2010 DRAFT THREAD

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looks like they maybe should be looking for a cb too

antoine winfield, was hurt a lot this year and is getting up in age

and last night cedric griffin might have blown out an acl on the OT kickoff

[mngolf19]

I think we should bump this for our Vikings friends who have just recently joined us in the offseason.

So, Ras, any idea about what you're looking for at #30?

Thanks. I think.

[mngolf19]

Kiper's mock has the Vikes taking the CB from FSU. I could see that. Clausen will be gone for sure. While some don't like him, there are more between the Vikes and him that do. Kiper has him going to Sea. I agree that McCoy would be worth looking at but not in first round. I see needs as CB, LB, S, QB, RB. I know that last one seems weird but I have a funny feeling that if AP isn't willing to work on his fumbles again this summer, they may look at trades. Vikes will likely go BPA most of the way. And it's always a good idea to draft OL/DL.

For the future of Vikes QB I see lots of possibilities. Favre another year, McNabb as soon as available, Hasselbeck becoming avail, or possibly becoming more run oriented again with Sage.

[Lurker64]

With Winfield being 32 and coming off his worst season as a professional (though injury had a lot to do with that) and Cedric Griffen tearing an ACL (apparently) in the NFC championship game, I think taking a CB definitely would be a good move for the Vikes.

I think the Vikings should be looking for a CB, and a QB (McCoy would fit in well to Childress's offense) in the first two rounds. That being said, this is a good year for DTs and the Williams duo is getting up there in age (and may face suspension next year), so I wouldn't be surprised to see them take a Vince Oghobaase or an Arthur Jones in the first three too. I also hear rumblings from Vikings fans about their offensive line being a question mark. Hutchinson is getting up there in age and didn't play all that well (though he had a shoulder injury) and the right interior isn't entirely settled. So I wouldn't be surprised if the Vikings take Idaho G Mike Iupati who is an absolute mauler of a guard and would probably be an immediate upgrade over Herrera and an eventual successor for Hutchinson.

[Joemailman]

I think we should bump this for our Vikings friends who have just recently joined us in the offseason.

So, Ras, any idea about what you're looking for at #30?

i really think they need to maybe look at qb with their 1st pick

if favre is gone, then they don't have a decent qb on the roster. sage and t-jack i don't think are going get this team playing at the level they did this year

tebow and colt mccoy are both probably going to be available at the end of round one. and honestly, jimmy clausen is not going to go as high has most mocks have him going. a lot of experts say he's not a first round talent

For what it's worth, latest Sporting News mock has the Vikings taking Clausen.

[Lurker64]

I think we should bump this for our Vikings friends who have just recently joined us in the offseason.

So, Ras, any idea about what you're looking for at #30?

i really think they need to maybe look at qb with their 1st pick

if favre is gone, then they don't have a decent qb on the roster. sage and t-jack i don't think are going get this team playing at the level they did this year

tebow and colt mccoy are both probably going to be available at the end of round one. and honestly, jimmy clausen is not going to go as high has most mocks have him going. a lot of experts say he's not a first round talent

For what it's worth, latest Sporting News mock has the Vikings taking Clausen.

I sincerely doubt that he'll last to 30. Sure, he may not really deserve to be a first round pick, but most teams picking QBs in the first round are doing so based on need, not on value. There are enough teams who are looking to pick up a QB of the future this year that Clausen will probably go much higher than he should.

If he makes it past St. Louis , Washington, Seattle twice, Cleveland, Oakland, Buffalo, Denver, and Jacksonville, then Arizona might grab him in case Warner announces his retirement (which I'd put at 50/50.)

Heck, Philadelphia might grab a falling QB in case they trade McNabb and/or they don't think that much of Kolb.

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I think we should bump this for our Vikings friends who have just recently joined us in the offseason.

So, Ras, any idea about what you're looking for at #30?

i really think they need to maybe look at qb with their 1st pick

if favre is gone, then they don't have a decent qb on the roster. sage and t-jack i don't think are going get this team playing at the level they did this year

tebow and colt mccoy are both probably going to be available at the end of round one. and honestly, jimmy clausen is not going to go as high has most mocks have him going. a lot of experts say he's not a first round talent

For what it's worth, latest Sporting News mock has the Vikings taking Clausen.

