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jbusse -> RE: NFL Draft 2020 (4/5/2020 7:51:16 PM)
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ORIGINAL: The Happy Norseman
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ORIGINAL: kgdabom
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ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson
The more I look at the first-round of the #NFLDraft the more it appears that no OL, CB, and probably DL will be worth drafting at 22 or 25 for the #Vikings Sad.
(Warren Ludford on Twitter)
That's utterly ridiculous.
Agreed. Having looked at a lot of mock drafts and prospect rankings it has become apparent (to me at least) that the Vikings best bet to find instant impact players at their greatest positions of need in this years draft is to draft in this order:
1st Rd - CB and DT
2nd Rd - WR
3rd Rd - OG
The top 3 WR's will be gone before the Vikings pick. There's a drop off to the next level with a ton of WR's bunched together in ability. Of course, if CeeDee Lamb falls to the Vikings you sprint to the (virtual) stage, but it's not happening. Likewise, DT's Derrick Brown and probably Javon Kinlaw will be gone before we pick. If Kinlaw somehow falls, again that's a no-brainer first pick. However, with the DT's there appear to be only 4, maybe 5 that set themselves apart from the second level. At least on paper. If the Vikings wait until the 2nd round to pick a DT they will likely be gone. Regarding CB's there appears to be 1 elite guys in Okudah, a close second in CJ Henderson, 3 extremely talented prospects, then a large group of guys with bigger question marks. Considering the value of the position, if the Vikings wait until the second round they're going to be looking through that group of prospects with the bigger question marks. Finally, regarding Oline, we all know that the Vikings need to continue shoring up their oline, but after the big 4 (that will be gone before we draft) there's a drop off. We need an OT for the future, but not at the expense of an OG for right now. Someone like Josh Jones (OT), who many have mocked to the Vikings might help, but according to his scouting report he's going to need some real work before he's starter material, which means he won't be replacing Reiff right away if at all. Additionally, 1st round OT's have often struggled mightily their first year in the league. Meanwhile, the OG rankings are all over the place, meaning there's no consensus stud this year. Spielman is as likely to strike gold in the 3rd round as he is in the first. Something that is less likely to occur at the other positions in the draft.
That said, watch RS pick WR, LB, RB, QB with his first 4 picks...
In the linked video posted earlier, Florio advocated for OL with both 1st round picks. He makes the argument that Cousins is much better with protection, which of course is true. I'm so tired of Elflein getting pushed around that I'd be extremely disappointed if we don't go OL with at least one of our 1st round picks. Hopefully they're getting a good read on whether Bradbury is going to make significant improvement because if he doesn't that interior OL needs a major infusion of talent.
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