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ORIGINAL: Chris Olson

https://www.profootballnetwork.com/joe-broback-2024-nfl-mock-draft-march-21/

This is what I hope plays out and it is as cheap as I can expect to move up to 3...

I'm pretty sold on Maye, and though Daniels is on the wish list, I just don't see us being able to get to 2 to get him

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

I like this, because its done by the people that actually have insight into each team.

NFL beat writer mock draft 2.0: Vikings, Broncos trade up into top 10 to grab QBs
The Athletic NFL Staff
Mar 21, 2024

The 2024 NFL Draft is just five weeks away, and the jockeying for the top quarterbacks remains this year’s buzziest topic.

Once again, we gathered our NFL reporters for a virtual mock draft, with each representing the team they cover. And once again, teams in need of a quarterback were willing to pay a huge price. Two of our GMs traded up into the top 10 to grab their quarterbacks of the future, while another team moved back up into the late first round to go after its own.

3. Minnesota Vikings (from NE*): Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina
Trade: Vikings trade No. 11, No. 23, a first-round pick in 2025 and a second-round pick in 2026 to the Patriots for No. 3.
Look, climbing this high and parting with three first-rounders is not for the faint of heart. But if you’re going to swing, why not swing big? The Vikings’ connection to Maye is well-known: Quarterbacks coach Josh McCown coached him at Myers Park High School in Charlotte, N.C. But even before McCown, Vikings scouts had eyed Maye for several years. He may need some time to develop, but that might align perfectly with head coach Kevin O’Connell’s views on what a young quarterback needs to become successful. Minnesota has an experienced QB room and loads of skill players. Now’s the time to try to find its quarterback of the future. — Alec Lewis

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Patriots took Olu Fashanu, OT, Penn State at 11 and Adonai Mitchell, WR, Texas at 23.

QBs went:
01: Bears, Williams
02: Commanders, Daniels
03: Vikings, Maye
08: Broncos (trade up) McCarthy
21: Raiders (trade up) Penix

Nix was not drafted in the 1st round.

https://theathletic.com/5356654/2024/03/21/nfl-mock-beat-draft-vikings-broncos-mccarthy/

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ORIGINAL: kwheats

Hope this scenario plays out:

https://www.dailynorseman.com/2024/3/21/24106322/vikings-dont-need-to-trade-up-for-a-qb

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

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ORIGINAL: kwheats

Hope this scenario plays out:

https://www.dailynorseman.com/2024/3/21/24106322/vikings-dont-need-to-trade-up-for-a-qb

I have no interest in Penix at 11 or Nix at 23. I'd rather grab BPA and go QB with next year's inevitable top 5 pick.

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

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ORIGINAL: kwheats

Hope this scenario plays out:

https://www.dailynorseman.com/2024/3/21/24106322/vikings-dont-need-to-trade-up-for-a-qb

I have no interest in Penix at 11 or Nix at 23. I'd rather grab BPA and go QB with next year's inevitable top 5 pick.

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ORIGINAL: Ricky J

ESPN Latest News headline: Kiper Mocks McCarthy & DeJean to Vikings, Assesses Quarterbacks in Draft

- Hawkeye/Viking fans would love to see DeJean in Minnesota

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ORIGINAL: marty

Did Oregon's WRs get so much YAC because of Nix's excellent, Brady-like precision ball placement ?

Nix is very reminiscent of Brady in the sense that his game was mostly quick, short, timing passes. He did have precision ball placement that very much helped his receivers get the most out of every reception..

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

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ORIGINAL: Pauldiercks1

Nobody's trading up for MHJ or Alt, that doesn't make any sense to me, even though they both look to be incredible prospects. The cost for getting into the top three is too high to not take a QB. The first three picks are going to be QB's.

Is whoever left going to be worth it.

IMO no I don't think so at all.

JJ does not seem to be a high first round prospect to me. He will obviously go high but I think he's more suited to our 23 pick or the second round. Maybe I'm wrong but I just don't see it. I do think winning the championship and the talent at Michigan is clouding peoples mind on him , just my opinion.

I would trade up to 2 or 3 for Daniels, and could probably be talked into Maye pretty easily.

After that I'd rather have Penix at 11 than JJ at 5.

I don't see JJ making it to 11.

If we fail to get a QB by 11 (say Denver or Vegas trade up to 9 to poach Penix), I'd consider a flyer on Nix at 23.

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ORIGINAL: Brad H

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

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ORIGINAL: Pauldiercks1

Nobody's trading up for MHJ or Alt, that doesn't make any sense to me, even though they both look to be incredible prospects. The cost for getting into the top three is too high to not take a QB. The first three picks are going to be QB's.

Is whoever left going to be worth it.

IMO no I don't think so at all.

JJ does not seem to be a high first round prospect to me. He will obviously go high but I think he's more suited to our 23 pick or the second round. Maybe I'm wrong but I just don't see it. I do think winning the championship and the talent at Michigan is clouding peoples mind on him , just my opinion.

I would trade up to 2 or 3 for Daniels, and could probably be talked into Maye pretty easily.

After that I'd rather have Penix at 11 than JJ at 5.

I don't see JJ making it to 11.

If we fail to get a QB by 11 (say Denver or Vegas trade up to 9 to poach Penix), I'd consider a flyer on Nix at 23.

That is my plan at the outset. Draft the best offensive lineman at 11 and Nix at 23.

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: kgdabom

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ORIGINAL: marty

Did Oregon's WRs get so much YAC because of Nix's excellent, Brady-like precision ball placement ?

Nix is very reminiscent of Brady in the sense that his game was mostly quick, short, timing passes. He did have precision ball placement that very much helped his receivers get the most out of every reception..

If you can get the ball to playmakers quickly and accurately they have a lot better chance to make something happen. Ponder was pretty much a dink and dunker but was very slow to get the ball out, inaccurately too I might add. No wonder Percy had migraines.

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ORIGINAL: Brad H

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

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ORIGINAL: Pauldiercks1

Nobody's trading up for MHJ or Alt, that doesn't make any sense to me, even though they both look to be incredible prospects. The cost for getting into the top three is too high to not take a QB. The first three picks are going to be QB's.

Is whoever left going to be worth it.

IMO no I don't think so at all.

JJ does not seem to be a high first round prospect to me. He will obviously go high but I think he's more suited to our 23 pick or the second round. Maybe I'm wrong but I just don't see it. I do think winning the championship and the talent at Michigan is clouding peoples mind on him , just my opinion.

I would trade up to 2 or 3 for Daniels, and could probably be talked into Maye pretty easily.

After that I'd rather have Penix at 11 than JJ at 5.

I don't see JJ making it to 11.

If we fail to get a QB by 11 (say Denver or Vegas trade up to 9 to poach Penix), I'd consider a flyer on Nix at 23.

That is my plan at the outset. Draft the best offensive lineman at 11 and Nix at 23.

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ORIGINAL: marty

NE has a history of getting the GOAT in the last round of the draft, so they may not be so eager to spend their 1st pick on a QB, especially one they're not that high on.

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

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ORIGINAL: marty

NE has a history of getting the GOAT in the last round of the draft, so they may not be so eager to spend their 1st pick on a QB, especially one they're not that high on.

Once is a fluke, not a history.

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ORIGINAL: marty

I am coming around to your way of thinking, just take Nix or McCarthy at #11.