swede700 Posted March 12, 2019 Author Share Posted March 12, 2019 I personally love this draft I just did on TDN. https://thedraftnetwork.com/mockdraft/BNrpPuU99T 18. iOL Garrett Bradbury (NC St) 50. iDL Jeffery Simmons (Miss St) 81. OT Michael Deiter (Wisconsin) 120. TE Kahale Warring (SD St) - Can't beat a guy named Warring playing for the Vikings. 190. LB Ben Burr-Kirven (Washington) - Would be a ST demon 209. WR Cody Thompson (Toledo) 247. DE Byron Cowart (Maryland) 250. QB Ryan Finley (NC St) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gnat Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 2 hours ago, swede700 said: I personally love this draft I just did on TDN. https://thedraftnetwork.com/mockdraft/BNrpPuU99T 18. iOL Garrett Bradbury (NC St) 50. iDL Jeffery Simmons (Miss St) 81. OT Michael Deiter (Wisconsin) 120. TE Kahale Warring (SD St) - Can't beat a guy named Warring playing for the Vikings. 190. LB Ben Burr-Kirven (Washington) - Would be a ST demon 209. WR Cody Thompson (Toledo) 247. DE Byron Cowart (Maryland) 250. QB Ryan Finley (NC St) I ended up with: 18: Cody Ford IOL 50: Greg Little OT 81: Trayvon Mullen CB 120: Antoine Wesley WR 190: Malik Carney EDGE 209: Mike Weber RB 247: Jonathan Ledbetter EDGE 250: Khalil Hodge LB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaCDiggity Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 22 hours ago, Ozzy said: I agree with you and I do not think Reiff could switch to guard, but it is true that tackles switch to guard in the college to NFL transition all the time. Zach Martin, Brandon Scherff, Kelechi Osemele, Forrest Lamp, Marshal Yanda, Jeff Allen, Cameron Erving, Alex Boone, DJ Fluker, Andrus Peat, John Jerry and others all were tackles in college and transitioned to guard at the next level. Some guys do switch into guard after struggling at tackle but yeah Reiff is a little far along in his career to make the switch possibly. Was gonna say that Iowa OT's tend to be decent to good OG's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 9 hours ago, swede700 said: I personally love this draft I just did on TDN. https://thedraftnetwork.com/mockdraft/BNrpPuU99T 18. iOL Garrett Bradbury (NC St) 50. iDL Jeffery Simmons (Miss St) 81. OT Michael Deiter (Wisconsin) 120. TE Kahale Warring (SD St) - Can't beat a guy named Warring playing for the Vikings. 190. LB Ben Burr-Kirven (Washington) - Would be a ST demon 209. WR Cody Thompson (Toledo) 247. DE Byron Cowart (Maryland) 250. QB Ryan Finley (NC St) What kind of fool has Ryan Finley a 7th round draft pick? The kid is a stud and has a great mind for the game and is a fine competitor and leader, he should be gone in rounds 2 or 3. I do know that many Viking fans wet dream is probably to have either Deiter or Benzschawel in the middle rounds of the draft. And sadly as bad as the OL is I would not mind it either but would be nice to get Dru Samia, Nate Herbig, Martez Ivey, Yosuah Nijman, Alex Bars or Michael Jordan among others as well. Would not hate Bradbury or Simmons but Warring at TE not sure I would want that especially that high of a pick. Bradbury I still feel is a reach at 18. Thompson does not make sense either, there are better WRs late rounds than him, and Byron Cowart, outside of his last name the kid is a limited football player I feel as a stand along prospect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted March 13, 2019 Author Share Posted March 13, 2019 12 hours ago, Ozzy said: What kind of fool has Ryan Finley a 7th round draft pick? The kid is a stud and has a great mind for the game and is a fine competitor and leader, he should be gone in rounds 2 or 3. I do know that many Viking fans wet dream is probably to have either Deiter or Benzschawel in the middle rounds of the draft. And sadly as bad as the OL is I would not mind it either but would be nice to get Dru Samia, Nate Herbig, Martez Ivey, Yosuah Nijman, Alex Bars or Michael Jordan among others as well. Would not hate Bradbury or Simmons but Warring at TE not sure I would want that especially that high of a pick. Bradbury I still feel is a reach at 18. Thompson does not make sense either, there are better WRs late rounds than him, and Byron Cowart, outside of his last name the kid is a limited football player I feel as a stand along prospect. Warring and Thompson were the top players available at their position at the time I selected them. And yes, Cowart is limited as a prospect, but generally they've had success with their mid-to-late round LBs on special teams...and Cowart wouldn't be any different, as far as I'm concerned. And actually, I waffled on taking Finley, because I'm not all that high on him. He's severely limited physically and mentally as a prospect. I'm not sure he has all that much upside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gopherwrestler Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 we aren’t there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RpMc Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 3 minutes ago, gopherwrestler said: we