Mike Wallace Trade Will End Poorly for Minnesota Vikings

Shortly after trading for Kenny Stills, the Miami Dolphins placed Mike Wallace on the trading block. A few hours later, the Minnesota Vikings pulled the trigger to acquire the speedy wide receiver.

Vikings traded 5th-round pick to Miami for WR Mike Wallace and 7th-round pick, per league source.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 13, 2015

Unfortunately, this new relationship isn’t going to end well.

If you’ll remember, the Vikings were one of the teams that made a serious push for Wallace’s services when he hit the open market back in 2013. If you’ll also remember, he decided to turn down more money from the Vikings to sign with a team that wasn’t located in a cold-weather climate.

Put simply, he didn’t want to go to Minnesota.

I’m not sure if Wallace is aware of this, but Minnesota is still a rather cold place. It hasn’t changed and probably won’t anytime soon. So why is he suddenly so interested in getting out of Miami and joining the Vikings?

Well obviously his time in South Beach hasn’t quite gone as planned. Once a true deep threat and (relatively) consistent playmaker for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Wallace watched his stock sink with the Dolphins. He has quickly proven to be a one-trick pony, struggling to run crisp routes and make plays when he was running anything other than a go route. Hence, the decision to trade him for practically nothing.

It doesn’t matter whether he restructures his contract or not, Wallace will not work out with the Vikings. He’s got too big of an ego for the Minnesota locker room, and doesn’t offer enough consistent production to warrant said ego. Sure, his deep-ball abilities are nice, but he’s not the true No. 1 wide receiver the Vikings so desperately need.

I know the Vikings are trying to surround Teddy Bridgewater with more weapons, but this isn’t the move to get the job done. In two years, we’ll be having this same conversation about another team trading for Wallace after the Vikings gave up on him.

I typically trust in Rick Spielman, but I have to disagree with this decision.