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Re: 2014 NFL Draft Discussion Thread - Round 1

Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 6:17 pm
by headless_norseman
HardcoreVikesFan wrote:
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!

Re: 2014 NFL Draft Discussion Thread - Round 1

Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 6:24 pm
by Texas Vike
Boon wrote: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).

Re: 2014 NFL Draft Discussion Thread - Round 1

Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 6:25 pm
by KSViking
headless_norseman wrote:

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.

Re: 2014 NFL Draft Discussion Thread - Round 1

Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 6:27 pm
by Texas Vike
KSViking wrote: 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.

Re: 2014 NFL Draft Discussion Thread - Round 1

Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 6:33 pm
by headless_norseman
KSViking wrote: 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.

Re: 2014 NFL Draft Discussion Thread - Round 1

Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 6:38 pm
by S197
There's only one certainly in this draft. Goodell will be booed when he comes to the podium :lol:

Re: 2014 NFL Draft Discussion Thread - Round 1

Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 6:47 pm
by 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

Re: 2014 NFL Draft Discussion Thread - Round 1

Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 6:54 pm
by PurpleKoolaid
headless_norseman wrote:

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.

Re: 2014 NFL Draft Discussion Thread - Round 1

Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 6:56 pm
by headless_norseman
Just heard ESPN rumor mongering that Spielman is saying 50/50 cahnce we trade won and go defensively.

Re: 2014 NFL Draft Discussion Thread - Round 1

Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 6:56 pm
by Magnus1959
Let's get this party started.

Re: 2014 NFL Draft Discussion Thread - Round 1

Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 7:04 pm
by Eli
From CBS coverage:

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

"No. Egos."

Re: 2014 NFL Draft Discussion Thread - Round 1

Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 7:06 pm
by Texas Vike
S197 wrote:There's only one certainly in this draft. Goodell will be booed when he comes to the podium :lol:

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

Man they love to boo him!

Re: 2014 NFL Draft Discussion Thread - Round 1

Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 7:06 pm
by Eli
Someone shoot Berman.

Re: 2014 NFL Draft Discussion Thread - Round 1

Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 7:08 pm
by headless_norseman
Bortles? Or mdo we trade down?

Re: 2014 NFL Draft Discussion Thread - Round 1

Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 7:09 pm
by S197
Eli wrote:Someone shoot Berman.
NFL network :v):