Tom Sykes
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With the blitz of articles this past week espousing how "aggressive" the Vikings will be in moving up in the draft, I'm starting to feel like it could be smoke on some level.
Like, could Kwesi be savvy enough to be letting teams think he is willing to give up 4 firsts to move up and let them sweat when we don't call?
Then they call us and we get a better deal?
And the other story this week being that we sent everyone to hang out with JJ this week as more smoke that he is the guy we really like and are moving to 4 for him...
and instead we pass and move up one spot for Penix?
Or to bait another team to move up for him?
Just seems weird that we would be so transparent
I appreciate you trying to cheer me up, but I'm convinced Kwesi will do whatever it takes to move up.
Cheer you up? Exciting to get a try QBOTF. Darnold is actually fairly young also. Trade party is going to be rocking and what will you be doing?
Reminding us where we coulda/shoulda got our guy.
Nope. I will just be getting very depressed.
Why? What we have done in FA and the Draft will be fun with more involvement now whether we stay or trade up.
Darnold and QBOTF both should get your daper up.
I've decided Darnold might not suck so all the more reason for us NOT to trade up. You know my thoughts on Kwesi's drafting acumen. He's probably the worst GM at that in the NFL. I see him giving up huge assets to move up for a player and it will be the wrong player to boot. Nope. My dapper will not be up.
Ironically and sadistically (to me), the more I read about the prospects the more I am coming around to staying put. I have become a little less enthusiastic about Maye and McCarthy (since yesterday so that can change in a hurry) ... I think Nix is actually growing on me a little bit (could also be a form of head lice).
Please don't infer that you influence me in any way. Although, if I'm honest, it really annoys me when you're right (Treadwell). Which doesn't happen all that often. For anybody where the draft is related. But I suppose that's a negative influence.
My point ... even when you were spot on with Treadwell ... your negative campaign against him was over the top annoying .... nobody knows for sure at that point ... it is still a guess at that point and while criticizing a pick(s) is perfectly fine ... going on and on with certainty before the draft has even ended, can be a true buzzkill.
Its one thing, after twelve seasons to hold a buzzkill opinion of a Cousins and his big game ineptitude ... its another to bludgeon everybody with your certainty about prospects before we are even done with the draft.
Keep a little perspective please. See how it goes.
I appreciate what you're saying Tom. When it comes to Treadwell I did pretty extensive research on him which for me was about 3 hours. In all the film I watched he almost never got separation. I kept hearing how great he was on contested passes and that's good I guess, but I very much prefer receivers who seldom have to make contested catches. For sharing that opinion I was getting attacked big time.
As Seinfeld would say, 'I'm not sure you do' ... It doesn't matter if you were right about Treadwell.
I don't care how much time you've put into, we all hit and miss on some. Its a guessing game ... not a measurement of knowledge or research.
It wasn't about voicing your opinion ... it was about drowning out the draft thread with your constant complaining after we drafted Treadwell.
Just my opinion.
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