Sporting News guy must be a Packers fan... I'd love that pick.

[Lurker64]

I think we should bump this for our Vikings friends who have just recently joined us in the offseason.

So, Ras, any idea about what you're looking for at #30?

i really think they need to maybe look at qb with their 1st pick

if favre is gone, then they don't have a decent qb on the roster. sage and t-jack i don't think are going get this team playing at the level they did this year

tebow and colt mccoy are both probably going to be available at the end of round one. and honestly, jimmy clausen is not going to go as high has most mocks have him going. a lot of experts say he's not a first round talent

For what it's worth, latest Sporting News mock has the Vikings taking Clausen.

Sporting News guy must be a Packers fan... I'd love that pick.

I wouldn't get too excited until I find out who the Packers are getting.

[Joemailman]

I think we should bump this for our Vikings friends who have just recently joined us in the offseason.

So, Ras, any idea about what you're looking for at #30?

i really think they need to maybe look at qb with their 1st pick

if favre is gone, then they don't have a decent qb on the roster. sage and t-jack i don't think are going get this team playing at the level they did this year

tebow and colt mccoy are both probably going to be available at the end of round one. and honestly, jimmy clausen is not going to go as high has most mocks have him going. a lot of experts say he's not a first round talent

For what it's worth, latest Sporting News mock has the Vikings taking Clausen.

I sincerely doubt that he'll last to 30. Sure, he may not really deserve to be a first round pick, but most teams picking QBs in the first round are doing so based on need, not on value. There are enough teams who are looking to pick up a QB of the future this year that Clausen will probably go much higher than he should.

If he makes it past St. Louis , Washington, Seattle twice, Cleveland, Oakland, Buffalo, Denver, and Jacksonville, then Arizona might grab him in case Warner announces his retirement (which I'd put at 50/50.)

Heck, Philadelphia might grab a falling QB in case they trade McNabb and/or they don't think that much of Kolb.

Sometimes when guys start to slide though, they slide farther than they should. Who thought we'd get Arod at 23? 2 years ago, Sporting News had Brady Quinn rated much lower than most people. They turned out to be right, so who knows?

[mngolf19]

I think Vikes trade for a QB before the draft. Like possibly a 2nd for McNabb or Hasselbeck.

[SkinBasket]

I think Vikes trade for a QB before the draft. Like possibly a 2nd for McNabb or Hasselbeck.

You must be hallucinating if you think McNabb's going anywhere. Much less for a 2nd round pick. Seattle's got crap behind Hasselbeck too, so I would think that's not going to happen either.

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i'm seeing a lot of love on here(in other threads that are not the official draft thread) for taylor mays

my god i would vomit if we pick him

the guy is a physical freak, big strong and fast, that is all

he has a football IQ close to zero. i think it would be a disaster to have him in our secondary

TT's one MO, the thing pretty much all of his draft picks have had is that they all know the game very well

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the guys i've been seeing a lot in the last few days for us are usually tackles.

brian bulaga from iowa
trent williams from oklahoma
anthory davis from rutgers
bruce campbell from maryland
charles brown from USC

seems like nobody knows how those 5 tackles are going to go off the board. i've seen them going in every order available. i've seen every one of those guys in the top 10, and i've also seen most of them out of the first round

patrick robinson from florida state is the other guy that seems to be a popular pick for us. he's the #2 cb in the draft and is the latest in a pretty decent line of shut down corners to come out of FSU

[Lurker64]

Mays is a bigger, stronger, faster, lighter skinned, Aaron Rouse. Do we need Aaron Rouse 2.0?

[rbaloha1]

Mays is a bigger, stronger, faster, lighter skinned, Aaron Rouse. Do we need Aaron Rouse 2.0?

Prior to injuries Mays was a top ten pick. An Atwater clone with more speed. Unsure about coverage ability but another physical presence for the defense. A steal if available.