2014 NFL Draft Discussion Thread - Round 1

[headless_norseman]

Oh yeah dude. Bridgewater will be just a total backup QB in the NFL for sure!!!

He just has Vince Young written all over him, in my opinion.


Go Hawks!

[Texas Vike]

it needs to hurry up and start already ffs

Here's a way to kill the time: If Manziel drops to 8 and we trade out to Dallas are you going to be livid or what? I would be extremely anxious about that scenario--fearing that he'd become an absolute star and we spend the next decade hearing about getting fleeced by Dallas once again. (I live in DFW and I hate the Cowboys).

[KSViking]

He just has Vince Young written all over him, in my opinion.


Go Hawks!

I don't see anything similar to Vince Young and Bridgewater's game. Vince was quite a bit more athletic, where I see Bridgewaters strength his ability to read defenses and go through his progressions pretty quickly. I like Bridgewater, but there is a chance he could be a bust as well. I just think that from what I have seen, his strengths are some of the things that if you don't do well, its hard to teach. IE Ponder.

[Texas Vike]

I don't see anything similar to Vince Young and Bridgewater's game. Vince was quite a bit more athletic, where I see Bridgewaters strength his ability to read defenses and go through his progressions pretty quickly. I like Bridgewater, but there is a chance he could be a bust as well. I just think that from what I have seen, his strengths are some of the things that if you don't do well, its hard to teach. IE Ponder.

The two have very, very little in common. The comparison is absurd. Vince was a heck of a lot like Tebow--unreal athlete at college level, ran the ball amazingly well, just didn't throw the ball accurately enough from the pocket.

[headless_norseman]

I don't see anything similar to Vince Young and Bridgewater's game. Vince was quite a bit more athletic, where I see Bridgewaters strength his ability to read defenses and go through his progressions pretty quickly. I like Bridgewater, but there is a chance he could be a bust as well. I just think that from what I have seen, his strengths are some of the things that if you don't do well, its hard to teach. IE Ponder.

Agree wih all of your assement here. I'm not trying to comapre Bridgewater's game with Young's.

They are different.

I do thinnk that Bridgewater can have some success, under the right circumstane and coaches. I just don't think he will be a long term starter or the "Face" of a franchise.

I threw Vince Young out as an example because he nosedived after a coupe of seasons.

[S197]

There's only one certainly in this draft. Goodell will be booed when he comes to the podium

[Texas Vike]

Ben Goessling
Probably somewhere in the teens -- if they do it, they're effectively saying they're OK with somebody else grabbing Bortles. It'll require them to be flexible enough to go with whoever wants to move up. I did think it was interesting that Rick Spielman threw out the 16th pick in an off-handed comment the other day.
6:26 PM
Lewis
If the Vikes trade back, how far back do you see them going?

http://espn.go.com/blog/minnesota-vikin ... kings-rd-1

[PurpleKoolaid]

The Vikings are not drafting for a backup QB in the first.

You are right. That's why we want them to draft Teddy. SO we finally have a worthwhile rookie QB that will spend his career here.

[headless_norseman]

Just heard ESPN rumor mongering that Spielman is saying 50/50 cahnce we trade won and go defensively.

[Magnus1959]

Let's get this party started.

[Eli]

From CBS coverage:

"Think these guys are going to trust their scouts?"

"No. Egos."

[Texas Vike]

There's only one certainly in this draft. Goodell will be booed when he comes to the podium

You're one for one w/ predictions. What's your next one?

Man they love to boo him!

[Eli]

Someone shoot Berman.

[headless_norseman]

Bortles? Or mdo we trade down?

[S197]

Someone shoot Berman.

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