2020 off-season news thread

hermes · Post #61 » by **hermes** » Sat Apr 25, 2020 4:38 am

ah, so we need to restock the whole cupboard

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hermes · Post #62 » by **hermes** » Sat Apr 25, 2020 1:51 pm

another thing rick is thinking about is that with the lockdown situation the undrafted free agency might be a wild mess so by loading up on late picks they can just select the players they like instead of having to bid for them

Post #63 » by **Worm Guts** » Sat Apr 25, 2020 3:40 pm

Probably could use 2 defensive linemen and one more offensive lineman in the next couple rounds, then start focusing on BPA. I wouldn’t mind taking a flyer on Framm or Eason at QB.

hermes · Post #64 » by **hermes** » Sat Apr 25, 2020 3:51 pm

trading down more in the right spots and we could have enough picks to draft someone for every position!

hermes · Post #65 » by **hermes** » Sat Apr 25, 2020 4:49 pm

d-end from south carolina is our first pick

12 more to go as of now

hermes · Post #66 » by **hermes** » Sat Apr 25, 2020 5:33 pm

another d-line and a linebacker, more defense restocking

little surprised at the linebacker

hermes · Post #67 » by **hermes** » Sat Apr 25, 2020 6:41 pm

traded back, our 5th to the bears for a 4th next year

started today with 13, used 3 and swapped one for next year, 9 more to go

hermes · Post #68 » by **hermes** » Sat Apr 25, 2020 7:34 pm

i'm thinking we still need some guards, maybe tackles on the o-line

some safety depth and maybe another corner for good luck. probably more d-line depth too

heck maybe even a flyer on a qb or rb if they want, we're still drowning in picks

hermes · Post #69 » by **hermes** » Sat Apr 25, 2020 8:51 pm

got another o-lineman, don't know the guy

hermes · Post #70 » by **hermes** » Sat Apr 25, 2020 10:46 pm

always like the iowa guys getting draft and we got the qb

i don't expect a lot from stanley, he'll need some work but maybe he could be a solid backup

hermes · Post #71 » by **hermes** » Sat Apr 25, 2020 10:55 pm

finally took a guard but he's from d3

would have liked to get one earlier, still don't like our guard situation. any free agents left? well we probably don't have any money anyway - especially with having to sign like 50 draft picks

hermes · Post #72 » by **hermes** » Sat Apr 25, 2020 10:59 pm

what does everyone think about the class overall?

we had a lot of needs but so many picks that we pretty much addressed all the needs. the first two days were really solid and here's hoping a few of these picks on day three hit

Jedzz · Post #73 » by **Jedzz** » Sun Apr 26, 2020 12:01 am

15 players. They going to start a side league?

CBS
Round Overall Player Selected Grade
1 22* WR Justin Jefferson, LSU A
1 31* CB Jeff Gladney, TCU B
2 58 OT Ezra Cleveland, Boise State A-
3 89 CB Cameron Dantzler, Mississippi State B+
4 117* DE D.J. Wonnum, South Carolina C-
4 130* DT James Lynch, Baylor C-
4 132 LB Troy Dye, Oregon A
5 169* CB Harrison Hand, Temple B-
5 176* WR K.J. Osborn, Miami C+
6 203* OT Blake Brandel, Oregon State
D+
6 205 S Josh Metellus, Michigan C
7 225* DE Kenny Willekes, Michigan State
A-
7 244* QB Nate Stanley, Iowa
C
7 249^ S Brian Cole II, Mississippi State
B+
7 253^ OL Kyle Hinton, Washburn
C+

hermes · Post #74 » by **hermes** » Sun Apr 26, 2020 1:41 am

counting expected compensatory picks the vikings already have 12 picks in next years draft, haha

GopherIt! · Post #75 » by **GopherIt!** » Sun Apr 26, 2020 3:30 am

hermes wrote:what does everyone think about the class overall?

we had a lot of needs but so many picks that we pretty much addressed all the needs. the first two days were really solid and here's hoping a few of these picks on day three hit

After the first round, I was expecting Rick to consolidate some picks into either another 2nd or 3rd rounder. there were quite a few bargains mid/late in the 2nd round & early/mid 3rd round.

this team still has a ton of holes.

Jedzz · Post #76 » by **Jedzz** » Sun Apr 26, 2020 3:43 am

Something is amiss.

15 players and no TE or RB. The world just isn't what it used to be.

Post #77 » by **Worm Guts** » Sun Apr 26, 2020 4:21 am

GopherIt! wrote:
hermes wrote:what does everyone think about the class overall?

we had a lot of needs but so many picks that we pretty much addressed all the needs. the first two days were really solid and here's hoping a few of these picks on day three hit

After the first round, I was expecting Rick to consolidate some picks into either another 2nd or 3rd rounder. there were quite a few bargains mid/late in the 2nd round & early/mid 3rd round.

this team still has a ton of holes.

Well that depends on how well they drafted, considering they drafted players at pretty much every position.

hermes · Post #78 » by **hermes** » Sun Apr 26, 2020 5:22 am

they must really like dru samia

Jedzz · Post #79 » by **Jedzz** » Tue Apr 28, 2020 12:56 pm

Worm Guts wrote:
GopherIt! wrote:
hermes wrote:what does everyone think about the class overall?

we had a lot of needs but so many picks that we pretty much addressed all the needs. the first two days were really solid and here's hoping a few of these picks on day three hit

After the first round, I was expecting Rick to consolidate some picks into either another 2nd or 3rd rounder. there were quite a few bargains mid/late in the 2nd round & early/mid 3rd round.

this team still has a ton of holes.

Well that depends on how well they drafted, considering they drafted players at pretty much every position.

They didn't draft every position. In fact, no Kickers! No RBs! No TE! It's really quite amazing how they appear to have gone after the meat of the roster weaknesses this time around with multiple players in some categories which has always been what is needed.

In contrast with prior years where they would draft a single player at a position or two and imbue some kind of claim that these were new players that would be the next coming solution. After those picks they would just toss the rest into the wind. It really kind of seems different, even beyond the overwhelming number of picks brought in. Year after year after year of spending picks on RB and TE and Special Teams when it was never a need, just tossing picks to the wind.

You are right in that it still depends on how well they drafted. But for once maybe they gave themselves more chances to get a few more right. Still didn't make Oline enough of a focus, but that's always been a Rick thing. Maybe one thing that will never change.

KGdaBom · Post #80 » by **KGdaBom** » Sun May 3, 2020 2:20 pm

Jedzz wrote:Traded Moss, drafted Harvin first frp
Traded Harvin, drafted Treadwell first frp
Treadwell busts for 5 years while two low drafted or undrafted WRs go beast for Vikings for years.
Let Adrian walk, drafted Cook with Vikings first pick of draft #41.
Traded Diggs, drafted Jefferson first frp

Right back to the Spielman cycle. You would think the Diggs/Thielen surprise would have taught him something else was possible. Guess not. Big hopes Jefferson is worth something. Maybe in Rick's 30th season with the Vikings he will learn how to improve his roster with FRPs instead of going sideways or down.

This just in though, one of the two FRPs they have, one of these they received for Diggs, is thrown away in trade to the 49ers. Because hey, 12 just isn't enough to be able to worm all around the draft and get exactly who you earmarked on your bigboard, exactly where you projected them, and for no better reason than that. Might as well get more and claim genius.

Jedzz your negativity is like the sun rising in the east. We traded back 6 spots got two extra picks and took the same player we would have taken at 25. Great move.