Jump to content

Vikings sign S Xavier Woods


solidvikingfan

Recommended Posts

TBH, assuming it's one of those bargain deals, the Vikes probably still helped their secondary out a great deal with Woods at SS and Mackenzie Alexander joining their top 3 CB's.  

I mean, that's a very winnable division - the Bears & Lions are very much a work in progress, and Green Bay has holes, and limited resources to address.    Minny taking the NFCN wouldn't be that surprising.   

In the end, though, they'll need Danielle Hunter to be great, for that D to really turn things around.   As always, a disruptive pass rush is a great way to help secondaries play up.   

  • Like 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites

29 minutes ago, Broncofan said:

TBH, assuming it's one of those bargain deals, the Vikes probably still helped their secondary out a great deal with Woods at SS and Mackenzie Alexander joining their top 3 CB's.  

I mean, that's a very winnable division - the Bears & Lions are very much a work in progress, and Green Bay has holes, and limited resources to address.    Minny taking the NFCN wouldn't be that surprising.   

In the end, though, they'll need Danielle Hunter to be great, for that D to really turn things around.   As always, a disruptive pass rush is a great way to help secondaries play up.   

There’s a lot of work to be done in the trenches, specifically DE and OG. I’d like to believe that will be the focus on the first two days of the draft. If Hunter returns to form, that completely changes the defense. Otherwise, the Vikes don’t have a pass rushing threat at DE.
 

I like the adds to the secondary. The amount of youth was a problem last year.

Edited by vikingsrule
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Woods can thump for a FS, but he's always a few steps away and almost zero ball skills.  Year after year, we waited for him to take that next step, but it never happened.   Donovan Wilson (SS) had more flashplays in half a season than Woods in 4 years. 

 

Like I said, dude can thump and is durable (I don't think he missed a single game for us), but he's not a real FS.  He was one of the players I wanted them to draft in 2017 and was estatic that we traded back in the round to nab him.  Good kid,wish him well, hope a new scheme can do something for him. 

 

Edited by ///mcompact
Link to comment
Share on other sites

47 minutes ago, ///mcompact said:

Woods can thump for a FS, but he's always a few steps away and almost zero ball skills.  Year after year, we waited for him to take that next step, but it never happened.   Donovan Wilson (SS) had more flashplays in half a season than Woods in 4 years. 

 

Like I said, dude can thump and is durable (I don't think he missed a single game for us), but he's not a real FS.  He was one of the players I wanted them to draft in 2017 and was estatic that we traded back in the round to nab him.  Good kid,wish him well, hope a new scheme can do something for him. 

 

Almost sounds like Andrew Sendejo and Zimmer had a lot of success with Harrison Smith and Sendejo as his Safetys.

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

23 hours ago, ///mcompact said:

Woods can thump for a FS, but he's always a few steps away and almost zero ball skills.  Year after year, we waited for him to take that next step, but it never happened.   Donovan Wilson (SS) had more flashplays in half a season than Woods in 4 years. 

 

Like I said, dude can thump and is durable (I don't think he missed a single game for us), but he's not a real FS.  He was one of the players I wanted them to draft in 2017 and was estatic that we traded back in the round to nab him.  Good kid,wish him well, hope a new scheme can do something for him. 

 

That's a fairly accurate description of him. Think he'd be better off on the strong side and by being asked not to do as much in coverage.

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...