The Pick That Makes You Put Fist To Wall

Better start checking your wall for studs now :)

@"ThunderGod" said: Better start checking your wall for studs now :)

yeah QB, corner, DE, TE

CB in the first round?  Yep.

QB, RB, WR in the first too.

and I would not be happy with a first round TE either.

@"Ponifan" said: CB in the first round?  Yep.

QB, RB, WR in the first too.

and I would not be happy with a first round TE either.

Treadwell, 2 fucking years later!  :p 

For me it is any pick that makes someone else put their fist through a wall.  I enjoy reading about the draft picks, but nobody really knows who will work out and who won't.  Although I am sure we will hear (selectively) for years to come from some about how they knew all along about such and such pick.

I would have a hard time being upset with any pick...  this team is loaded.  Just take the best available player whether that's a CB, TE, pass rusher, OL, etc.

The only pick that would make me put my fist through a wall is if we force an OL pick because there is a run before us.  We need some help, but don't reach for the 4th best OG.

Reaching for any D.  Fix the gd O

Yeah, I'd have to agree with BN. I wouldn't hate a CB pick, but I think it would be a big mistake.

My thought is that in a Zimmer defense, ALL corners are developmental players, so why not wait and take a developmental corner? Plenty in the middle rounds. We're so close, take someone who's going to help us right away. Someone who can help protect our 84M investment, make our receivers better, make our back better. And it's not like there's no value at OL at 30. That's exactly where the value is!

It seems pretty obvious to me...but we'll see. 

undersized DBs.  especially without decent speed.  i havent watched the kid at all,  but I am pretty underwhelmed by the pick.

Is this kid going to be the dime back? ST'er first year. He's not going to beat out Mac or Trae or XR for gods sakes...I know Newman isnt going to be around much longer so there's that.  I suppose they felt OL and DL could be had later and their depth at CB was just too weak??

Agreed.  Still with Daniels and Hernandez available.  Puzzling.  

Hope you didn't hurt your hand. 

my preference was Mo Hurst, then Josh Jackson, then Hughes. But I’m fine with the pick. I’ve been saying for awhile that CB is our biggest need.  
I wanted Hurst because there is too much of a dropoff after him for a pass rushing 3-T. But no problem with Hughes.
Hernandez is a great power scheme guard. Not great for us. I would take Connor Williams before Hernandez.

BN be like

Hughes was on my short list of players I though the Vikings would consider at #30. Without knowing what the Vikings could have netted by trading back (values weren't good overall) they likely were a little stuck at their selection. My guess is the discussion came down to Hughes, Oliver, and Connor Williams. With the depth of the draft being along the interior O-line corner only made sense. 

He has a chance to make an impact in year one on the defensive side of the ball. Otherwise he was one of the best return men in the country which fills an area the Vikings struggled with in 2017. Its not a pick everyone is going to stand up and scream about, but it fills an important need. As I've said there is absolutely no depth at CB and they needed a player who could play immediately in a pinch. Hughes fits that. 

Watch them to target O-line tomorrow. They also have that comp third in 2019 in their back pocket if they're really inclined to move up the board. 

What's the old saying, 

"I may not believe in the picks the Vikings make...
but I'll defend to the death my right to bitch about it."

@"Geoff Nichols" said: Hughes was on my short list of players I though the Vikings would consider at #30. Without knowing what the Vikings could have netted by trading back (values weren't good overall) they likely were a little stuck at their selection. My guess is the discussion came down to Hughes, Oliver, and Connor Williams. With the depth of the draft being along the interior O-line corner only made sense. 

He has a chance to make an impact in year one on the defensive side of the ball. Otherwise he was one of the best return men in the country which fills an area the Vikings struggled with in 2017. Its not a pick everyone is going to stand up and scream about, but it fills an important need. As I've said there is absolutely no depth at CB and they needed a player who could play immediately in a pinch. Hughes fits that. 

Watch them to target O-line tomorrow. They also have that comp third in 2019 in their back pocket if they're really inclined to move up the board. 

@"Poiple" said: Agreed.  Still with Daniels and Hernandez available.  Puzzling.  

@"Geoff Nichols" said: Hughes was on my short list of players I though the Vikings would consider at #30. Without knowing what the Vikings could have netted by trading back (values weren't good overall) they likely were a little stuck at their selection. My guess is the discussion came down to Hughes, Oliver, and Connor Williams. With the depth of the draft being along the interior O-line corner only made sense. 

He has a chance to make an impact in year one on the defensive side of the ball. Otherwise he was one of the best return men in the country which fills an area the Vikings struggled with in 2017. Its not a pick everyone is going to stand up and scream about, but it fills an important need. As I've said there is absolutely no depth at CB and they needed a player who could play immediately in a pinch. Hughes fits that. 

Watch them to target O-line tomorrow. They also have that comp third in 2019 in their back pocket if they're really inclined to move up the board.