kriewaldt LB
Quincy Morgan WR
Antwan Randle-El WR
DeShea Townsend CB
Jermane Tuman TE
Kimo Von Oelhoffen DE

San Diego Chargers
Drew Brees QB
Reche Caldwell WR
Jamar Fletcher CB
Bob Hallen C
Ben Leber LB
Lorenzo Neal FB
Justin Peelle TE
Carlos Polk LB
DeQuincy Scott DE

Tennessee Titans
Tony Beckham CB
Rocky Boiman LB
Justin Hartwig C
Brad Kassell LB
Otis Leverette DE
Kyle Vanden Bosch DE
Tank Williams SS

THE NFC

Arizona Cardinals
Ian Allen G
Obafemi Ayanbadejo FB
Billy Conaty C
James Darling MLB
Russell Davis NT
Quentin Harris FS
James Jackson RB
Eric Johnson LB
Charles Lee WR
Josh McCown QB
Harold Morrow FB
Neil Rackers K
J.R. Redmond FB
Reggie Swinton WR
Raymond Walls CB
Kurt Warner QB

Atlanta Falcons
Keion Carpenter SS
Ty Detmer QB
Erik Flowers DE
Ronnie Heard SS
Kevin McCadam FS
Fred McCrary FB
Todd Peterson K
Kevin Shaffer T
Barry Stokes T
Dez White WR

Carolina Panthers
Jason Baker P
Idrees Bashir S
Todd Fordham T
Rod Gardner WR
Marlon McCree SS
Jeff Mitchell C
Ricky Proehl WR
Kemp Rasmussen DE
Will Witherspoon LB

Chicago Bears
Jerry Azumah CB
Jeff Blake QB
Doug Brien K
Marc Edwards FB
Roberto Garza C
John Gilmore TE
Bobby Gray S
Terrance Metcalf G
John St. Clair T

Dallas Cowboys
Dan Campbell TE
Scott Fujita OLB
Andre Gurode* G
Eric Ogbogu DE/OLB
Peerless Price WR
Anthony Thomas RB

Detroit Lions
Jeff Backus T
Shawn Bryson RB
Jared DeVries DE
Eddie Drummond WR
Kalimba Edwards DE
Vernon Fox FS
Jeff Garcia QB
Andre Goodman CB
James Gutierrez C
Earl Holmes MLB
Kevin Johnson WR
Kyle Kosier T
R.W. McQuarters CB
Wali Rainier LB
Paul Smith RB
Bracy Walker S

Green Bay Packers
Kevin Barry T
Rob Davis LS
Najeh Davenport RB
Tony Fisher RB
Mike Flanagan C
Ahman Green RB
William Henderson FB
Grady Jackson DT
Aaron Kampman DE
Paris Lenon MLB
Earl Little S
Ryan Longwell K

Minnesota Vikings
Micheal Bennett RB
Ralph Brown CB
Corey Chavous SS
Sam Cowart MLB
Paul Edinger K
Melvin Fowler C
Ken Irvin CB
Lance Johnstone DE
Keith Newman OLB
Willie Offord SS
Koren Robinson WR
Brian Williams CB
Moe Williams RB
Cory Withrow C

New Orleans Saints
James Allen OLB
LeCharles Bentley C
Fakhir Brown CB
Az Hakim WR
Lamont Hall TE
Sederick Hodge OLB
Darren Howard DE
Micheal Lewis WR
Fred McAfee RB
Ronald McKinnon MLB
T.J. Slaughter LB
Antowain Smith RB
Willie Whitehead DT

New York Giants
Will Allen CB
Tim Carter WR
Kendrick Clancy DT
Nick Greisen LB
Lewis Kelly G
Chad Morton RB
Bob Whitfield T

Philadelphia Eagles
Keith Adams LB
Lamar Gordon RB
N.D. Kalu DE
Darnerian McCants WR
Jon Runyan T
Juqua Thomas DE
Brian Westbrook RB

San Francisco 49ers
Fred Beasley FB
Steve Bush FB
Anthony Clement T
Travis Hall DE
Chris Hetherington FB
Willie Middlebrooks CB
Brandon Moore LB
Joe Nedney K
Julian Peterson LB
Saleem Rasheed LB
Derek Smith LB

Seattle Seahawks
Shaun Alexander RB
Rodney Bailey DE
Kevin Bentley LB
Rocky Bernard DT
Ryan Hannam TE
John Howell S
Steve Hutchinson G
Joe Jurevicius WR
Marquand Manuel S
Maurice Morris RB
Mack Strong FB
Joe Tafoya DE
Peter Warrick WR
Jimmy Williams CB

St. Louis Rams
Adam Archuleta SS
Aveion Cason RB
Terry Fair CB
Micheal Hawthorne FS
Corey Ivy CB
Tyoka Jackson DT
Damione Lewis DT
Brandon Manumaleuna FB
Jamie Martin QB
Chris Massey FB
Andy McCollum C
Tom Nutten G
Ryan Pickett NT
Jeff Robinson TE/LS
Rex Tucker T
Jeff Wilkins K
Roland Williams TE
Matt Willig T

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Juran Bolden CB
Matt Bryant K
Jameel Cook FB
Jeff Gooch LB
Ike Hilliard WR
Chris Hovan DT
Dexter Jackson FS
Dave Moore TE
Todd Steussie T
Ellis Wyms DT

Washington Redskins
Ethan Albright LS
Ray Brown G
Khary Campbell LB
Rock Cartwright RB
Ryan Clark SS
Demetric Evans DE
Warrick Holdman LB
Brian Kozlowski TE
Omar Stoutmire FS

Hey, I could have selected all the available offensive tackles and guards! I selected a few just for discussion sake.

Where's My Podcast!?!?

There is no scheduled podcast on the horizon currently. Due to family and such, Vikes Geek and I aren't able to connect for a Score Seven podcast until after the Lions game. There could be a sneak podcast before the weekend with a special guest if he and I can connect.

The other reason for no podcast is that local NBC affiliate KARE-11 television wants to interview me for a segment they are doing on Podcasting. Why filming me speaking into an iPod would hold any viewing audience is beyond me but what do I know.

Should the segment actually air, I'll mention it here so the locals can tune in and have a good laugh.

Posted by maasx003 at November 2, 2005 06:05 AM