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Sure, they saved Anthony Barr from going to the New York Jets and signed Josh Kline and Shamar Stephen, but a lot of their moves have been minor.Among those minor moves has been the signings of five players. . .all on defense. . .that were a part of the Alliance of American Football prior to them shutting down operations.S Jordan MartinLB Greer MartiniDE Karter SchultS Derron SmithCB Duke ThomasThey’ve also made some other minor additions along the way.Because of the top-heavy nature of the Vikings’ current roster. . .let’s not forget that this team is still awfully stacked at most positions, talent-wise. . .and the salary cap situation, it’s hard to fault Rick Spielman and company for the way they’ve handled things.As of today, the Vikings only have 66 players under contract. The folks from Over the Cap only have 63, but I don’t see anything on there for Martin, Martini, or the recently-signed Jordan Taylor. If Spielman does his thing on draft day and gets to his magical number of 10 draft choices, that puts them at 76, meaning that there are still 14 spots on the 90-man roster that need to be filled.Rather than filling all of those spots with undrafted free agents, the Vikings have instead chosen to take a few fliers on guys who, until recently, had been playing professional football. . .regardless of whether it was at a lower level. I know that there were plenty of you out there that were watching the AAF, and probably already know that the guys that the Vikings signed from that league Discount Armon Watts Jersey , particularly Derron Smith and Karter Schult, were very good in that league. The AAF gave teams an opportunity to find players they might not have found otherwise, and perhaps could continue to develop in Minnesota.The other thing that it’s important to remember is something that our friend Andy Carlson pointed out on the Twitters the other day. I can’t find the exact tweet, so I’ll just link his account. He’s someone you should be following if you’re a Vikings fan anyway.It’s important to remember that, when it comes to the NFL’s salary cap, there’s a rule called the “Top 51” rule. That rule dictates that only the 51 highest salaries on your 90-man roster count towards the salary cap. According to the Over the Cap page linked above, the cut-off point for the “Top 51” for the Vikings is a salary of $570,000.So, in effect, if the Vikings can sign a free agent for less than $570,000, they’re basically giving them a free tryout. If they’re impressive enough, they will stick, and if they’re not, then it doesn’t cost the Vikings anything. Not in terms of the salary cap, anyway.Of the five AAF free agents that the Vikings have signed Dalvin Cook Jersey , Smith is the only one that is above that cut line with a salary of $725,000 (because, apparently, the Vikings really liked him). Schult is at $497,500, while Thomas is at $500,000. I can’t imagine that Martin or Martini is above that mark, and I wouldn’t think that Jordan Taylor would be, either. None of the undrafted free agents are going to break that $570,000 barrier, unless things get a little weird.The Vikings have to get their roster to 90 players somehow, and given their current situation, it would appear that they’ve handled their offseason about as well as they could have. And who knows. . .maybe some of these lower-tier guys could end up being significant contributors going forward for the team. Most of the top of the roster is pretty solidified, but as we go through the offseason activities and mini-camps and on to Training Camp, there are going to be a lot of hungry players at the bottom of the roster that are going to be fighting for spots, and that will make things pretty exciting to watch Alan Page Jersey , in my opinion. Week 2 was another high scoring slate in the NFL and another week when daily fantasy sports contests were won by rostering the passing attack from just a handful of games.Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw for 300-plus yards and six touchdowns in a 42-27 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, including two scores to tight end Travis Kelce. Behind early and forced to play catch-up, Ben Roethlisberger aired it out 60 times, leading to a 450-yard performance to go along with three passing and one rushing touchdown. Wide receiver Juju Smith-Schuster and TE Jesse James both cracked the 100-yard threshold and found the end zone.In total there were more than 180 fantasy points scored in the Chiefs-Steelers game. Meanwhile at Lambeau Field, Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins connected with WRs Stefon Diggs and Adam Thielen for 90 combined fantasy points.Game stacks have been pivotal to winning daily tournaments this year. The Bucs-Saints shootout in Week 1 and the Chiefs-Steelers shootout for Week 2 both led to millions in prizes.Here are game stacks to target for Week 3:New Orleans at Atlanta (Over-under: 53, Falcons favored by 3 points)The Falcons-Saints game has the second-highest Vegas total this week. Matt Ryan and the Falcons host Drew Brees and company in a game that could make a perfect game stack opportunity with the duo of Ryan and Julio Jones plus New Orleans running back Alvin Kamara. Jones has been targeted 28 times to start the season for nearly 500 air yards, a metric that balances target volume with the depth of those targets. Jones has a 40 percent market share of the Falcons passing attack. On the flip side, Alvin Kamara gets to face a Falcons defense that funnels targets to opposing running backs and gave up 14 catches for 100-plus yards to Panthers RB Christian McCaffrey last weekend. Kamara has 18 targets through the first two weeks and is in a prime spot to make a fantasy splash if the game in Atlanta turns into a shootout. Fantasy owners who are building multiple lineups could also consider mixing in Saints WR Michael Thomas and Falcons WR Mohamed Sanu to their stacks.San Francisco at Kansas City (Over-under: 56, Chiefs favored by 6 1/2 points)While a lot of the attention will be on Patrick Mahomes this week because of his 10 TDs through two games, winning daily fantasy tournaments requires separation from the crowd.Jimmy Garoppolo is in a bounce-back spot against a Chiefs defense that has allowed more than 1,000 yards per game of total offense and given up more than 400 yards passing in back-to-back games. While the Chiefs defense should benefit from a home game at Arrowhead, Garoppolo is still in great position to throw for 300 yards and multiple touchdowns and will look to connect with his favorite target as Marquise Goodwin hopefully returns to the 49ers lineup. Garoppolo-Goodwin stacks can also be mixed with 49ers tight end George Kittle 鈥?who could be lower owned after disappointing players as a popular pick last week. He will return value for fantasy owners if he can even replicate half of Jesse James' stat line from last week. Chiefs players Tyreek Hill, Travis Kelce and Sammy Watkins are all candidates to "bring it back" and should be inserted into your lineups to make a full-on game stack.This column was provided to The Associated Press by DailyRoto, ://dailyroto