Purplepain2018 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 25, 2020 2:58 pm
I posted a couple of days ago about this might be Spielman's last draft with the Vikings because it is so frustrating as a Vikings fan watching the draft with this guy as general manager. As a fan, I am sitting there waiting(sometimes for a couple of hours) for the Vikings next pick and I look at the screen and it says, TRADE!!!! The trade he makes it is always BACK it is NEVER to move up. There are so many players that could help this team, but he trades back for players that I have never heard of before.
Today, in the fifth round he trades back with the stinking Bears a division rival. Why would you want to help a team in your own division by trading picks with them? Also, why does Slick Rick NEVER trade up? I am just so sick of this guy.
Does anybody else feel the same way?
Dude, BV and I were texting about this and he agreed with me. My buddy that’s a Vikings fan reacts the same way you do as well. I don’t understand why fans fail to understand this.
When we trade back and collect more picks, it gives us a better chance to hit on players. It’s simple math!!
Would you rather have a late 3rd round pick (105)
OR
a 4th (130), a 5th (169), a 6th (203) and a 7th (244)??
We made that exact trade with the saints. How in any way can anyone sit there and say they wouldn’t take that deal any day of the week? The fricken saints literally traded away the rest of their draft for a TE out of Dayton. Absolutely brutal trade on their part and a genius move on spielmans. I don’t know how he even persuaded the saints to do that.
Also, would you rather have a 1st round pick (25)
OR
A 1st (31), a 4th (117) and a 5th (176)???
Another trade we made with SF.
These trades gave us 13 picks come day 3. And then knowing we couldn’t roster all of these picks, Spielman wisely traded a 5th away to the bears for a 4th in 2021 and traded a 6th away to the ravens for a 2021 5th.
I’m sorry but those are some EXCELLENT fricken moves if you ask me. And on top of it all, we still land 15 picks this year (which was an nfl record) and have roughly 13 ALREADY going into 2021. That’s double the picks 80% of the teams in the nfl have come 2021. We’re going to have roughly 30 draft picks in 2 years. That is freakin insane. Think about it, the average team has 7 draft picks a year. In order to get to 30 draft picks, that would take the average team roughly 4-5 years to do. We’re getting that in 2 years!!
And again, it’s simple math. The more picks you have, the higher the chance you have hitting on players in the draft. It is the definition of building through the draft. We also had 56% of our roster in 2019 as “our own” draft picks. That is the highest percentage of any team in the nfl. Guys can fog Spielman all they want but this guy knows how to work a fricken draft board and find a way to give us as many contributors on this team that he can.
I’d much rather have that than trading away my entire slew of day 3 picks for a TE out of Dayton. Or drafting 7 defensive players and no offensive players. Or trading so many picks away over the years that our draft consists of 4-5 total draft picks. Hell, the saints, picked 3 total players this year!! I repeat THREE players. A center, a LB and a TE. Even if they hit on those guys I don’t think you could’ve even consider that a good draft. They literally had a 1st and two 3rds. That is it
AND on top of all of these trade downs, we’re STILL landing the guy we were targeting all along. Any site I have read is given the Vikings with an “A” or an “A+” for a draft grade.
Check out nfl.com‘s draft grade below....
Day 1 grade: A
Day 2 grade: A-
Day 3 grade: A+
Overall grade: A
Draft analysis: GM Rick Spielman knew picking multiple cornerbacks (two on Day 1, one on Day 3) was a must, as was finding a receiver to replace Stefon Diggs and creating more competition on the offensive line. He hit all the notes in Rounds 1-3.
Wonnum was underappreciated at South Carolina, with Javon Kinlaw stealing the spotlight -- but the edge defender is athletic, tough and worthy of an early fourth-round pick. Getting Lynch in the fourth round was a steal -- his character off the field and motor on it will help him stay in the league for a very long time. Dye is a rare guy who led his college team in tackles for four years -- his selection addresses a position of need, as well. Hand, Brandel, Willekes, Hinton and Osborn will provide depth at minimum, but have the potential to have more of an impact. Getting Stanley in the seventh round could pay major dividends down the line. Metellus and Cole are safeties who can play in the box, maybe even at linebacker instead of safety.
Rick Spielman killed this draft and anyone that thinks different, I don’t know what to tell you. Sure, their performance is going to be the true tell but the promise that this draft has is as good as any draft we’ve had. On the surface, this draft might end up being better than Spielmans 2015 draft which was also excellent. No less, not only did we make a ton of excellent picks but we also loaded up for the following year. I’m not sure how anyone could possibly complain about what rick Spielman did in this draft.
