(Yesterday, 04:58 PM)Vikesrock Wrote: I agree to an extent with the tiers.  I would like to see, if they trade down, to gather draft capital for the 27 draft.  Rather then a 2nd to go from 18 to 31, can we get a 1st next year instead?  I am no draftnik, but everyone I read says 27 is the monster draft of the decade.  So load em up.  If you have a couple of 1st's can you turn that in to Arch Manning if you need to?

(Yesterday, 10:36 AM)purplefaithful Wrote: Too hard to predict ahead of time for me. Ive watched/listened to enough of these drafts to know what I dont want in a trade-down..

This one hurt in 1981:

The Vikings traded their 1st round pick (18th overall) to the Baltimore Colts for multiple picks (39th, 52nd, and 123rd overall).

• 2nd Round (39th overall): Mardye McDole, WR, Mississippi State
  
• 2nd Round (45th overall): Robin Sendlein, LB, Texas
  
• 2nd Round (52nd overall): Jarvis Redwine, RB, Nebraska
  

This was also they draft they traded Foreman to the Pats ( pick was T. Irwin) and drafted  Whiskey Wade Wilson in the 8th rd

(Yesterday, 05:18 PM)MaroonBells Wrote: Oh hellfire, I don't even want to think about that. No I think the Vikings have a win-now roster, and I think they agree. It would be hard to see them passing on impact talent this year to gift picks to the next GM.

(Yesterday, 01:57 PM)purplefaithful Wrote: Dont forget about our friends in Motown who pick 17:

Brian Branch (torn Achilles)
Kerby Joseph (knee) 

Unless the Vikings get a "godfather" type offer or they really believe the later S's are as good? 

Draft Theineman at 18 and call it a day

(Yesterday, 07:23 PM)medaille Wrote: I think if the Vikings felt like they had a win-now roster, they would have ponied up a little bit of money in free agency.  

For me, I think they don't feel confident enough in their QBs to be win now.  I do agree that they won't be trading for future picks, because I do think that they need to get better now more than thinking long term.

Also, I'm not convinced that many teams will be quick to dole out 2027 firsts for any player near where we will be.

(10 hours ago)MaroonBells Wrote: On who? Who were the prize free agents we were clamoring for but didn’t pursue? This was not a robust free agent class for our needs. I think the one exception was at running back, where we reportedly made a competitive offer to Etienne but he chose to say closer to his home in the Bayou. Once he signed in NOLA, Vikings re-signed Aaron Jones and turned their attention to the draft to fill that need.

Could they have bolstered their IDL? Maybe. But at what cost? We still have $22M in Allen and Hargrave money on our books, not to mention the $17M cap hit going to a very average Will Fries. No, this was always going to be a “get right” offseason where we try to mitigate some of last season’s free agency failures.

(7 hours ago)JustInTime Wrote:

Reid has 11 first round grades. He’s at least a handful light, but those 1/2 and 2 round grades is a big fat band of prospects.