DARRISAW!!!

It's nice to have some good luck tonight too.

@"Geoff Nichols" said:

@"PurpleCrush" said: Love this! Getting Darrisaw at 23 and 2 thirds is grand theft.

It fortunately worked out. Rick would never say but the board did not fall the way they thought after they traded out of #14. But somehow the 1 or 2 top guys at #14 made it all the way down the board. Adding the high 3rd and swapping out the late 4th for a mid-3 was a big win in hindsight. 

@"Tyr" said:

@"Geoff Nichols" said:

@"PurpleCrush" said: Love this! Getting Darrisaw at 23 and 2 thirds is grand theft.

It fortunately worked out. Rick would never say but the board did not fall the way they thought after they traded out of #14. But somehow the 1 or 2 top guys at #14 made it all the way down the board. Adding the high 3rd and swapping out the late 4th for a mid-3 was a big win in hindsight. 

How do you think they wanted the board to fall? my fear was that they were targeting Phillips or Paye. We still need more depth at edge, but I’m hoping that upgraded tackles, a hopefully healthy Hunter, & Wonnum in year 2 will still be much better thab the DL they rolled with last year. 

@"Geoff Nichols" said:

@"PurpleCrush" said: Love this! Getting Darrisaw at 23 and 2 thirds is grand theft.

It fortunately worked out. Rick would never say but the board did not fall the way they thought after they traded out of #14. But somehow the 1 or 2 top guys at #14 made it all the way down the board. Adding the high 3rd and swapping out the late 4th for a mid-3 was a big win in hindsight. 

@"BarrNone55" said:

Courtney R. DraftScout

@CourtneyRCronin

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Mike Zimmer said the Vikings wanted to not only add an athletic prospect to the offensive line, but add someone with size. They feel like that have that with Darrisaw, who is 6-5, 313 pounds. "Darrisaw has real long arms so that helps him going against some speed rushers."

Yeah, he always did seem like the perfect pick for us. No positional ambiguity, he's a left tackle all day long, longer arms than any of the other top tackles, already plays in a wide zone, adept at reach blocking, not just athletic, but bigger too which I think is a direction we're headed in. 

Really, really nice pick. And to pick up two 3rd rounders? Jesus. I'd be shocked if the Vikings don't move into the 2nd tomorrow. 

Christian Darrisaw was ranked 1,848 best player coming out of high school

Uncle Trey @wingoz says @Bigdawgchris1 should have a message for those who doubted him after he was selected by the @Vikings in the first round (Sponsored by @Verizon) pic.twitter.com/K73fhIdDkD

— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) April 30, 2021

@"Tyr" said: I will give the Vikings credit in reversing course and investing high picks on the OL. They now have two 1st rounders (Darrisaw & Bradbury) and two 2nd rounders (O'Neill & Cleveland) on their line, which is a big shift from their days of building a line out of 6th rounders and rookie free agents. Hopefully that investment pays off.

https://twitter.com/DustBaker/status/1387971085447086080?s=20

Sooooo relieved right now. Wow. Slater going right before us had to rattle Rick but somehow it all worked out. Hope we got a good player player here. I think we did. Good job, Vikes! But wow they made us sweat.

@"MaroonBells" said:

@"BarrNone55" said:

Courtney R. DraftScout

@CourtneyRCronin

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Mike Zimmer said the Vikings wanted to not only add an athletic prospect to the offensive line, but add someone with size. They feel like that have that with Darrisaw, who is 6-5, 313 pounds. "Darrisaw has real long arms so that helps him going against some speed rushers."

Yeah, he always did seem like the perfect pick for us. No positional ambiguity, he's a left tackle all day long, longer arms than any of the other top tackles, already plays in a wide zone, adept at reach blocking, not just athletic, but bigger too which I think is a direction we're headed in. 

Really, really nice pick. And to pick up two 3rd rounders? Jesus. I'd be shocked if the Vikings don't move into the 2nd tomorrow. 

@"Geoff Nichols" said:

@"MaroonBells" said:

@"BarrNone55" said:

Courtney R. DraftScout

@CourtneyRCronin

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Mike Zimmer said the Vikings wanted to not only add an athletic prospect to the offensive line, but add someone with size. They feel like that have that with Darrisaw, who is 6-5, 313 pounds. "Darrisaw has real long arms so that helps him going against some speed rushers."

Yeah, he always did seem like the perfect pick for us. No positional ambiguity, he's a left tackle all day long, longer arms than any of the other top tackles, already plays in a wide zone, adept at reach blocking, not just athletic, but bigger too which I think is a direction we're headed in. 

Really, really nice pick. And to pick up two 3rd rounders? Jesus. I'd be shocked if the Vikings don't move into the 2nd tomorrow. 

I think they'll watch that 2nd tier or edge rushers and interior D-lineman and move up once it starts thinning out. The extra 3rds will end up being great since they not have the flexibility not only to get into the 2nd but all the way up to the top of it if they prefer. 

Christian Darrisaw is fired up to play on the #Vikings' offense.

"Watching Dalvin Cook hit the hole and break for a 60-yard run, you're saying to yourself, I want to be blocking for a guy like that." pic.twitter.com/p2mg1dzDZz

— Will Ragatz (@WillRagatz) April 30, 2021

Rick is the F'in man!  Got the guy I wanted with a move down and 2 extra picks.  Unbelievable - IMO.  I have been grandstanding for Darrisaw for over a month at 14 never mind later.  

@"BarrNone55" said: 23. Minnesota Vikings: Christian Darrisaw, OT, Virginia Tech(Pick from New York Jets via Seattle Seahawks) The Vikings moved back nine spots and still landed a quality offensive lineman in Darrisaw — a great fit in the Vikings’ zone scheme. I wish he were a more consistent finisher, but he has outstanding balance and body control for his size and should start early. The only question: does he play tackle or guard? The Vikings were expected to move Ezra Cleveland outside to tackle, but now they’ll potentially keep him inside at guard with Darrisaw at left tackle.

He a fuckin Tackle all day long who is that a quote from?

This comment about waiting for the Darrisaw pick is so accurate.

@"BarrNone55" said:

Ben Goessling

@GoesslingStrib

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Rick Spielman said the #Vikings were considering Darrisaw at No. 14. They consider him a “pure left tackle,” he said. The trade back should allow them to move back into the second round, he added.

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@GoesslingStrib

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Spielman said the #Vikings “were a little tight” in the draft room after trading down. They thought about trading back up from No. 23 to make sure they got Darrisaw, but were able to stay at 23 and get him.

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Ben Goessling

@GoesslingStrib

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Spielman: “If we were considering a guy strongly at 14, and still able to get him at 23, that’s a great night for us.”

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Chris Simms

@CSimmsQB

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@Vikings needed to come away with a big time olinemen in this draft. The way they play with running the ball the play actions and boots. Christian Darrisaw in my opinion is arguably the best pass protecting tackle in the draft and he has a nasty ness about him

The Guy I wanted at 14.  I would have taken Sewell ahead of him and then Slater but not by that much.  A scout mentioned Darrisaw maybe as a guard which is just stupid. Slater maybe better at Guard then LT but no doubt Darrisaw is a LT.