Agree, I don't see Osborn, Brandel, Metellus, Stanley, or Hinton having any chance.
Was really hoping we could have traded up too, but Rick went the other direction.
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Agree, I don't see Osborn, Brandel, Metellus, Stanley, or Hinton having any chance.
Was really hoping we could have traded up too, but Rick went the other direction.
Rick ODs on trading back and collecting picks. I too was surprised that he didn't trade up a few times with all those picks. He's said that due to COVID this year's UFA class will be more challenging than others, so that seems to be why he kept most of the picks. Still odd that we didn't trade up once (unless we did in rd 7 - didn't track that).
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Overall hard to not be happy with Minnesota's draft. They filled a lot of holes with some good prospects, and hopefully added some depth where they were already strong.
I'm intrigued by what they did in the 4th round. 3 defensive guys who all have a good shot at being contributors. There are bound to be some misses, because of how many picks they made, but overall they added a lot of talent on both sides of the ball
I'm intrigued by what they did in the 4th round. 3 defensive guys who all have a good shot at being contributors. There are bound to be some misses, because of how many picks they made, but overall they added a lot of talent on both sides of the ball
I read that Brandel had the highest grade for all tackles in pass protection and ranked 6th in run blocking, according to Pro Football Focus. That is what vikings.com said and I'm wondering if those are typos. If he is ranked so high then why was he a 6th round pick?
Must have been a typo on the Vikings site. I never even heard of the guy so it made me scratch my head.
My theory is that the Patriots aggressiveness took some potential trade partners away so the Vikings ended up taking picks- which they were fine with.
Agree. When you get in the 200s it a crap shoot. Willekes and Cole were their best late round picks.
I like Cole a lot and would love to see him make the 53 man roster. I could see him being a starter in a few years.
Six days old, so pre-draft: https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-news-everson-griffen-returning-to-minnesota-isnt-out-of-question/
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Potentially, but they picked up two edge rushers in the draft: Wonnum and
Willekes. The defensive coordinator apparently was very very high on Wonnum, and had had his eye on him for quite a while, so much so that they took him early in the 4th to make sure they got him. Hard to say there will be room for another DE, but Griffin is well liked so you never know.
If they could sign Griffin to an affordable 1 year contract, that would be a great win for the Vikings. He could ensure depth and help get the rookies up to speed.
If there's one team Saints fans are tired of seeing, it's the Vikes.
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Hopefully just saber rattling to get a deal done. It's not like he'd actually be missing anything for a while anyway. Everything is online right now. Players aren't likely to report until the end of July for training camp. So, they've got some time to get this ironed out. Hope they do