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RE: 2026 NFL Draft - 4/23/2026 10:07:09 PM   
Chris Olson


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Status: online 		lol, I was going to make a joke that I hoped Seattle would take Price

mostly because i think he is over rated and would rather get Emmet Johnson
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RE: 2026 NFL Draft - 4/23/2026 10:15:37 PM   
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Status: offline 		There is nothing to do but hope. I know the whole thing about hope not being a strategy, but here we are. At least the upside is enormous. A healthy Banks is an absolute monster. He changes the whole dynamic of the d-line. He collapsed pockets and generates inside pass rush.

I would like to have seen the Vikings make the safer move with someone like Thieneman. A good player who it really sucks wound up on the Bears. They didn't and we are left hoping that the Vikings medical evaluators knew their stuff and the big swing is going over the fence.

Bill, I have some duck tape, bailing wire, cotter pins and oil to contribute to get the rusty old band wagon rolling again.

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RE: 2026 NFL Draft - 4/23/2026 10:27:43 PM   
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Status: offline 		I’m just saying …

taking DT Darrel Jackson in the third would give us a humungous defensive wall (and insurance for Banks). Jackson like Banks plays inside and out. Caleb (when healthy) and Darrell could take turns swinging baby Redmond around at ballcarriers trying the middle.

Draft Kilgore Stukes Haulcy or Clark in 2nd.

Jackson and a c or rb or wr in the third …

Cmon Brzez … regroup … its still possible not to have a terrible draft!

< Message edited by Tom Sykes -- 4/23/2026 10:29:27 PM >
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RE: 2026 NFL Draft - 4/24/2026 12:48:01 AM   
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we are laughing sticks for reaching....

but if he stays healthy, he is amazing


Typo or not, "laughing sticks" cracked me up.
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RE: 2026 NFL Draft - 4/24/2026 12:57:30 AM   
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ORIGINAL: JT2

quote:

ORIGINAL: Chris Olson

we are laughing sticks for reaching....

but if he stays healthy, he is amazing


Typo or not, "laughing sticks" cracked me up.

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RE: 2026 NFL Draft - 4/24/2026 3:18:17 AM   
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Status: offline 		Only 2 DT's taken in the 1st round and we reach for the broken one. Not smart. In 4 of his 5 years he had 1 or 0 sacks

I'm not sure Kwesi would have done worse

What an ass pick!
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RE: 2026 NFL Draft - 4/24/2026 4:52:35 AM   
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Get out your umbrellas, its time for the bad grades to rain down on us.

Draft grades suck but so does being left out in the cold by common sense.

Just once before I die, I would like to see this team go from point A to point B.

There always has a to be a cute little wrinkle that gets us started off the track.


Apt.

Feels like it goes back a long way.

I thought smart, safe, high production guys were the target but that was a smoke screen I guess.
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RE: 2026 NFL Draft - 4/24/2026 7:27:54 AM   
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Injured, reach.. asss..

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RE: 2026 NFL Draft - 4/24/2026 7:50:12 AM   
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Ass.

Injured, reach.. asss..

You forgot pure need.

Everything and everything but BPA.
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RE: 2026 NFL Draft - 4/24/2026 8:04:26 AM   
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I was worried they were gonna take that fatty McDonald.

The Rams! WTF??!!! I'm actually not even sold on Mendozza!

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RE: 2026 NFL Draft - 4/24/2026 8:07:37 AM   
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I like the pick!

I was worried they were gonna take that fatty McDonald.

The Rams! WTF??!!! I'm actually not even sold on Mendozza!


Lots of reaches but rumor is only a few teams wanted to trade up.....then who knows if someone else drafts him.

The weird thing is the letter that circulated about his health just a day or two before the draft......

They drafted their wild card now draft production.

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RE: 2026 NFL Draft - 4/24/2026 8:08:10 AM   
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Status: offline 		Obviously … there’s a chance this dude could find a good shaman somewhere to prescribe rubbing dart frog poisen or ayahuesca or something on his bad foot to miraculously heal it or regrow it or whatever. Anything’s possible.

