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purplefaithful · 05-01-2022, 12:05 AM

From another post;

The 2022 draft was the first in Vikings history where the team drafted three defensive backs in the first four rounds: Georgia safety Lewis Cine, Clemson cornerback Andrew Booth Jr. and Missouri corner Akayleb Evans.

05-01-2022, 12:12 AM

Love it. I’m really excited about all 3 of those guys

05-01-2022, 12:24 AM

Quote: @Hawkvike25 said:
Love it. I’m really excited about all 3 of those guys

They really prioritized trying to improve the back of the D, thats for sure. I shouldn't be surprised, but I was really hoping a good WR was going to be there @12. Thats the little kid, fan in me coming out.

05-01-2022, 12:29 AM

Quote: @purplefaithful said:

@Hawkvike25 said:
Love it. I’m really excited about all 3 of those guys
They really prioritized trying to improve the back of the D, thats for sure. I shouldn't be surprised, but I was really hoping a good WR was going to be there @12. Thats the little kid, fan in me coming out.

I get that and I think not drafting Jameson is why so many posters here are mad. Vikes might draft a WR early next draft so perhaps a stud is available then? WR wasnt the highest need going into this year and our WR Coach clearly got through on the GM with that.

05-01-2022, 12:42 AM

Quote: @purplefaithful said:
From another post;

The 2022 draft was the first in Vikings history where the team drafted three defensive backs in the first four rounds: Georgia safety Lewis Cine, Clemson cornerback Andrew Booth Jr. and Missouri corner Akayleb Evans.

It's amazing to me that with a DB guru whisperer as a coach, that our secondary had gotten so bad that we needed to draft 3 DBs immediately after his tenure. Either Zimmer never was or he really declined in the past several years.

05-01-2022, 12:49 AM

Us drafting a bunch of DBs to improve the secondary but doing it by gifting DET and GB WRs feels a lot like that meme where the guy jams a stick into his own bike wheel.

I like the guys we got and am hoping for the best. Hopefully KAM a genius and those WRs bust! Jameson especially didn’t look too thrilled to be going to Detroit.

05-01-2022, 02:38 AM

It was also the highest we have taken a safety since Smith, I believe the highest we have taken a pure safety since Smith was the 5th/6th.

05-01-2022, 03:42 AM

Hopefully they don't have to take more DBS in the 1st 3 rounds next year.

05-01-2022, 11:00 AM

Quote: @Hawkvike25 said:

@purplefaithful said:

@Hawkvike25 said:
Love it. I’m really excited about all 3 of those guys
They really prioritized trying to improve the back of the D, thats for sure. I shouldn't be surprised, but I was really hoping a good WR was going to be there @12. Thats the little kid, fan in me coming out.

I get that and I think not drafting Jameson is why so many posters here are mad. Vikes might draft a WR early next draft so perhaps a stud is available then? WR wasnt the highest need going into this year and our WR Coach clearly got through on the GM with that.

It wasn't at all, but so many see Randy Moss in every draft pick. The #1 receiver in this draft, whoever that is, probably wouldn't help us much in 2022.

05-01-2022, 11:05 AM

Quote: @Hawkvike25 said:

@purplefaithful said:

@Hawkvike25 said:
Love it. I’m really excited about all 3 of those guys
They really prioritized trying to improve the back of the D, thats for sure. I shouldn't be surprised, but I was really hoping a good WR was going to be there @12. Thats the little kid, fan in me coming out.

I get that and I think not drafting Jameson is why so many posters here are mad. Vikes might draft a WR early next draft so perhaps a stud is available then? WR wasnt the highest need going into this year and our WR Coach clearly got through on the GM with that.

Lol, no. Its not the player that we didn't take that had so many openly vocal against the move. It was first that they moved out of that spot with several players worthy of being taken there, Hamilton being 1 for sure. Then it was the fact that we traded out and didn't get at least fair value for that move, and lastly it was the fact that it was a division rival that was able to benefit from KAMs charitable action. The player Detroit took had little or nothing to do with most of the anger displayed.