I know there are more prominent matters of concern as it pertains to the Vikings beat right now. You know, like where Mike Zimmer and Rick Spielman ate breakfast at MSP this morning before flying down to Texas to meet with a certain disgruntled Pro Bowl running back.

But as we wait for new developments in #PetersonWatch, I figured I'd throw up a quick block post on what Spielman had to say about compensatory picks when we talked to him the other day.

Simply put, the GM doesn't expect the Vikings to get any compensatory picks again this year when the recipients of the 32 comp picks are announced at the owners meetings next month.

My colleague Mark Craig wrote an informative piece on comp picks last year. One tidbit from that: In two decades, the Vikings have only received 16 of them and haven't gotten one since 2012.

But why none this year? Yes, the Vikings lost a few notable unrestricted free agents last offseason, the biggest being defensive end Jared Allen. But they signed some, too, led by nose tackle Linval Joseph and cornerback Captain Munnerlyn. The NFL doesn't make its formula public, but it is based on more than just the salaries handed out, including playing time and postseason honors.

So basically all those signings will likely cancel out and the Vikings will get no extra picks.

Still, despite not getting many compensatory picks in recent years, Spielman said the Vikings keep the secret formula in mind when deciding whom to sign in the offseason. For example, players who were cut by their previous teams don't count towards the formula.

"There's a pretty good group of guys that are going to get cut or have been cut already," Spielman said. "So if you can potentially fill some needs with guys getting released, that doesn't affect potential compensatory picks the following year. You weigh [unrestricted free agents] but we also put in all the guys that are potential street free agents, and if we can go that route, we may look at that route because it could potentially help you with compensatory picks."

I wouldn't get your hopes up for 2016 comp picks, though.

The Vikings don't have any higher-profile players hitting the free-agent market because they locked up guys like tight end Kyle Rudolph and right guard Brandon Fusco before the season. Middle linebacker Jasper Brinkley and backup defensive tackle Tom Johnson, who each played less than half of the defensive snaps last season, are probably their most notable free agents.

Anyway, time to get back to refreshing Twitter in case Spielman and Zimmer stop to grab lunch.