It just seems so lazy, like if this guy is there we are going to take him because he’s our guy, regardless of the blatantly high risk or who else is on the board.

I’d start interviewing GM candidates tonight in the back corner of the draft warroom. ‘Don’t mind us keep doing your thing, picking the highest risk prospect in each round … we are just going to be talking to some people back here.’

Shewt during the interview, I’d ask the candidates who they would pick instead … after they stop chuckling from our actual pick.
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RE: 2026 NFL Draft - 4/24/2026 8:14:02 AM   
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Status: online 		Obviously Brian Flores wanted a big, disruptive IDL over anything else.

I hope Banks stays healthy enough for us to see what Flores will do with him.

Maybe the Vikes have a magic footwear consultant.

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RE: 2026 NFL Draft - 4/24/2026 8:16:09 AM   
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I like the pick!

I was worried they were gonna take that fatty McDonald.

The Rams! WTF??!!! I'm actually not even sold on Mendozza!

I don't hate the pick. A healthy Banks could be a dominant inside force on the D line. The problem is that there is such a big IF attached to the pick.

I agree on Mendoza. He is the top of a really bad QB class. Taking him #1 is drafting a QB for the sake of drafting QB.

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RE: 2026 NFL Draft - 4/24/2026 8:17:42 AM   
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Obviously … there’s a chance this dude could find a good shaman somewhere to prescribe rubbing dart frog poisen or ayahuesca or something on his bad foot to miraculously heal it or regrow it or whatever. Anything’s possible.

It just seems so lazy, like if this guy is there we are going to take him because he’s our guy, regardless of the blatantly high risk or who else is on the board.

I’d start interviewing GM candidates tonight in the back corner of the draft warroom. ‘Don’t mind us keep doing your thing, picking the highest risk prospect in each round … we are just going to be talking to some people back here.’

Shewt during the interview, I’d ask the candidates who they would pick instead … after they stop chuckling from our actual pick.


The first round was so weird.....even though I liked the Oregon S.....just a few weeks ago he was slated for early 2nd round. Simpson was a late 1st rounder/early 2nd. RB price was considered a 2nd round pick.

If I was to guess I think we liked Downs and Bey more. Hope we stock the shelves the next couple of days.

A couple of Skor North guys......Thor and our former LG were upset (Don't know if it was Sirles or Bone with the pick). I learned a long time ago after being happy about a draft pick that the opposite would probably happen. Examples: Kevin Williams over Suggs/Trufant. The problem is that at 8-10 so many options.

At 18 to get a star player? Have to take a chance (I guess). A C for me and I am normally positive.

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RE: 2026 NFL Draft - 4/24/2026 8:22:01 AM   
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Status: offline 		Sky isn't falling. Banks is an extremely talented player. Nobody likes that he has an injury history but if that's behind him we just got a hellava player.

Trading back and selecting him in the mid twenties would have been ideal. But obviously, nobody was interested in trading up. Looking at whom was still on the board there was nobody worth trading up for.

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RE: 2026 NFL Draft - 4/24/2026 8:22:43 AM   
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Status: offline 		Well I slept on it and I am still not happy with the pick. Everyone gives Flores so much latitude on this team but some of his recent picks in free agency have been injured players who have not panned out and now we take a player at 18 who has a serious injury history? I will eat crow gladly if he stays healthy and turns into a monster in the middle of our D line. Gotta say not to hopeful the Vikes make good decisions the rest of the draft.
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RE: 2026 NFL Draft - 4/24/2026 8:30:31 AM   
Phil Riewer


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Well I slept on it and I am still not happy with the pick. Everyone gives Flores so much latitude on this team but some of his recent picks in free agency have been injured players who have not panned out and now we take a player at 18 who has a serious injury history? I will eat crow gladly if he stays healthy and turns into a monster in the middle of our D line. Gotta say not to hopeful the Vikes make good decisions the rest of the draft.


