Tai Felton

[JimmyinSD]

RB looney tunes is apparently here, queue the music!

RB's are a dime a dozen is all I've heard for years.  The Vikings run game is a non-entity since Adrian Petersen left. (edit: Ok, Dalvin Cook in his prime).  KOC doesn't run, he just talks about running.  Etc.  We finally built a real oline which is how you run unless you have a HOF RB, so what's the big worry?

But now, if we don't take a RB in the 6th round of the draft where let's face it, pretty much every guy at every position is just a step above a UDFA, then we're essentially fucked. 

I mean, we did actually sign at least one UDFA RB that I know of.  We already have like 4 of them on the roster right now, right?  Is there some guy we could have drafted at that late stage of the draft who would make some impact, like say, DeWayne McBride?  You know, a guy the draftniks pound the table for because oh baby, put the champagne on ice to celebrate the steal!

I say this with no disrespect to anyone, but I've been watching the NFL for over 50 years and listening to hot and heavy draft talk for the last 3 decades since it became a big thing and message boards came into being.  And the hand-wringing over guys from the 4th-7th rounds just never ceases to amuse and amaze me.  This is where a small % of drafted guys ever amount to anything.  Roster depth?  Fine.  But whether or not we took a RB in the 6th the other day is not going to make or break the team.

Carry on.

the hand wringing stems from one or two posters wanting to take our 3rd round pick,  add  in 1 or 2 early round picks next year to move up in this years draft to take one of the falling RBs,  and then apparently some idiot had the audacity to say fuck no to the notion and thought it better to save the early round 26 picks for 26 draft so we dont once again find ourselves without a decent amount of quality picks in 2 consecutive drafts.

[greediron]

Tai Felton!

Oh, wrong thread apparently.

[comet52]

the hand wringing stems from one or two posters wanting to take our 3rd round pick,  add  in 1 or 2 early round picks next year to move up in this years draft to take one of the falling RBs,  and then apparently some idiot had the audacity to say fuck no to the notion and thought it better to save the early round 26 picks for 26 draft so we dont once again find ourselves without a decent amount of quality picks in 2 consecutive drafts.

KAM's drafts haven't exactly been HOF level and a move like that would probably shitcan his upcoming extension and put him on track to the unemployment line. He already needs Dallas Turner to morph from backup to all-pro to justify the crazy overspend from last year. Going into every draft with minimal picks and hoping you can find a bottomless pit of f.a. cash to spend and hit the right guys with too is probably not optimal, even for our whiz kid g.m. who seems to be acting a bit like he's on a hot seat at times lately.

[Waterboy]

Yup. Definitely looking next year for a safety and RB. And every team that drafts behind us will know that.

Maybe addressing at least 1 of those ahead of the actual need might have been a good idea?

Man, you can sure see into the future well. lol  I mean there's no way we can swing a trade, make a free agency signing, or draft a good RB in rd 2.   Geesus, are you serious?   But every team will know that, so I'm sure they'll screw us from doing all those multiple avenues as well.

[StickierBuns]

the hand wringing stems from one or two posters wanting to take our 3rd round pick,  add  in 1 or 2 early round picks next year to move up in this years draft to take one of the falling RBs,  and then apparently some idiot had the audacity to say fuck no to the notion and thought it better to save the early round 26 picks for 26 draft so we dont once again find ourselves without a decent amount of quality picks in 2 consecutive drafts.

Sometimes, those that follow the Draft VERY closely, follow college players, eat/sleep mocks, player profiles, etc. get very enamored with their own personal assessments and strategies. Then it becomes 'the team didn't do what I thought they should' and their favorite team's Draft becomes disappointing or lesser-than. And I think you lose some objectivity in that process. Plus, you can get your opinions validated online as someone is going to agree with you, compared to admitting that maybe...just maybe....that individual person might not always be right...no matter how much you research players. Inexact science. Plus the echo chamber effect is always a factor. 

I do enjoy hearing other opinions on players and strategy. Very good information here on this board for the Draft. But you can't marry a player, position or a strategy.

[Knucklehead]

the hand wringing stems from one or two posters wanting to take our 3rd round pick,  add  in 1 or 2 early round picks next year to move up in this years draft to take one of the falling RBs,  and then apparently some idiot had the audacity to say fuck no to the notion and thought it better to save the early round 26 picks for 26 draft so we dont once again find ourselves without a decent amount of quality picks in 2 consecutive drafts.

I think that that the hand wringing is more about not drafting a RB in an epic RB class. I don't have an issue with it as the team had numerous positions to fill & only 5 draft picks, but I can see the viewpoint of fans who want to criticize the team for not even taking a swing.

[JustInTime]

Man, you can sure see into the future well. lol  I mean there's no way we can swing a trade, make a free agency signing, or draft a good RB in rd 2.   Geesus, are you serious?   But every team will know that, so I'm sure they'll screw us from doing all those multiple avenues as well.

Some folks are playing chess, others checkers. Or eating glue lol.

[StickierBuns]

Some folks are playing chess, others checkers. Or eating glue lol.

lol, paste maybe!

God I remember some kids in Kindergarten went crazy for Elmer's glue. JFC.

[medaille]

I guess I don’t see any evidence that the Vikings wanted a RB out of the draft. I don’t see any evidence that the Vikings will want to draft a RB high in 2026. I don’t even think there’s compelling evidence that KOC wants to run the ball at a significant percentage because other teams are running the ball “a lot”. While I think it’s clear that KOC wants to get better at running the ball, I don’t think it’s really clear if the plan is to run better via upgrading the RB room. Like he clearly expressed his desire to upgrade the IOL. I haven’t heard any similar comments regarding the RB room, and they already upgraded the RB room once this offseason, and if they wanted to, they could have drafted Skattebo instead of Felton and they could have traded up or down to pick a RB in the first if they wanted to.

I think KOC wants to be multiple. I don’t think he wants to get shoe-horned into one offensive style anymore because of personnel limitations. KOC loves to pass. KOC is much better at pass play designs than he is as run play designs. KOC has historically passed a lot in every year he’s been here. I think he’s sick of being a finesse team and doesn’t want to be forced to pass because of their inability to run. I think he wants to have a dominant OLine, and he’ll figure out the RB room on a year to year basis. I think while we want to have the ability to run the ball, we’re still going to be a pass first team and I’ll be surprised if we have any games with over 50% run-pass ratio after the first 6 games of the season, unless we’re up by a ton and running the ball to burn clock.

[JustInTime]

lol, paste maybe!

God I remember some kids in Kindergarten went crazy for Elmer's glue. JFC.

I believe several dined on rubber cement.