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  1. nicksaviking
    Wow. This is pretty much everything I was hoping for. Two IOL, two DL, two CBs? The Vikings are suddenly and clearly a BPA team in the draft now.
  2. nicksaviking
    Put me down for the lone 'Yay' then. I'm not even saying it's a good decision; heck, I'd venture to say it doesn't pay off in the slightest, but I'd love to put Baldelli in a position where he gets his comfort blankets taken away from him. His preference for players he likes over offensive ceiling has really gotten under my skin. But really, even if it doesn't pay off, we're talking about a Drew Butera level player here. Even if you like his glove, you're not losing THAT much. I miss the days when the backup catcher was more novelty than necessity.
  3. nicksaviking
    They've been good at developing their own safeties. CB they consistently have to sign as free agent. The nuance as to why that is escapes me, but if it works, keep doing it.
  4. nicksaviking
    Thank God! Kelly might not have been the top center available, but definitely a guy I was interested in. For me this was the biggest need as running up the middle in obvious run downs HAS to be part of your game, even if you don't always do it. And they all but stopped trying at the end of last year. I also thought Allen was a bit over-rated and likely still carrying some '1st round draft' hype. But this team has rarely whiffed in free agency on defensive players since Flores has come on board. If Flores wants him, I'm going to feel it's a good move until proven otherwise. Also, I wonder if the Vikings would have interest in Will Fries now at guard. I mean, most offensive line-mates don't go from one team to the same next team, but with the OL having a lot to do with relying on chemistry, it might be a nice benefit. Because I still want a guard either way.
  5. nicksaviking
    Right, I forgot about that. Hope that's not a trend.......
  6. nicksaviking
    And thankfully it's not tackles they need but the interior guys. So should be cheaper.
  7. nicksaviking
    Is that photoshopped? Not the necklace, that Sam Deduno was about to complete 7 innings in under 100 pitches. Edit: So close:
  8. nicksaviking
    I notice that the worst GM in the league has only signed a long snapper today. While I'll acknowledge I'd like to have seen the Vikings have deals in place for two IOL already, I'll forever be happy I don't have Jerry Jones running my favorite team.
  9. nicksaviking
    Seems like Dahlman was still the only one of the bigger names guys to go so far. Becton, Zeitler and Freis are still there at guard and Myers is still there at center.
  10. nicksaviking
    I'd guess someone saw 'Patrick' Mekari and misread it as 'Packers'. Also, Packers Mahomes is also not going to Green Bay.
  11. nicksaviking
    And from my perspective, the Vikings were 100X better at applying a band-aid to their DL issues last year than they were with their IOL issues.
  12. nicksaviking
    That is a huge payday for a good-not-elite DT. Wow. That's the fourth fairly big time free agent deal the Pats have given to defensive players already.
  13. nicksaviking
    The Jets are continuing with their decades long run of elite QB play by signing Justin Fields.
  14. nicksaviking
    Please address the IOL. Unlike the secondary, this is not a spot they've been creative at acquiring talent the last several years. If they aren't aggressive here, it's going to be hard to believe that they seriously want to fix it. Or even that they think it does need to be fixed.
  15. nicksaviking
    He wouldn't have been the CB I expected, nor do I think anyone here was clamoring for. But the same would have been said about Murphy, Griffin, Gilmore and Peterson. I'm fine letting Flores and KAM deal with the veteran free agents at this position unconventionally. Weird how they do it well in free agency, but are completely lost when it comes to the secondary in the draft.
  16. nicksaviking
    Phew, we can cross off the number 1 item on the offseason wish list!
  17. nicksaviking
    Man, you made him sound like a dog who eventually got dropped off at the shelter!
  18. nicksaviking
    The only way we'll eat crow is if the Raiders change their mind, are able to back out of the Geno Smith deal and switch to Darnold and give him a massive deal. Otherwise I have no idea how anyone can claim the Seahawks or Raiders pulled one over on the Vikings.
  19. nicksaviking
    But Carl Pavano threw about 70 MPH. The effort in the above photo looks more like 'I'm going to impress the cheerleaders' at the high school reunion and less, 'Can we just tap the kegs already' at the beer league softball tourney.
  20. nicksaviking
    It was a miracle Jones played 17 games last year. I also wasn't interested in locking up a veteran RB early, mostly because I'd like to get IOL/DL free agents signed before they worry about who the veteran RB on the roster will be. However, even if they draft a rookie RB high, this team almost certainly was going to add a veteran to share the load. While I'm less high on Jones than many Vikings fans, the guys AFTER Jones do look pretty dreadful. I don't know that I'd rally want any of them on the team. We'll see how free agency plays out, but I guess there's a good chance that come July I'll be happy to have budgeted 10M for Jones instead of say 6M for Jamaal Williams or any million for Gus Edwards.
  21. nicksaviking
    I wanted to make a guess before I read all the comments, and that guess was Scott Baker. However, I agree with the board though, that leg drive looks like a more powerful reliever push off. I don't think Baker (and most starters) get that squatty.
  22. nicksaviking
    Tom Brady clearly disagrees. How exactly were the Vikings supposed to tag and trade Darnold to the Raiders, when the Raiders obviously wanted someone else anyway?
  23. nicksaviking
    Boston? No, you're thinking of John Quincy Adams. Austin Adams was his father, the 2nd president. People always get those two mixed up though.
  24. nicksaviking
    Oof, not good. I forget, which ankle does he throw with?
  25. nicksaviking
    Yeah, seems high, but both Bynum and Metellus were unheralded players who came out of nowhere. This is a spot I'm going to be good deferring to Flores even if I'm scratching my head in February.
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