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Vikings draft needs
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:58 pm
by hermes
what needs are the vikings looking to fill in the draft
what will they be able to fill
are there any specific players that they are looking at
or that you want them to pick up
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:07 am
by revprodeji
Well, our needs right now are likely OT, DE, WR and possibly Safety. That being said, I doubt we draft a DE in the early rounds. Going more for FA with the DE spot. I would like to think unless one of the top OT drops we look for a vet there also. That leaves WR and Safety. Our wet dream is for Phillips to drop. Only 1 credible Mock I have seen has that happen (McShays--ironically we pass) but it is early.
For me Phillps is our guy, but Kelly the WR would be #2. Childress has let it be known in the past he does not like WR's with the #1 but I think if Phillips is gone we need to do that.
There have also been plenty of rumors of us trading the pick for a vet WR
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:19 am
by revprodeji
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 2:13 am
by hermes
where do they project jake long from michigan to go
if he falls to us, think we should take him?
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 4:38 am
by deeney0
Long will be long gone by the time the Vikings pick.
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 4:53 pm
by hermes
ok thanks
i didn't know where he was projected to go
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 2:55 am
by A.J.
we need to address the DE and WR position...
in the 1st round i would like for us to go after:
DE Derrick Harvey
WR Desean Jackson
or
WR Malcolm Jenkins
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 4:16 am
by deeney0
Agreed, I'd be happy with any of the top 3 WRs or top 4 DEs.
Posted: Fri Feb 1, 2008 3:47 pm
by hermes
i would love to get desean jackson
Posted: Fri Feb 1, 2008 4:27 pm
by revprodeji
I do not carry the same "links" in the football world as I do with the basketball world, but the people I talk to say we will not draft a DE unless a top-10 stud falls to us. We are going to try and sign a vet such as Justin Smith or Suggs to add to our DE core. We have a 3 way interest in WR with jackson/Sweed/Kelly but we also have a serious man crush on Kenny Phillips.
There is also a very, very good chance that we move the 2nd for a vet WR.
That is all I know now.
Posted: Fri Feb 1, 2008 5:27 pm
by deeney0
As I said before, any of the WRs would be fine with me. If they don't get a DE with the 1st or 2nd, they better get one in FA.
Posted: Fri Feb 1, 2008 10:11 pm
by hermes
revprodeji wrote:I do not carry the same "links" in the football world as I do with the basketball world, but the people I talk to say we will not draft a DE unless a top-10 stud falls to us. We are going to try and sign a vet such as Justin Smith or Suggs to add to our DE core. We have a 3 way interest in WR with jackson/Sweed/Kelly but we also have a serious man crush on Kenny Phillips.
There is also a very, very good chance that we move the 2nd for a vet WR.
That is all I know now.
what vet WR's are out there that we are looking at
Posted: Fri Feb 1, 2008 11:39 pm
by A.J.
hermes wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
what vet WR's are out there that we are looking at
ill would love for us to get bernard berrian
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 12:51 am
by A.J.
hermes wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
what vet WR's are out there that we are looking at
bernard berrian
bryant johnson
drew carter
andre davis
justin gage
devery henderson
Antonio Chatman
Keary Colbert
Terrance Copper
Malcom Floyd
Doug Gabriel
D.J. Hackett
Az-Zahir Hakim
Taylor Jacobs
Jerome Mathis
Samie Parker
David Patten
Marcus Robinson
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 4:32 pm
by hermes
devery henderson wouldn't be half bad
he wouldn't be a number 1 wr of course
but he wouldn't cost us top dollar to get him i would imagine
Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 12:42 am
by A.J.
hermes wrote:devery henderson wouldn't be half bad
he wouldn't be a number 1 wr of course
but he wouldn't cost us top dollar to get him i would imagine
yeah i agree, i wouldnt mind getting henderson as a 2nd receiver...but i would also want us to take a look at bryant johnson
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 6:34 am
by Klomp
The best Draft site I've found is NFLDraftCountdown.com
That being said, we need to address that running back position. Adrian Peterson just isn't cutting it.
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 3:30 pm
by hermes
there's chester
or should we keep mewelde
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 5:17 pm
by revprodeji
I would keep all 3 of them, depth at the Rb is good
None of those free agent WR do anything for me. Lets hope that someone gets cut or that we could float our 2nd rd pick for a vet WR
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 10:49 pm
by A.J.
hermes wrote:there's chester
or should we keep mewelde
i think moore will be the odd man out, and we should draft a rb in the later rounds