solidvikingfan Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 (edited) A favorite of many people here for us at 12 I'm not sure he has a good enough pass rush game to be the best available. Also I think Harrison Philips is a pure nose and feel he isn't an ideal fit as a DE in 3-4 defense. Edited April 19, 2022 by solidvikingfan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Davis is a guy who you let develop into what you want. With the right coaching he could be an absolute beast. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 7 hours ago, battle2heaven said: Kiper 3 round mock https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/draft2022/insider/story/_/id/33761722/three-round-nfl-mock-draft-2022-mel-kiper-todd-mcshay-predict-top-105-picks-alternating-all-32-teams 12 - Stingley 44 - TE Trey McBride (interesting) 77 - DeMarvin Leal DL (probably 3-4 base end) Thoughts on this? This is interesting! I figured Vikings would nab a TE in this draft; but I think more an inline guy later on. That would be almost ideal, would love McBride at TE and he could start over Irv Smith potentially and is arguably the best TE in the draft. I seriously doubt Leal falls that far but the dude can play and could be a beast in a 3/4 as a pass rusher. This 3 round draft would be almost ideal, get Stingley, get McBride and get Leal. Would be awesome haul but not ever likely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 7 hours ago, SemperFeist said: I’m fairly confident in the top 7 players/positions off the board. Not so confident in which order they go. 1. Hutchinson 2. Walker 3. Ekwonu 4. Gardner 5. Neal 6. Quarterback 7. Thibodeaux 8 and 9 is where I get hung up because this is where I’m expecting a “surprise” pick. If Evan Neal falls that far that would be a total insult, the dude can play and no clue how he would fall but have seen some say he will. If so Vikings should go up and get him if he is in the 9-11 range. Evan Neal honestly should be the #1 pick overall, dude could be a monster OG or RT. Kyle Hamilton fall though would be great, would not mind him at #12 or Stingley Jr of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplepride323 Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Ozzy said: That would be almost ideal, would love McBride at TE and he could start over Irv Smith potentially and is arguably the best TE in the draft. I seriously doubt Leal falls that far but the dude can play and could be a beast in a 3/4 as a pass rusher. This 3 round draft would be almost ideal, get Stingley, get McBride and get Leal. Would be awesome haul but not ever likely. Never say never. I’ve seen crazier things happen in the draft, like Aaron Rodgers falling to the 24th pick. Same with Justin Jefferson. Stingley Jr. at 12 would be a steal and would instantly make him our best corner since maybe Carl Lee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CriminalMind Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Sauce, Davis, Willis, J Williams, Edge that’s my interest at #12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battle2heaven Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 12 minutes ago, CriminalMind said: Sauce, Davis, Willis, J Williams, Edge that’s my interest at #12 Why not Stingley? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 (edited) My top 5 wants at pick 12, based on who should reasonably be available: Pickett Stingley Jordan Davis Jermaine Johnson Ridder Edited April 20, 2022 by SteelKing728 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CriminalMind Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 59 minutes ago, battle2heaven said: Why not Stingley? Its a combination of recent on-field performance and that he’d he eased into a backup role (initially). I prefer we add to another unit (making a unit top notch) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CriminalMind Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 46 minutes ago, SteelKing728 said: My top 5 wants at pick 12, based on who should reasonably be available: Pickett Stingley Jordan Davis Jermaine Johnson Ridder Ridder is a really interested prospect I must say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoDakViking Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 If we don't love the options at 12, I'd say try trade down a bit and take Booth 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battle2heaven Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 so Trent McDuffie. I am trying to understand. Some of the heavy hitters and where they have McDuffie on their OVERAL big board: Lance Zierlein - 7th Daniel Jeremiah - 12th Dane Brugler - 12th PFF - 11th ESPN (maybe aggregate)- 14th Mel Kiper - 15th Matt Miller - 20th The Ringer - 12th CBS (Ryan Wilson) - 13th SI.com - 23 B/R (Nate Tice and co) - 19th These people are a lot smarter then me when it comes to the NFL draft, and a lot of them LOVE McDuffie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 1 minute ago, battle2heaven said: These people are a lot smarter then me when it comes to the NFL draft, and a lot of them LOVE McDuffie. So, why don’t you like McDuffie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted April 20, 2022 Author Share Posted April 20, 2022 14 hours ago, Purplepride323 said: Never say never. I’ve seen crazier things happen in the draft, like Aaron Rodgers falling to the 24th pick. Same with Justin Jefferson. Stingley Jr. at 12 would be a steal and would instantly make him our best corner since maybe Carl Lee. Aaron Rodgers falling to #24 wasn't that crazy at the time (even though some will disagree). It was widely known that whoever wasn't taken at #1 between he and Alex Smith, that the other would precipitously fall, because hardly anyone in the top 15-20 needed a QB. What was crazy was Randy Moss falling to #21. He was widely considered a top 5 pick, and lots of teams in the top 20 needed WRs...and even the Oilers/soon to be Titans took Kevin Dyson before him. The craziest thing I ever saw was Ditka trading the entire draft for Ricky Williams, but still the most entertaining was the "Who the hell is Mel Kiper" rant. Nothing will ever beat that, even nearly 30 years later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battle2heaven Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 24 minutes ago, SemperFeist said: So, why don’t you like McDuffie? 1. the lack of length concerns me. There is hardly any historical precedent for good boundary corners with sub 30 inch arm lengths. 2. The very limited ball production in college (INTs + PDs). Maybe that's due to the lack of length. In 27 college games, combined 10 ints+pds. For comparison, Gardner has 25 in 33 games, Stingley 26 in 25 games, Booth 14 in 25 games. 3. Everyone says he's a safe prospect because worst case scenario, just put him in the slot and he'll thrive! Ok, that's fine, but that is just a pure projection. We've actually never saw him play the slot in college on a consistent basis. 2021 total snaps: 702; 2021 total SLOT snaps: 12 2020 total snaps: 242; 2020 total SLOT snaps: 6 2019 total snaps: 752; 2019 total SLOT snaps: 20 With that all said, he's a graceful mover; so light on his feet, he's like a ballerina out there. He's a very sure tackle, and his football IQ and instincts are off the charts. He can flip his hips and change direction with the best of them. I think if you can give me a list of boundary CBs that have made the pro bowl with sub 30 inch arms, it would make me feel better about his game translating to the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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