vike daddy Posted April 26 Author Share Posted April 26 NFL.com's Winners from Rund 1: Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, GM, Minnesota Vikings: Most people expected Adofo-Mensah to make an aggressive trade in the first round, given that the Vikings had the 11th and 23rd overall selections and a clear need for a quarterback. What Adofo-Mensah obviously didn't want to do was pay too high a price to move into the top five to fill that need. Give him credit for staying patient on that one. Adofo-Mensah only had to surrender fourth- and fifth-round picks to the Jets to jump into the 10th overall spot and take J.J. McCarthy. The Vikings also received a sixth-round selection as part of the deal, but the critical element was Minnesota holding on to that second first-round pick. McCarthy projects as a quarterback who needs to sit for a season to truly maximize his potential. That meant the Vikings had to find somebody who could make an impact this fall, and the Vikings are surely hoping Alabama edge rusher Dallas Turner becomes that player. Adofo-Mensah traded up to the 17th overall spot to grab him (in exchange for pick No. 23, another fifth-round pick and third- and fourth-round picks in the 2025 draft) because the Vikings need more pass rushers following the departure of Danielle Hunter in free agency. This wasn't exactly how some analysts drew it up for the Vikings. The result was still pretty impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted April 26 Author Share Posted April 26 The relatively boring night—outside of Atlanta’s shocker—worked out in Minnesota’s favor. After New England held onto the third pick and took North Carolina QB Drake Maye, it looked as if the Vikings would have to make a desperate move up the board to jump in front of other QB-needy teams to land their guy. If Minnesota general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah had been reading the same mock drafts (with trades!) that I had been reading for the last few months, maybe he would have felt pressured into making such a deal. But he didn’t need to. “Obviously, there were a lot of things outside of our control, so we wanted to make sure that we were ready for every scenario,” Adofo-Mensah said of Minnesota’s night. “We’re through the moon with what happened. We were able to add a cornerstone piece of the franchise in a quarterback who’s got a lot of potential, a lot of ability, who’s won at a high level in a lot of different places.” The best part: Minnesota didn’t have to give up any Day 1 or Day 2 picks on Thursday night to get McCarthy. The Vikings went on to draft Dallas Turner with the 17th pick after swinging a trade with the Jaguars to move up six spots—a deal that may not have been possible if Adofo-Mensah had traded up for McCarthy in the top five. Brian Flores will surely be happy about adding Turner. The blitz-happy defensive coordinator needed more talent along his front, and the team just delivered a do-it-all edge defender with the athleticism to drop into coverage. https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2024/4/26/24141127/winners-losers-nfl-draft-first-round-michael-penix-atlanta-falcons-caleb-williams-chicago-bears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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vike daddy Posted April 26 Author Share Posted April 26 (edited) Lance Zierlein@LanceZierlein Masterful night for Vikings front office. Didn't panic and landed the guys they coveted. There was a reason they refused to give up pick 23... they had a plan. Joshua Metellus@NoExcuses_23 Tell Kwesi that whatever he cooking smells like a hit. Ben Leber@nacholeber Between the FA’s pickups, the sly move to get McCarthy, the bold move to get Turner and next years cap spend, watch out for the Vikings! Today was a giant success. Edited April 26 by vike daddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Good point. Also, it looks like we got, according to Bill Belichick, the 8th best player in this draft (Turner) and the 17th best (McCarthy). Take that for what it's worth! Skol! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted April 26 Author Share Posted April 26 hey @ET80, you up from your nap...? some are saying the Vikings' draft strategy last night mirrored Houston's, in going for a QB and then a pass rusher. put on your big boy thinking cap and tell us what you think... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Quote • The Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants did make offers to the New England Patriots for the No. 3 pick to take Drake Maye. Earlier this week, Minnesota offered the Nos. 11 and 23 picks, and its 2025 first-rounder, with pick swaps favoring the Vikings as part of the proposal; and that offer ticked up with New England on the clock. The Giants, meanwhile, did wind up putting their 2025 first-round pick in their offer to move from No. 6 to No. 3. If this is indeed true, and I have no reason to doubt it, then props to Kwesi for trying to make that big splash. But if three 1st rounders and change wasn’t enough to get New England to move off the pick, then it was never meant to be. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ET80 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 1 hour ago, vike daddy said: hey @ET80, you up from your nap...? some are saying the Vikings' draft strategy last night mirrored Houston's, in going for a QB and then a pass rusher. put on your big boy thinking cap and tell us what you think... Much of the talk is that the Texans weren't going to let Will Anderson get away under any circumstances - the former Alabama LB was very close with DeMeco Ryans (himself a former LB from Alabama) and Ryans wasn't going to leave unless Anderson was a Texan. Only issue with that is that you're now potentially missing out on the QB - everyone would have called Arizona for the 3rd pick if the guy at the end of that trade was CJ Stroud. Not too many are calling Arizona for Anderson in that situation, y'know? So, Caserio split the difference - gave the impression that Anderson was the pick at 2, gave the impression that QB Will Levis was the choice at 12, let Arizona field offers for pick 3, take Stroud instead of Anderson and bid against nobody for pick 3. It all revolved around Ryans knowing Anderson personally and wanting to find his defensive cornerstones. Hope it works out! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Relax Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 13 hours ago, SemperFeist said: If this is indeed true, and I have no reason to doubt it, then props to Kwesi for trying to make that big splash. But if three 1st rounders and change wasn’t enough to get New England to move off the pick, then it was never meant to be. For such a storied franchise the Patriots are now a disaster. I feel sorry for Mayo and Maye. I don't think either are gonna turn that franchise around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 I hope everything works out for Maye in New England, but I feel like it was the worst situation he could have gotten drafted into. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 O'Connell, on the Vikings' first round picks: "I don't know if it's possible to feel better than we do about how things went." vikings.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted April 28 Author Share Posted April 28 (edited) DT Levi Rodriguez - K Will Reichard - CB Khyree Jackson - QB JJ McCarthy - EDGE Dallas Turner - T Walter Rouse -- C/G Michael Jurgens Edited April 28 by vike daddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted April 28 Author Share Posted April 28 (edited) Kwesi: "Generally and obviously, we like to add players with talent, the ability to improve, develop, and be the best version of themselves in our culture. We think we did that." 20 minute presser: https://www.vikings.com/video/kwesi-adofo-mensah-on-saturday-s-5-picks-draft-as-a-whole-where-the-roster-is-at-and-more?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1A0eHX_S6L75MauInQoPtVFFaqbssWImOgM_tRNHOL5zZOVLrj8tI3TXc_aem_AT06IIwULGVzXFKaliyhh9ppm92Wc_uKAsoknH8ms9P1oXolkP4zns6s7LhyBbLMvVwROxf2hQ89gUr2qUOOwGv5 ^^^^^ gawd, i love listening to this man talk and explain concepts. this presser is about 15% football and 85% development toward goals. Edited April 28 by vike daddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted April 28 Author Share Posted April 28 (edited) @Tugboat and @goldfishwars, you are hereby invited in to the Purple Lounge to assess our 2024 Draft class here, if you would please. QB JJ McCarthy EDGE Dallas Turner CB Khyree Jackson OT Walter Rouse K Will Reichard C Michael Jurgens DT Levi Drake Rodriguez UDFA CB Dwight McGlothern UDFA OLB Gabriel Murphy Edited April 28 by vike daddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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