Thanks for addressing the issue and for reading and comprehending the initial post! I hadn't anticipated that being such a tall task.mansquatch wrote:Not sure about where this thread is heading right now??? To the OP ideas, I agree on the improvement in the Secondary. For the WR to improve next season I think it is only going to happen is one of 3 things happen:
1.) Childs comes back strong
2.) They sign a beast in FA
3.) They get 1st round talent that is exceptional in his first year
To be honest, #3 is perhaps the most seductive, but also the hardest to hit on. Most WR take a season or two to develop. My guess is that in 2013 our improvement at this position will need to come from guys drafted in 2012 not 2013. Unfortunately, I think Childs, assuming he comes back, is more likely to be a year behind. That leaves an FA signing, which I think is unlikely since they are going to have to give Harvin a big time contract.
Simpson and Carlson both showed some life yesterday so another possible option is that Simpson and Carlson come back in 2013 and are healthy for the full season. The more I think about it, the more some combination of the 2012 FA/Draft guys is the most likely avenue for us to see immediate impact barring a big FA signing. (that is part of how the Secondary got better as well) Spielman has also made statements on occaision that this will be their preferred direction. Not very splashy, but in the long run it is the preferred route to take assuming these guys can get better and become playmakers.
No clear direction right now.
I fear that the Vikings may not be active enough or may not be as concerned as they should be about their lack of talent at WR. I'd really like them to draft one in the first 2 rounds and take a good look at FAs. Carlson came out of nowhere yesterday and showed some energy (he may have overplayed that first down he made with so much celebration, but I like to see him pumped up... heck I like to simply see him make a catch for the price we paid for him!)
With the secondary I recall reading that someone from a division rival made some brutally honest comments to Frazier about how pathetic our players were; I hope that Frazier similarly realizes just how deficient we are at WR.