marshpit23 Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Quick Question for those in the know: How do you rate the following OL prospects? What round do you predict they will come off the board? I'm curious to know the difference/separation of these guys. I have read about some differences, position flexibility, and NFL positional preference, but I'm not sure which player(s) fit the Vikings best. Thank you in advance. Jawaan Taylor Jonah Williams Andre Dillard Cody Ford Garrett Bradbury Chris Lindstrom Dalton Risner Eric McCoy Greg Little Kaleb Mcgery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gopherwrestler Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Williams Taylor Lindstrom Bradberry Dillard Ford Risner Little Mcgery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Plissken Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 1 hour ago, marshpit23 said: Quick Question for those in the know: How do you rate the following OL prospects? What round do you predict they will come off the board? I'm curious to know the difference/separation of these guys. I have read about some differences, position flexibility, and NFL positional preference, but I'm not sure which player(s) fit the Vikings best. Thank you in advance. Jawaan Taylor Jonah Williams Andre Dillard Cody Ford Garrett Bradbury Chris Lindstrom Dalton Risner Eric McCoy Greg Little Kaleb Mcgery I am expecting and hoping Taylor and Dillard are off the board. Jonah Williams would be my top pick and hope he might slip to 18. Bradbury is the OL I think has the best shot to be a Viking followed by Lindstrom. From what I have heard the team like Dillard, Williams, Bradbury, and Lindstrom. Fords athletic scores make it unlikely he would be the pick at 18. Risner is likely somewhere between 18 and 50, but closer to 18. McCoy somewhere in that range as well. McGary and Little would be passes for me at 50. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 5 hours ago, JDBrocks said: I disagree that Cousins is the reason for this. His cap hit, while precedent setting, is pretty much the standard for a veteran franchise QB contract. Whether or not he's a franchise QB is sort of irrelevant for this discussion. The Vikings have paid a lot of really good players that they developed at or just under market value which has started to catch up with them (Smith, Hunter, Griffen, Kendricks, Barr, Rhodes, Diggs, Theilen). At any rate, they are stuck with Cousins, and in order to make this thing work now, they have to protect him. Getting rid of the best or second best OL on a bad line isn't making anything better. Especially not to increase depth elsewhere. Sorry if I wasn't clear. You trade your 2nd best lineman because he will bring value...hopefully. Again, I would hope that a player for player trade would bring an equal value "starter" or quality depth. I'm thinking that the Vikings will get two starting linemen out of the draft. Hopefully, those would be guards or center and guard. I would then bring in a stop gap LT with a more than capable LG to help. It might be just a fantasy...but hey, this is my fantasy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 If the team got an interior lineman like Bradbury or Lindstrom in the 1st, I’d gladly draft Little at 50, and redshirt him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 I might end having to work when we draft...crap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshpit23 Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 2 minutes ago, SteelKing728 said: I might end having to work when we draft...crap Safety and security first, SK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENINCH Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 (edited) Why did Rick say two picks on Friday as of today? Edited April 25, 2019 by TENINCH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingsrule Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 1 minute ago, TENINCH said: Why did Rick say two picks on Friday? 2nd and 3rd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric dunn Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 One night before the draft, and i still believe the pick will be OL. I think the top 3 OT's will be gone, Oliver will be gone, and Hock could be gone. Right now my gut feeling is (depending on who's available of course) the Vikings pick will be Dalton Risner or Garrett Bradbury. One interesting thought is if Rashan Gary does indeed slip as anticipated, does MIN consider him? My best guess is yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klomp Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 5 hours ago, SteelKing728 said: I might end having to work when we draft...crap I have to both of the first two nights....at least the draft will be on in our office though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vikes_Bolts1228 Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 (edited) If we don't pick Hockenson, I swear to God I'm not watching another Vikings football game until August. Mark my words. Edited April 25, 2019 by Vikes_Bolts1228 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 In the last 24 hours, as everyone posts their final mock draft, the consensus appears to be that the Vikings will draft Garrett Bradbury. So, don’t get your hopes up lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavydan85 Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 (edited) 19 hours ago, swede700 said: I know that you may not want to move him for less than that, but the reality is that draft picks (and the cheap cost that comes with them) are a valued commodity, even moreso than the player that they would be traded for. Therefore, any existing player is going to get traded for a lesser pick than what their true value should be...hence all the discussion surrounding Josh Rosen being traded for a 2nd or 3rd round pick. Since he's only been in the league a year and is still so young, he should still be worth a 1st, but he's not. The same is true for Waynes. His trade value is probably no more than a 2nd round pick because of the cost associated with him and the valued commodity that is the draft pick. Rosen isn't worth a first because the team is devaluing him by making him a backup and therefore less useful to the team. He is also coming off one of the worst years by a starting qb last year. Waynes is still the presumed starter for another year and was above average last year. This is an awful comparison. He's more along the lines of amari cooper imo than rosen as far as.trade commodity. Edited April 25, 2019 by Heavydan85 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavydan85 Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 14 minutes ago, SemperFeist said: In the last 24 hours, as everyone posts their final mock draft, the consensus appears to be that the Vikings will draft Garrett Bradbury. So, don’t get your hopes up lol At this point that's my guy, then get howard...being a former tight end will seem a requirement lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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