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ORIGINAL: Brad H

I wouldn't mind drafting a guy like Dorian Thompson-Robinson later in the draft. The kid had a solid career at UCLA. He can run. Completed nearly 70% of his passes his senior season.

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

Cousins likely won't be on the roster next year, but if they choose to pay his dead cap at once then he will command the largest % of the cap. Regardless, with JJ's and Darrisaw's contracts looming IMO the QB will be a draftee. So, draft one this year and draft one next year.

Or yes, double down one or both years. Using say a 5th for a QB is a lot different that using one for a G or LB.

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

Mixon having legal troubles in Cincy.

Cook & #23 for #28 and #60

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ORIGINAL: Trekgeekscott

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

Mixon having legal troubles in Cincy.

Cook & #23 for #28 and #60

This makes no sense. Why would we do this?

A good player and move down to add a 2nd round pick?

Unless they packaged those picks to move up and select a QB makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: Trekgeekscott

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

Mixon having legal troubles in Cincy.

Cook & #23 for #28 and #60

This makes no sense. Why would we do this?

A good player and move down to add a 2nd round pick?

Unless they packaged those picks to move up and select a QB makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.

We re-signed Mattison. KOC likes Chandler. We need cap space. Cook is gone.

Getting a 3rd round value for Cook would be a steal.

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: Trekgeekscott

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

Mixon having legal troubles in Cincy.

Cook & #23 for #28 and #60

This makes no sense. Why would we do this?

A good player and move down to add a 2nd round pick?

Unless they packaged those picks to move up and select a QB makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.

We re-signed Mattison. KOC likes Chandler. We need cap space. Cook is gone.

Getting a 3rd round value for Cook would be a steal.

I don't know that I would call it steal. Especially if your trading down 5 spots in the first to make it happen.

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

There is a player in the draft with the actual name "Bumper Pool". We need to draft him.

Bumper James Morris Pool (born James Morris Pool; September 28, 1999) is an American football linebacker for the Arkansas Razorbacks.

When Pool was 16, he legally changed his name to Bumper James Morris Pool.

SCOUTING REPORT: STRENGTHS
• Tougher between the tackles than many expect. Fluid and quick drop into zone, covers enough ground to be Tampa-2 "MIKE" and knows where the markers are.
• Reads the quarterback to anticipate and is a candidate to play outside.
• A bit stiff but makes the clean open-field tackle. Good effort in pursuit.
• Pool can be used as a rangy run defender inside, instinctive when it comes to locating the ball with the quickness to get to it before blockers can react at the second level.
• Pool shows good quickness off the line of scrimmage and flashes the violent hands to win around the edge.
• A chase-and-tackle Will prospect, Pool is instinctive, reading and reacting quickly and showing the ability to absolutely fly around the field.

SCOUTING REPORT: WEAKNESSES
• Lacks functional strength in the pass rush, struggling to disengage and too easily pushed past the pocket.
• Pool is on the small side, and his frame is pretty much maxed out. Despite his effort and intensity, he’ll simply get swallowed up at times.
• He’ll get pushed around at the point of attack.

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

Kiper's "Top 25" on some players that I have seen linked to us in various mocks:

4. Will Levis, QB, Kentucky
HT: 6-4 | WT: 229 | Previously: 4

Levis' stats won't blow anyone away, but he didn't have a great supporting cast of playmakers around him. He had 19 touchdown passes and 10 interceptions last season, and his 60.9 QBR ranked 59th in the country. But when I went through and watched all of his starts at Kentucky, I was really impressed with his game. Levis has a rocket launcher for an arm and makes some "wow" throws. That has gotten the Penn State transfer into trouble at times, but it's clear watching him that he believes he can fit the ball into any window. My comparison for him is Matthew Stafford.

Levis played in a pro-style offense at Kentucky, and he's not going to need much time to adjust to the NFL. He can maneuver the pocket and throw on the run. Many of Levis' turnovers came when he tried to use his arm to force throws, and he's going to be punished for mistakes at the next level. He is the real deal, though, and there are lots of Levis fans in the NFL.

10. Zay Flowers, WR, Boston College
HT: 5-9 | WT: 182 | Previously: 16

Flowers, who had 200 catches and 31 touchdowns in his college career, is one of my favorite prospects in this entire class. He's so elusive, so quick in and out of his breaks. He can play out of the slot or lined up outside. He can take a jet sweep to the house. He just gets open and makes plays. He forced 25 missed tackles last season, the third most in the country for a wideout. Flowers' size won't wow teams, but if they just put on the tape, they'll see why he's a first-round talent.

19. Jordan Addison, WR, USC
HT: 5-11 | WT: 171 | Previously: 22

We discussed Addison early in the 2022 season when he had seven catches for 172 yards and two scores. What stands out about him is his route-running ability. He just gets open, and he can do it in so many ways. He can make up ground with late bursts to track the ball. He explodes off the line of scrimmage. Addison had 100 catches for 1,592 yards and 17 touchdowns at Pitt in 2021. He struggled a little bit with an unspecified injury over the last two months in 2022, but he finished the season with 59 catches for 875 yards and eight scores. He was used out of the slot more at Pitt -- he had 76 catches and 14 touchdowns when lined up there in 2021 -- but could play anywhere at the next level.

22. Emmanuel Forbes, CB, Mississippi State
HT: 6-1 | WT: 166 | Previously: 23

As I wrote in my mock draft 2.0, Forbes is a boom-or-bust corner. He has a knack for the incredible play -- he had 14 picks over the past three seasons. He also can get beat deep at times. Some of that is because he was asked to lock down the top receiver on every team and he didn't get much help. On tape, though, I really like Forbes' aggressiveness and fight. The question is his weight -- he was just 166 pounds at the combine after being listed at 180 pounds in college. That's small. I still think he's a Round 1 prospect -- he obviously will put on weight as he gets older -- but he's not a top-15 lock. What helps Forbes is that he ran a lightning-fast 4.35-second 40-yard dash in Indianapolis (with an elite 1.48 10-yard split).

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He has Hooker as his #5 QB, so not in his Top 25 players.

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ORIGINAL: BisonFan

So what potential draftees have the Vikings had come visit for the upcoming draft? I haven't seen much.

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ORIGINAL: marty

I think Richardson will be the surprise drop, and not get picked in the top 10.

I think the Vikings, feeling too much sense of urgency for getting a franchise QB, will then either move up to get Richardson, or will trade down and draft Hooker near the top of the 2nd round.

My preference is for the Vikings to trade back, and draft a WR and a CB with their 1st 2 picks. I wouldn't mind them taking a flyer on DTR at the end of the 2nd round, or the 3rd or 4th round.