Tai Felton

[JustInTime]

Seems to be a defensive response. I understand and respect your position, though I don't necessarily agree. Disparity of opinion and debate are the lifeblood of this place. BTW, Harlan Ellison is one of my favorite writers.

No, I’m defending a position. If I was defensive I’d have to resort to petty and meaningless insults. 

Ellison is pretty cool.

[MaroonBells]

Aaron Jones is coming off a great year and has four 1000+ yard seasons.  Great pass catcher.

Jordan Mason is a young powerful RB that averaged over 90 yds per game in 7 starts before CMC came back.

These are the two guys who are going to carry the load for us in 2025.

I guess I don't see a huge issue with us passing on a RB.  Top 2 are set.  I would have hated trading from 97 to the back of the 2nd for R.J. Harvey.  We'd have had to given up at least our 2026 2nd and maybe that wouldn't have been enough to entice LV or Baltimore to trade back that far.  Love the player, but trading future picks for a 3rd string RB would be dumb.

Otherwise Skattebo and Tuten went right after our Felton pick at the top of the 4th round.  I didn't like either of them, Cam is slow and Tuten fumbles his morning coffee 3 days a week.

There were some guys I liked later Day 3 but they likely weren't going to surpass Aaron Jones or Mason so...

I wouldn't have traded our 2026 1st for Henderson, which is what it would've required (I think), but I would've traded a 2026 2nd rounder to move up for RJ Harvey, whom I liked almost as much as Henderson. Not a Skattebo fan, but I would've taken Tuten where we took Felton with Sai'vion Jones off the board. But having done none of that, I would've at least drafted Brashard Smith or Jacory Croskey-Merritt with our last pick instead of the tight end. I actually think Yurosek has a better chance of making the team that Bartholomew. It was damn curious that's for sure. Vikings brought in both of those backs, so it's very possible they didn't like how they interviewed. 

I am excited about Felton though. It will be interesting to see how these players fare over the next couple years.

[MAD GAINZ]

I wouldn't have traded our 2026 1st for Henderson, which is what it would've required (I think), but I would've traded a 2026 2nd rounder to move up for RJ Harvey, whom I liked almost as much as Henderson. Not a Skattebo fan, but I would've taken Tuten where we took Felton with Sai'vion Jones off the board. But having done none of that, I would've at least drafted Brashard Smith or Jacory Croskey-Merritt with our last pick instead of the tight end. I actually think Yurosek has a better chance of making the team that Bartholomew. It was damn curious that's for sure. Vikings brought in both of those backs, so it's very possible they didn't like how they interviewed. 

I am excited about Felton though. It will be interesting to see how these players fare over the next couple years.

Heard the Vikings were going to bring in Brashard Smith as an UDFA but he got picked.  Maybe if he gets cut, we'll add him?  KC has a pretty loaded RB room with Pacheco, Hunt, Mitchell, and Steele.

[MaroonBells]

Heard the Vikings were going to bring in Brashard Smith as an UDFA but he got picked.  Maybe if he gets cut, we'll add him?  KC has a pretty loaded RB room with Pacheco, Hunt, Mitchell, and Steele.

Yeah, they probably thought they could get Smith after the draft. We definitely need to add one more from somewhere. Maybe there's something to the Chubb rumors. Seems an awkward fit, but I'm betting after years in the NFL's version of deep hell, he'd love to play for a Super Bowl contender.