It is tough to watch and read thru the draft and they draft an unknown (to me anyway). A trench pick is always less exciting than the TE, WR, or S choices. I don't know if I would have felt any different though with an OT or another DL guy......

I was thinking with the rumored Grenard trade it would be an edge but those are easier to hit on later.

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RE: 2026 NFL Draft - 4/24/2026 8:31:56 AM   
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Status: offline 		There are plenty of C and C+ grades....here is one of the more positive ones:

Matt Verderame, Sports Illustrated: “B” grade
If Banks were consistently healthy throughout his college career, he’d have been a surefire first-round pick. However, in being limited to just 34 games across five collegiate seasons, there are lingering questions. When on the field, the 327-pounder showed burst and agility on the interior. In 2024, Banks played 12 games for the Gators and amassed 4.5 sacks and seven tackles for loss, but only suited up for three contests last year due to a foot injury.

How he fits with Vikings: After moving on from Javon Hargrave and Jonathan Allen this offseason, Minnesota nabbed a long-term answer for coordinator Brian Flores on the interior. Heavy-handed and able to penetrate the pocket, he should make life easier for Andrew Van Ginkel and Dallas Turner off the edges.

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RE: 2026 NFL Draft - 4/24/2026 8:54:41 AM   
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Status: offline 		Well I will give the Vikings this. They do have excellent orthopedic doctors and surgeons over there. I had my knee replacement done at the TCO surgery center there by one of the Vikings docs. If Banks ever needs a new knee I can vouch for them.

Seriously though, the injuries? Who knows? You want to take a shot, take a shot. I only question whether they could have dropped down a few spots, added a lower pick and gotten Banks anyway. That’s the kind of shuffling maybe a first time draft boss doesn’t pull off.

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RE: 2026 NFL Draft - 4/24/2026 8:57:31 AM   
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Sky isn't falling. Banks is an extremely talented player. Nobody likes that he has an injury history but if that's behind him we just got a hellava player.

Trading back and selecting him in the mid twenties would have been ideal. But obviously, nobody was interested in trading up. Looking at whom was still on the board there was nobody worth trading up for.

The sky is not falling, you’re right.

Seriously, I’m sure our regime views it as a ballsy pick. Ballsy is good in sports … maybe the whole point … but too ballsy creeps into just plain irresponsible. This selection is skirting that area.

Can’t wait to see this guy play.
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RE: 2026 NFL Draft - 4/24/2026 8:58:04 AM   
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This might be the highest grade on Banks you’ll see, but this guy can really do all the hard stuff in terms of defeating blocks and understanding leverage within a true top-1% athletic frame. The injury and lack of finishing makes him a risky pick, but he does so many other things at a high level.

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RE: 2026 NFL Draft - 4/24/2026 9:00:14 AM   
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Seems McVay is not happy about the Simpson pick.

Only grade I saw for Banks was a D from Bleacher Report.
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RE: 2026 NFL Draft - 4/24/2026 9:06:31 AM   
Bill Johanesen


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Status: offline 		It's an A++ pick if it was on Day 3. But considering C is average, it's below a C at #18.

If Banks is healthy though, the front 7 just got a whole lot better.
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RE: 2026 NFL Draft - 4/24/2026 9:19:24 AM   
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I’m just saying …

taking DT Darrel Jackson in the third would give us a humungous defensive wall (and insurance for Banks). Jackson like Banks plays inside and out. Caleb (when healthy) and Darrell could take turns swinging baby Redmond around at ballcarriers trying the middle.

Draft Kilgore Stukes Haulcy or Clark in 2nd.

Jackson and a c or rb or wr in the third …

Cmon Brzez … regroup … its still possible not to have a terrible draft!


Jackson in the 3rd sounds like a great idea. But it's those damn other needs to consider
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