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RE: Up-coming Draft Thoughts - MaroonBells - 03-25-2026
(03-24-2026, 06:42 PM)savannahskol Wrote: Agree we need a DT or two, but not sure McDonald (Ohio st) is Flores’ type.
I think if we go DT at 18, it’s clearly K Faulk from Auburn. Maybe Banks if foot checks out.
Other DTs that match Flores’ 4i DT profile are
Miller from UGA and Sooner Halton. Jmo.
Really like the play at the 1:40 mark kn first and 10 vs OU. Looks like a Flores D formation/scheme.
Agree about the Flores size profile, and agree with the players you mention who fit it. But I keep wondering if BFlo's gonna change his mind. The Vikings have met with a few of the bigger nose tackle types from this draft. Maybe this is the year he finally grabs one.
RE: Up-coming Draft Thoughts - JimmyinSD - 03-25-2026
(03-25-2026, 08:33 AM)MaroonBells Wrote: Agree about the Flores size profile, and agree with the players you mention who fit it. But I keep wondering if BFlo's gonna change his mind. The Vikings have met with a few of the bigger nose tackle types from this draft. Maybe this is the year he finally grabs one.
kind of echoing this sentiment... I think maybe its time for Flores to change his type up a bit and prioritize that DT that can be a run stopper and get after the QB, they are a bit more difficult to find, but when you have one... it makes it all run better. Maybe he has been forced to use what KAM gave him and make due, I would suspect he has never really said "NO" to a dominant DT if offered the option.
RE: Up-coming Draft Thoughts - greediron - 03-25-2026
(03-25-2026, 08:33 AM)MaroonBells Wrote: Agree about the Flores size profile, and agree with the players you mention who fit it. But I keep wondering if BFlo's gonna change his mind. The Vikings have met with a few of the bigger nose tackle types from this draft. Maybe this is the year he finally grabs one.
Yeah, Faulk looks more like a 3-4 DE rather than a DT. Not very large and lined up outside quite a bit. I think we have several of those players on the roster already. But we don't have the beef in the middle.
RE: Up-coming Draft Thoughts - savannahskol - 03-25-2026
Harrison Phillips was our run-stuffing NT, right?
Signed during _onatell, performed well.
Flores sent him off for a 6th rounder.
Phillips had a great year with the Jets.
Pff ranked 3rd overall NT, #1 ranked after week 6, against the run.
Meanwhile, B-Flo’s D went from 16th ranked (overall) with Phillips,to last year’s 3rd ranked (overall) D, without Phillips.
For me, hard to figure a big run-stuffer being a priority.
RE: Up-coming Draft Thoughts - JimmyinSD - 03-25-2026
(03-25-2026, 06:17 PM)savannahskol Wrote: Harrison Phillips was our run-stuffing NT, right?Nobody is calling for a run stuffer, more so a guy that can be stout in the run blocking and athletic in the pass rush.
Signed during _onatell, performed well.
Flores sent him off for a 6th rounder.
Phillips had a great year with the Jets.
Pff ranked 3rd overall NT, #1 ranked after week 6, against the run.
Meanwhile, B-Flo’s D went from 16th ranked (overall) with Phillips,to last year’s 3rd ranked (overall) D, without Phillips.
For me, hard to figure a big run-stuffer being a priority.
RE: Up-coming Draft Thoughts - RS_Express - 03-25-2026
Apparently no one (including me) noticed, but the Vikings resigned 330 lb Taki Taimani from the practice squad in Week 18. With Allen and Hargrave out the door, maybe he gets a better shot at being the short-yardage line jammer who's actually trying to play the system rather than pad their stats.
RE: Up-coming Draft Thoughts - savannahskol - 03-26-2026
The Fudge are having serious concerns on the DL, so we got that going for us, which is nice.
https://lombardiave.com/john-kuhn-says-quiet-part-out-loud-packers-pass-rush-problem
https://lombardiave.com/frustrating-update-may-erase-dream-packers-target-from-their-draft-board?page_source=v_recirc
RE: Up-coming Draft Thoughts - MaroonBells - 03-26-2026
(03-25-2026, 11:19 PM)RS_Express Wrote: Apparently no one (including me) noticed, but the Vikings resigned 330 lb Taki Taimani from the practice squad in Week 18. With Allen and Hargrave out the door, maybe he gets a better shot at being the short-yardage line jammer who's actually trying to play the system rather than pad their stats.
He's been floating between the active roster and practice squad for a couple years now. He's definitely a nose, but just not sure how much confidence we should have in him.
If I were to guess on why Flores has avoided the nose tackle body type for so long, I would say for two reasons (and these are just guesses):
1. He likes guys who are interchangeable. If you look at where Redmond lined up last year, he was all over the place, LDE, RDE, NT
2. He likes guys who can play three downs. Many noses don't and that's hard to justify in the 1st round.
RE: Up-coming Draft Thoughts - purplefaithful - 03-26-2026
(03-25-2026, 10:24 PM)JimmyinSD Wrote: Nobody is calling for a run stuffer, more so a guy that can be stout in the run blocking and athletic in the pass rush.
I dont see that player out there for the taking, not at 18. Those are Jalen Carter type guys or the gods smile on you and you groom one from the 4th rd that develops later.
As much of a need that it is, I'm not convinced they go DL first, not with this class. One of the draftniks can chime in, but I wonder if the value at IDL is in later rds?
My $$ is on CB, S or WR if they stay in Rd1
RE: Up-coming Draft Thoughts - MaroonBells - 03-26-2026
(03-25-2026, 11:39 AM)greediron Wrote: Yeah, Faulk looks more like a 3-4 DE rather than a DT. Not very large and lined up outside quite a bit. I think we have several of those players on the roster already. But we don't have the beef in the middle.
In a 3-4, that's exactly what he is. DE, 5T, 4, 4i...whole bunch of names for basically the same position, but we need two of those. Or one of those and a NT...who can rush the passer...and can also line up outside.
Man, sometimes I think Brian Flores reads all these fan takes laughing his ass off at people trying to figure out what he wants.