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  1. nicksaviking
    I get that, but that’s on them. Booth was a dumb pick, I know he was well regarded, but NEVER take injury riddled DBs. DBs just cannot play through leg injuries. They’re either fully healthy, or useless. And no other team tries to make up their backfield entirely with 1st and 2nd round picks except the Vikes. Learn to find these guys later in the draft, like every other team does. They’re a product of the system anyway.
  2. nicksaviking
    I dislike the idea of getting free agent relievers because so much of their success depends on small sample sizes along with the fielding, pitch calling, ballpark and overall compatibility between different teams. That’s why I prefer guys with good measurables and don’t much care about the results with the prior team. Same holds with mid season trades. I’m not at all surprised that this is working now but didn’t last year. He has good stuff and a year in, he and the team know what best works.
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    Still can't believe the Vikings didn't take the 5th and 7th the Giants gave the Bills to move up one spot. I don't get too excited about those kinds of picks these days, but the Vikings have so dang few picks this year. On one hand, the Vikings must REALLY like Addison, because the Giants taking him from the Vikings does make sense. On the other hand, the Vikings used up just about every second of their clock, which meant they were clearly trying to trade the pick.
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    I liked Smith, but Murphy was the guy I wanted. Smith is still awfully small. I think the issue with his size was really downplayed by the draft gurus. Reminded me of Nakobe Dean last year. Devin Lloyd should have been and ultimately was the guy the NFL teams wanted, while the talking heads liked Dean. I know everyone else likes Porter Jr. but BJ Ojulari is the guy I'd like if they got back into the 2nd round. Tuli Tuipulotu is another guy I'd like.
  5. nicksaviking
    Kirk had to have us arm twisted to throw to Jefferson the first half of his rookie season. I agree, Addison may not get many looks.
  6. nicksaviking
    What the hell, why did t the Vikes do this?!?!?
  7. nicksaviking
    Good player, but I like big receivers. And the defense still looks terrible.
  8. nicksaviking
    The edge guys are still there. And Hooker and Levis. Still no pick in, I’m sure they’re trying to trade back.
  9. nicksaviking
    And they signed David Montgomery and have D’Andre Swift. Someone’s going to get grumpy about touches.
  10. nicksaviking
    I don’t want Will Levi’s, I think he’s indecisive. Hope that report about the Vikes not liking him is accurate.
  11. nicksaviking
    Well so much for Jackson! Didn't see that extension coming. Wish the Vikings would have extended Jefferson before the draft though. What if they do get a young QB like Richardson, Hooker or Lance? If they get a guy that's a question mark, how's Jefferson going to feel about that?
  12. nicksaviking
    With the Rodgers situation finally settled, I'm going to predict that there will be buzz about either Lamar Jackson or Kirk Cousins getting traded. Kirk to SF or NE, and Jackson to whichever teams whiffed on the top 4-5 QBs. Not that either will, just that there will be buzz. And don't hold me to that, I'm just more bored than normal during draft week.
  13. nicksaviking
    Smith and Myles Murphy are the guys I'd look at staying put for. I think Murphy will gone for sure though despite some of the mock drafts I've seen.
  14. nicksaviking
    I'm with you, I could see this being QB or bust in the 1st round. I guess I'd agree with that unless one of my very few favorites are still on the board.
  15. nicksaviking
    I figured the Twins were going to have to get lucky and have some of the young guys step up to drag this offense out of the mud, but if they can get 2019 or 2021 Polanco back, that would be the biggest boost they could ask for.
  16. nicksaviking
    Historically, he's got a non-concerning walk rate too. As far as bullpen arms go, high strikeouts and velocity plus decent walk rates make for great lightening-in-a-bottle candidates.
  17. nicksaviking
    Didn't see this one coming! More than happy to see what he's got though.
  18. nicksaviking
    If that was the place Rodgers really wanted to go, I don't know why he didn't flex and tell GB to make the deal the Jets wanted or he'd destroy their cap. Which makes me think, maybe Rodgers wanted to go to SF, which GB would never have agreed to but would have allowed them to put the pressure on the Jets.
  19. nicksaviking
    All things being equal, who gets a better return, Rodgers or Cousins? Rodgers right? Because of his history? Cousins was clearly the better QB last year though and comes with much less baggage and isn't going to be 40-yeras-old this season.
  20. nicksaviking
    For what it's worth, Peter King has Houston taking Hooker at #12 and Richardson sliding to the Vikings at #23. That would have seemed far fetched a week ago, but the QB opinions at the moment are about as volatile as it gets aside from Young going #1. Houston does seem way too dysfunctional to draft a 'project' QB though, so that would make sense. I mean, who would you trust to teach him how to play? Or, wait, I guess if they are too dysfunctional, then maybe they don't have the self awareness to know that they shouldn't draft a 'project' QB.
  21. nicksaviking
    He didn't label him a cancer, nor did he comment on his behavior with the Twins, you're making more attributions about his ambitions than he did about Donaldson's. *******Moderator Note************** I know where you want to drag this tangent but it is not going there. This thread will stay on topic or we'll be removing posts.
  22. nicksaviking
    Why would it matter when getting rid of him was a sound financial decision anyway?
  23. nicksaviking
    You mean like numbers? There was 52M ways to substantiate it in that case.
  24. nicksaviking
    Garver is the ONLY loss in that situation, and he's been injured basically the entire time. IFK and Rortvedt have no businesses being anything other than emergency, last-man-on-the-bench players and Donaldson is done. The Twins did a great job recognizing Donaldson was finished and getting the equity back so they could use it elsewhere.
  25. nicksaviking
    Kirk is a fine QB, but since I was ready to just cut bait with him to start the rebuild, the cost doesn't seem terribly high to me. The Vikings cut bait on 3rd round pick Mond after just one year, nothing should stop them from using a top pick on a QB next year if that's basically the priced for Lance and he doesn't work out.
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