battle2heaven Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 2 minutes ago, Klomp said: "Mattison isn’t a better prospect than pre-draft No. 2 back Mike Boone." -Evan Silva Now he's just doubling down and digging a deeper hole. That is not true at all. For one, availability is the best ability. Mattison has proven he can handle a workload. So far Cook and Boone have not. That's only one of a myriad of reasons why saying Mattison isn't better than Boone is false. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Nobody cares what a fantasy football guy thinks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted May 1, 2019 Author Share Posted May 1, 2019 50 minutes ago, swede700 said: Nobody cares what a fantasy football guy thinks. It’s the old “because I’ve never heard of this guy, he can’t possibly be any good” bit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 2 minutes ago, SemperFeist said: It’s the old “because I’ve never heard of this guy, he can’t possibly be any good” bit. That sounds about right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klomp Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battle2heaven Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 (edited) Wanted to revisit this thread and pick. It's eye-opening going back and reading the opinions and even national writers opinions (evan silva) lamenting it the worst pick of the draft. These are the RBs drafted after Mattison: Bryce Love Justice Hill Benny Snell Tony Pollard Ryquell Armstead Qadree Ollison Jordan Scarlett Trayveon Williams Ty Johnson Dexter Williams Travis Homer Rodney Anderson Darwin Thompson Mike Weber Cullen Gillaspia Kerrith Whyte Chandler Cox Myles Gaskin Is there anyone you would rather have over Mattison? Maybe Pollard? But really, it seems like if the Vikings were looking at a RB, they A. Picked the correct one B. Got great value from it with all the trade downs Edited May 26, 2020 by battle2heaven 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 16 minutes ago, battle2heaven said: Wanted to revisit this thread and pick. It's eye-opening going back and reading the opinions and even national writers opinions (evan silva) lamenting it the worst pick of the draft. These are the RBs drafted after Mattison: Bryce Love Justice Hill Benny Snell Tony Pollard Ryquell Armstead Qadree Ollison Jordan Scarlett Trayveon Williams Ty Johnson Dexter Williams Travis Homer Rodney Anderson Darwin Thompson Mike Weber Cullen Gillaspia Kerrith Whyte Chandler Cox Myles Gaskin Is there anyone you would rather have over Mattison? Maybe Pollard? But really, it seems like if the Vikings were looking at a RB, they A. Picked the correct one B. Got great value from it with all the trade downs It's why I trust Rick when it comes to the draft. While he's certainly not perfect, since he's had full control, he gets it right more often than most other GMs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc_vikingfan Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 25 minutes ago, battle2heaven said: Wanted to revisit this thread and pick. It's eye-opening going back and reading the opinions and even national writers opinions (evan silva) lamenting it the worst pick of the draft. These are the RBs drafted after Mattison: Bryce Love Justice Hill Benny Snell Tony Pollard Ryquell Armstead Qadree Ollison Jordan Scarlett Trayveon Williams Ty Johnson Dexter Williams Travis Homer Rodney Anderson Darwin Thompson Mike Weber Cullen Gillaspia Kerrith Whyte Chandler Cox Myles Gaskin Is there anyone you would rather have over Mattison? Maybe Pollard? But really, it seems like if the Vikings were looking at a RB, they A. Picked the correct one B. Got great value from it with all the trade downs I'm still high on Bryce Love but it wouldn't make sense for the Vikings to draft him. Two injury-prone RBs, not a good mix. Mattison was a solid pick that after his 1st year is now a great pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikes635 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 I'll admit I didn't love the pick on draft day. He definitely showed me more his rookie season than I apparently scouted of him before the draft. Not to be a downer but there is a good chance given the opportunity some of the other backs that where drafted after and I had ranked higher could still be more impressive. Mattison is a great compliment to Cook and is what we needed however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitehops Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 On 2020-05-26 at 11:16 AM, battle2heaven said: Wanted to revisit this thread and pick. It's eye-opening going back and reading the opinions and even national writers opinions (evan silva) lamenting it the worst pick of the draft. A lot of people had him as a mid day 3 pick (we took him as the last pick on day two) so he was perceived as a reach. It’s still early but it looks like it wasn’t a huge mistake taking him where we did. i think the fact that we had a starting running back is a big part of why a lot of people disliked the pick. Regardless of what you thought of Mattison as a prospect, spending a third round pick on a backup running back is not viewed as wise. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, whitehops said: i think the fact that we had a starting running back is a big part of why a lot of people disliked the pick. Regardless of what you thought of Mattison as a prospect, spending a third round pick on a backup running back is not viewed as wise. Arguably 5 of the 6 RBs taken in the first 2 rounds this year will, at least initially (and maybe always will be), be backup RBs. I'm not sure the NFL teams agree with you. Edited May 28, 2020 by swede700 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoDakViking Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 11 hours ago, vikes635 said: I'll admit I didn't love the pick on draft day. He definitely showed me more his rookie season than I apparently scouted of him before the draft. Not to be a downer but there is a good chance given the opportunity some of the other backs that where drafted after and I had ranked higher could still be more impressive. Mattison is a great compliment to Cook and is what we needed however. I think he's a great complement and he absolutely looked the part. There were runs where I didn't even know it was Mattison and not Cook until after he popped up after the tackle. Now idk of he could keep that up with a lion's share of the Carrie's, but I think he killed it given the opportunities. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Buck Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 1 5 hours ago, NoDakViking said: I think he's a great complement and he absolutely looked the part. There were runs where I didn't even know it was Mattison and not Cook until after he popped up after the tackle. Now idk of he could keep that up with a lion's share of the Carrie's, but I think he killed it given the opportunities. IMO, seeing too many Carries is bound to have an effect on a guy's production. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitehops Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 On 5/28/2020 at 9:30 AM, swede700 said: Arguably 5 of the 6 RBs taken in the first 2 rounds this year will, at least initially (and maybe always will be), be backup RBs. I'm not sure the NFL teams agree with you. I think it's much more likely they're part of committee, which most of them will be at the head of. I'm not opposed to NFL teams doing that by the way, I was more talking about draft analysts/media and their perception of the Mattison pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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