AP in Minny

[Rastak]

Tarvaris Jackson is not leading a team to the SB just yet.

With two stud backs Tarvaris won't have to do a whole lot. That defense will be dominating once they get a secondary. Also, having Erasmus back will help with the pass rushing and pressuring the QB, helping out the secondary big time.

So then Defenses will put 8-9 guys in the box, and force Jackson to throw...Rastak better be ready for an 0-16 season like that then.

Yea, nobody can win if they are that one dimensional. Jackson was coming off minor knee surgery at the end of last year so he wasn't as mobile as he should be next year. That should loosen things up but the Vikings WR corps has me worried. They need to land a decent guy in the draft and pick up a vet besides. Their new TE (can't spell his damn name yet) is pretty fast so there is at least a small bit of hope coming from my basement as I type this.....LOL.

[b bulldog]

The new TE that they severly overpaid

[Fritz]

Running like a tree= running with a high pad level

I wish that tree I ran into had had pads...

[retailguy]

Yea, nobody can win if they are that one dimensional. Jackson was coming off minor knee surgery at the end of last year so he wasn't as mobile as he should be next year. That should loosen things up but the Vikings WR corps has me worried. They need to land a decent guy in the draft and pick up a vet besides. Their new TE (can't spell his damn name yet) is pretty fast so there is at least a small bit of hope coming from my basement as I type this.....LOL.

How about Randy Moss?

[MJZiggy]

Running like a tree= running with a high pad level

I wish that tree I ran into had had pads...

Do we need to keep a helmet on you? :P

[Rastak]

Yea, nobody can win if they are that one dimensional. Jackson was coming off minor knee surgery at the end of last year so he wasn't as mobile as he should be next year. That should loosen things up but the Vikings WR corps has me worried. They need to land a decent guy in the draft and pick up a vet besides. Their new TE (can't spell his damn name yet) is pretty fast so there is at least a small bit of hope coming from my basement as I type this.....LOL.

How about Randy Moss?

I was more looking for guys ascending than decending.....

[mngolf19]

And then they signed this guy.

http://www.startribune.com/503/story/1130095.html

The Vikings' search for wide receivers landed them an athlete who has never played organized football.
Todd Lowber, a former college basketball player and high jumping champion, signed a three-year contract with the team Wednesday after working out at Winter Park.

The Vikings discovered the 6-3, 205-pound Lowber when he worked out in front of several NFL scouts in late March in Wall Township, N.J. Jim Ulrich, who is helping represent Lowber for Atlanta-based Enter-Sports Management, said his client ran a 4.3 in the 40-yard dash.

Ulrich said several teams expressed interest in Lowber, including Philadelphia, St. Louis, Dallas, San Francisco and Carolina. Lowber had been scheduled to visit the Carolina Panthers today.

"It was just the people. It's all about the people," Lowber said when asked why he elected to sign with the Vikings. "It was the coaching staff. [Receivers coach George] Stewart, obviously I'm looking forward to working with him and Coach [Brad] Childress. They are good people and that's really a good sign because I'm a good person."

Lowber's athletic ability interested NFL teams but there is no doubt he will be a project. He played guard for four seasons on the Ramapo College basketball team in Mahwah, N.J., and won the 2006 NCAA Division III men's high jump. Lowber, who turned 25 in January, graduated in 2006 and spent a brief time playing basketball in Germany before returning to the United States. It was at that point he began training to play in the NFL.

"He has such freakish talent, who knows what's going to happen when he puts the pads on?" Ulrich said.

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[Zool]

Well Ras there ya go. No where to go but up for a guy who hasnt actually played football.



Things are looking up for Williamson too.

[Merlin]

I hope that AP doesn't go to Minnesota. Not because I don't want a good player to go to the Vikings but because I don't want to see a players career cut short by playing for a shitty team. Tavaris is a few years away yet and that overpaid offensive line couldn't block for a pee wee football team. Then you have Childress who will think he is the next Westbrook. I see AP in MN getting injured playing in that hole they call a field in his first season trying to cutback after Hutchinson misses a block on Dante Hall...

[Rastak]

I hope that AP doesn't go to Minnesota. Not because I don't want a good player to go to the Vikings but because I don't want to see a players career cut short by playing for a shitty team. Tavaris is a few years away yet and that overpaid offensive line couldn't block for a pee wee football team. Then you have Childress who will think he is the next Westbrook. I see AP in MN getting injured playing in that hole they call a field in his first season trying to cutback after Hutchinson misses a block on Dante Hall...

The Pack hasn't actually been a ball of fire the last few years.....eh Merlin?

Funny pic of Troy "hands" Williamson Zool!

[Merlin]

No, they haven't but at least there has always been hope. Once the Vikings hired Childress, all hope was lost in MN. It has been a very fast downhill slide!

[woodbuck27]

Nice for Minny but they could certainly use a franchise QB.

http://www.profootballtalk.com/2007mockdraft6.0.htm

19 April, 2007.

ROUND ONE

1. Oakland Raiders: Calvin Johnson, wide receiver, Georgia Tech.

2. Arizona Cardinals (from Lions, projected): Joe Thomas, offensive tackle, Wisconsin.

3. Cleveland Browns: Brady Quinn, quarterback, Notre Dame.

4. Minnesota Vikings (from Buccaneers, projected): JaMarcus Russell, quarterback, LSU.

5. Detroit Lions (from Cardinals, projected): Gaines Adams, defensive end, Clemson.

6. Buffalo Bills (from Redskins, projected): Adrian Peterson, running back, Oklahoma.

7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (from Vikings, projected): LaRon Landry, safety, LSU.

8. Atlanta Falcons (from Texans): Amobi Okoye, defensive tackle, Louisville.

9. Miami Dolphins: Levi Brown, offensive tackle, Penn State.

10. Houston Texans (from Falcons): Darrelle Revis, cornerback, Pitt.

11. San Francisco 49ers: Patrick Willis, linebacker, Mississippi.

12. Washington Redskins (from Bills, projected): Jamaal Anderson, defensive end, Arkansas.

13. St. Louis Rams: Dwayne Bowe, wide receiver, LSU.

14. Carolina Panthers: Robert Meachem, wide receiver, Tennessee.

15. Pittsburgh Steelers: Adam Carriker, defensive end, Nebraska.

16. Green Bay Packers: Marshawn Lynch, running back, California.

17. Jacksonville Jaguars: Leon Hall, cornerback, Michigan.

18. Cincinnati Bengals: Aaron Ross, cornerback, Texas.

19. Tennessee Titans: Anthony Spencer, defensive end, Purdue.

20. New York Giants: Michael Griffin, safety, Texas.

21. Denver Broncos: Ben Grubbs, guard, Auburn.

22. Dallas Cowboys: Ted Ginn, Jr., wide receiver, Ohio State.

23. Kansas City Chiefs: Eric Wright, cornerback, UNLV.

24. New England Patriots (from Seahawks): Reggie Nelson, safety, Florida.

25. New York Jets: Greg Olsen, tight end, Miami.

26. Philadelphia Eagles: Jon Beason, linebacker, Miami.

27. New Orleans Saints: Jarvis Moss, defensive end, Florida.

28. New England Patriots: Arron Sears, offensive tackle, Tennessee.

29. Baltimore Ravens: Joe Staley, offensive tackle, Central Michigan.

30. San Diego Chargers: Lawrence Timmons, linebacker, Florida State.

31. Chicago Bears: Dwayne Jarrett, wide receiver, USC.

32. Indianapolis Colts: Alan Branch, defensive tackle, Michigan.

ROUND TWO IS COMING.