HEY KWESI!

purplefaithful wrote:

I didnt either...

Look, Vikings (hopefully) will be drafting in low 1st round for a while. Just like Ravens, Chiefs, Eagles...

I would not have given up a #1 for 38, but I would have given up quite a bit - if that talent I wanted was there. And it was.

Looking at the draft, I think I know where 38 comes from. That's where Henderson was taken. And MG is right. That would've taken next year's 1st. I don't do that. I would have for Jeanty in the 1st round, without blinking an eye. 

Harvey went at 60, which would've cost us our 2026 2nd rounder. I definitely think about that one long and hard. But we don't even know that the Vikings even WANTED a RB. I know most of US did, but unless there's one more thing I haven't yet heard this morning, for all we know the Vikings may have been trying to move up for another position.

MaroonBells wrote:

Looking at the draft, I think I know where 38 comes from. That's where Henderson was taken. And MG is right. That would've taken next year's 1st. I don't do that. I would have for Jeanty in the 1st round, without blinking an eye. 

Harvey went at 60, which would've cost us our 2026 2nd rounder. I definitely think about that one long and hard. But we don't even know that the Vikings even WANTED a RB. I know most of US did, but unless there's one more thing I haven't yet heard this morning, for all we know the Vikings may have been trying to move up for another position.

I would have done that Harvey deal. 

I think its becoming clearer (with benefit of hindsight) they were not jonsing for a RB much...Maybe if there is a kid there they like late?

D needs some lovin b4 this draft is over.

MaroonBells wrote:

Looking at the draft, I think I know where 38 comes from. That's where Henderson was taken. And MG is right. That would've taken next year's 1st. I don't do that. I would have for Jeanty in the 1st round, without blinking an eye. 

Harvey went at 60, which would've cost us our 2026 2nd rounder. I definitely think about that one long and hard. But we don't even know that the Vikings even WANTED a RB. I know most of US did, but unless there's one more thing I haven't yet heard this morning, for all we know the Vikings may have been trying to move up for another position.

I just used 38 as an example, take your pick of trying to get up a few more for Emmanwori Schlesinger or Ferguson at TE or whoever you thought was a difference maker in that range of the 2nd round.

I was against using day 1 and 2 picks next year to move up in this years draft as I think they will be better used next year and will get more value from those 3 or 4 players selected than what we would gain from 1 marginally better player this year.

I may be wrong, but then again...i may be wrong.

MaroonBells wrote:

People just overrate draft picks, almost as much as NFL teams do. You see a difference maker you believe in and it takes a future middle rounder or two to go get him, you do that. Every time. Of course you do.

Yup. Not exactly rocket science. Yet so many could not see that.