aren’t there Doesn't really mean much if we got all we needed from the combine. Could be a "Harrison Smith" move all over again. They did meet with Ford at the combine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gopherwrestler Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Been messing with the draft simulator, this is the first time where I drafted and couldn’t find a OL or DL available that really fits our situation in round 2-3 but..... I actually like it at the end of the day if it would actually work out that way, help the shiny QB. 18. Jonah Williams OL 50. Deebo Samuel WR 81. Jace Sternberger TE 120. Rodney Anderson RB 190. Nate Herbig OL 209. Michael Dogbe IDL 247. Greg Dortch WR 250. Mitch Hyatt OL now this wouldn’t be an A+ type situation in my mind, but it does attack to try and help the offense. I also find it very unrealistic with Zimmer as our HC we don’t try a little more on the defensive side of the ball but going into the season with Cook/Anderson/Boone Diggs/Thielen/Samuel/Treadwell/Dortch Rudolpjh/Morgan/Sternberger/Conklin Reiff/Easton?/Elfein/Williams/O’Neill and Herbig, Hyatt, Hill, & Isidora our offense is better.... like I said this isn’t optimal but I wouldn’t hate it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted March 13, 2019 Author Share Posted March 13, 2019 54 minutes ago, gopherwrestler said: we aren’t there The Vikings are there, it's just not the OL coaches that are there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gopherwrestler Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 TJ Edwards would be a name to watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gopherwrestler Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 2 hours ago, gopherwrestler said: TJ Edwards would be a name to watch oh, and him, late round LB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 8 hours ago, swede700 said: Warring and Thompson were the top players available at their position at the time I selected them. And yes, Cowart is limited as a prospect, but generally they've had success with their mid-to-late round LBs on special teams...and Cowart wouldn't be any different, as far as I'm concerned. And actually, I waffled on taking Finley, because I'm not all that high on him. He's severely limited physically and mentally as a prospect. I'm not sure he has all that much upside. What this is some fantasy football like draft selection with pre rated players? Odd. Anyway with Finley, the guy has two masters out of NC State and has improved as a QB every year he has been in college. Limited mentally, I do not think so. Kid has a good enough arm and is more than a good enough competitor and a leader. He will be gone in rounds 2nd or 3rd I feel. Worst case 4th but with how much he can handle and how bright he is, I bet he is picked up sooner rather than later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted March 14, 2019 Author Share Posted March 14, 2019 Quote I mentioned it briefly before but beyond the natural football talent, [Christian] Wilkins is a 5-star person as much as he is a former 5-star recruit. He's been praised unanimously by his teammates and coaching staff for who he is on and off the field. "I try to be a person of excellence in everything I do, but I wouldn't be playing the game if I didn't absolutely love it," Wilkins said. "Every time I step on a field, I still have an 8-year-old's innocence about it. I love putting thigh pads in my pants and pulling them on. This game has been a ticket for me, and I'm truly in love with it. Yeah, I care about a lot of things but I realize football is going to end for me one day. That's why I try to be diverse in other areas." Shooting gaps is an art. As an interior defensive lineman, most of the time you're a giant 6-foot-something, 300-something pounder who is there to eat space in the middle and deal with as many bodies as you can. Wilkins knows how to shoot a gap. He understand's both angles and leverage when lining up in between offensive linemen, and can so easily attack weak points with a great first step off the snap. To be honest, I see a lot of Gerald McCoy in Christian Wilkins. 2 https://thedraftnetwork.com/articles/5-play-prospect--clemson-idl-christian-wilkins As much as we talk about them drafting OL help in the 1st round (which is extremely likely), I wouldn't be surprised to see this be the guy either, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VikeManDan Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 25 minutes ago, swede700 said: https://thedraftnetwork.com/articles/5-play-prospect--clemson-idl-christian-wilkins As much as we talk about them drafting OL help in the 1st round (which is extremely likely), I wouldn't be surprised to see this be the guy either, though. I don't think I'd be upset with this pick, it would depend on what OL are available. However, I think I'd rather take the chance that Simmons falls to 2.50 and select BPA-OL at 1.18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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