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Re: 2017 draft thread
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2017 2:08 pm
by Pseudo Everything
VikingPaul73 wrote:
OK, Stephen has look OK at best as a rotational DT
Kearse looked absolutely lost when he played last year. He made Sendejo look like Ronnie Lott
Robinson, maybe he might be OK depth. But you can get starters in the 4th, better than OK depth
So you are writing off Kearse after his rookie season. He has a very high ceiling and has a great chance to develop into a decent player (and he played okay when pressed into duty last year even though he wasn't ready).
Stephen was a great find at DT. The coaching staff loves him and thank god we had him to start at 3tech last year when Sharrif went down (even though 3tech isn't his position).
Re: 2017 draft thread
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2017 2:08 pm
by YikesVikes
808vikingsfan wrote:Looks like they've addressed the running game yesterday and are addressing stopping the run today. Gedeon looks like a very instinctive player at stopping the run. Can shed tackles. Only started 1 year so hopefully he can improve his coverage skills
Cant improve speed and his tendency to get dominated when blocked. Hes not a good pick
Re: 2017 draft thread
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2017 2:09 pm
by YikesVikes
mondry wrote:And for everyone really upset / mad / whatever we didn't get their 4th rounders... it happens every year and most of these guys don't pan out but we never hear any of you go back and say "damn rick must have really known what he was doing cause he didn't take that guy I was in love with that busted out".
Seriously, EVERY year there are guys talked about on this board that slide and slide and slide and yet all the professional GM's are passing on them but its just rick who's an idiot.
Sigh.
And every year we dont win the Super Bowl. Until we do, i reserve the right to say this is #### stupid.
Re: 2017 draft thread
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2017 2:11 pm
by Laserman
PurpleMustReign wrote:This is #### ridiculous. Hey, let's stockpile all late rounders, because they always work out so well. Jesus Christ.
we seem to be thinking alike these days. Yeah lots of talent at the bottom. Who the #@$% trades down in the 2nd-7th round? Talent begins to get thin in the 2nd round.
Re: 2017 draft thread
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2017 2:11 pm
by YikesVikes
mondry wrote:And for everyone really upset / mad / whatever we didn't get their 4th rounders... it happens every year and most of these guys don't pan out but we never hear any of you go back and say "damn rick must have really known what he was doing cause he didn't take that guy I was in love with that busted out".
Seriously, EVERY year there are guys talked about on this board that slide and slide and slide and yet all the professional GM's are passing on them but its just rick who's an idiot.
Sigh.
Also every year Ricj drafts 5 7th rounders most are cut and become life members of the PS. A team that trade a way a 1st because we were so close to the SB is now stockpiling 7ths. Logically its makes 0 sense.
Re: 2017 draft thread
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2017 2:15 pm
by 808vikingsfan
YikesVikes wrote:
Cant improve speed and his tendency to get dominated when blocked. Hes not a good pick[/quote
Yeah, just trying to make myself feel better about the pick
Re: 2017 draft thread
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2017 2:18 pm
by VikingPaul73
Pseudo Everything wrote:
So you are writing off Kearse after his rookie season. He has a very high ceiling and has a great chance to develop into a decent player (and he played okay when pressed into duty last year even though he wasn't ready).
Stephen was a great find at DT. The coaching staff loves him and thank god we had him to start at 3tech last year when Sharrif went down (even though 3tech isn't his position).
Of course I'm not writing off Kearse. I'm just not heralding him as a huge "diamond in the rough" found by Crafty Spielman in the 7th. Because he hasn't shown that yet.
Re: 2017 draft thread
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2017 2:22 pm
by mosscarter
all this talk about how bad our line is, and we took one player to address the line? why did we go out and sign a running back with a lot of potential and draft a running back with our first pick? (and traded up to do so). it really seems like these guys have no plan they just make stuff up as they go.
Re: 2017 draft thread
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2017 2:41 pm
by Pseudo Everything
Texas Vike wrote:
I'd have drafted Dorian Johnson, Siragusa, or Julie'n Davenport, myself.
I think with where our roster is at, it is a bad strategic move. It is OK that you have a different opinion, though.
Johnson (#115), Siragusa (#122) and Davenport (#130) were all off the board at #139.
Re: 2017 draft thread
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2017 2:48 pm
by S197
I'm a little surprised they didn't take Kaaya. Seems like they were looking at him pre draft.
Re: 2017 draft thread
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2017 2:49 pm
by Texas Vike
Pseudo Everything wrote:
Johnson (#115), Siragusa (#122) and Davenport (#130) were all off the board at #139.
The third round pick we dealt was 86. We also owned 104, 109, & 132 at various points!
Re: 2017 draft thread
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2017 2:54 pm
by S197
Apparently Rodney Adams workout partner was Adam Thielen.
Re: 2017 draft thread
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2017 3:02 pm
by 808vikingsfan
S197 wrote:Apparently Rodney Adams workout partner was Adam Thielen.
Looks like the Vikings found their KR.
Re: 2017 draft thread
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2017 3:07 pm
by Mothman
With the exception of actually drafting an offensive lineman within the first 2 days, this is shaping up to be a pretty typical Rick Spielman draft.
Re: 2017 draft thread
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2017 3:09 pm
by dead_poet
808vikingsfan wrote:
Looks like the Vikings found their KR.
He's fast
https://twitter.com/Kevin_Weidl/status/ ... 4120653827