CBS Mock: @24, Zim gets his CB

Certainly a case can be made for a DB, not sure #1 though...Depends what they do with Waynes and how much further does XR drop?

No, they really need another OL, 3t, NT too...

I can't see Rhodes on the team next year. His dead cap drops from 17M to 4M in 2020. The Vikings will probably see that as cheap fare to take $13M off the cap. And Waynes, while an OK corner, probably isn't playing up to his $9M. Could we lose them both? That leaves Hughes starting. Do we move MacKenzie outside or leave him inside where he seems to playing very well. Epps and Hill can't be counted on. 

OL and QB are also possibilities. 

@"MaroonBells" said: I can't see Rhodes on the team next year. His dead cap drops from 17M to 4M in 2020. The Vikings will probably see that as cheap fare to take $13M off the cap. And Waynes, while an OK corner, probably isn't playing up to his $9M. Could we lose them both? That leaves Hughes starting. Do we move MacKenzie outside or leave him inside where he seems to playing very well. Epps and Hill can't be counted on. 

OL and QB are also possibilities. 

honestly very few positions that are not on the table at 1 next year.  getting into a rookie QB deal after next year could save a fortune of future cap over having to resign Cousins at what will likely be around 35 million a year.

@"MaroonBells" said: I can't see Rhodes on the team next year. His dead cap drops from 17M to 4M in 2020. The Vikings will probably see that as cheap fare to take $13M off the cap. And Waynes, while an OK corner, probably isn't playing up to his $9M. Could we lose them both? That leaves Hughes starting. Do we move MacKenzie outside or leave him inside where he seems to playing very well. Epps and Hill can't be counted on. 

OL and QB are also possibilities. 

Recent history says it'll be a re-structure and not an outright, "Goodbye". Maybe Rhodes would rather test the market I guess, probably depends somewhat on how he finishes the year.
CB makes sense but would be tough to swallow if there's a quality QB available. I'd like to see OL too.
But if those were the first 3 selections then DT will be neglected yet again. Hmm... Rick definitely has a few ways he can go with it.

@"pattersaur" said:

@"MaroonBells" said: I can't see Rhodes on the team next year. His dead cap drops from 17M to 4M in 2020. The Vikings will probably see that as cheap fare to take $13M off the cap. And Waynes, while an OK corner, probably isn't playing up to his $9M. Could we lose them both? That leaves Hughes starting. Do we move MacKenzie outside or leave him inside where he seems to playing very well. Epps and Hill can't be counted on. 

OL and QB are also possibilities. 

Recent history says it'll be a re-structure and not an outright, "Goodbye". Maybe Rhodes would rather test the market I guess, probably depends somewhat on how he finishes the year.
CB makes sense but would be tough to swallow if there's a quality QB available. I'd like to see OL too.
But if those were the first 3 selections then DT will be neglected yet again. Hmm... Rick definitely has a few ways he can go with it.

@"MaroonBells" said: I can't see Rhodes on the team next year. His dead cap drops from 17M to 4M in 2020. The Vikings will probably see that as cheap fare to take $13M off the cap. And Waynes, while an OK corner, probably isn't playing up to his $9M. Could we lose them both? That leaves Hughes starting. Do we move MacKenzie outside or leave him inside where he seems to playing very well. Epps and Hill can't be counted on. 

OL and QB are also possibilities. 

The Eagles filched Epps off of waivers after we took their Dejo...  :s 

@"Kentis" said:

@"MaroonBells" said: I can't see Rhodes on the team next year. His dead cap drops from 17M to 4M in 2020. The Vikings will probably see that as cheap fare to take $13M off the cap. And Waynes, while an OK corner, probably isn't playing up to his $9M. Could we lose them both? That leaves Hughes starting. Do we move MacKenzie outside or leave him inside where he seems to playing very well. Epps and Hill can't be counted on. 

OL and QB are also possibilities. 

The Eagles filched Epps off of waivers after we took their Dejo...  :s 

Maybe I'm in the minority... but I wouldn't like to see us pick a CB in the first round.  They take a year or 2 to get up to speed in Zim's defense... so I think we can take a lower round pick and "coach him up".  I think we "need" to go OL or receiver... or, a stud DT, if he drops to us.  Yeah, it's kinda "need-based".  So be it.  I don't have a big problem with that- IF you get the right guy. We didn't need a RB in 2007, but took one anyway.  That turned out to be AD.  Good pick.  We needed a WR a couple years ago... but we took Treadwell.  Bad pick.  If we would've taken one of the other WRs still on the board (Michael Thomas, I think, was still available), it would've been a great pick.

Agreed.  Would love another road grader in the first round, but that defensive backfield is gonna see some changes for sure.

Best Player available with a dash of need.  This is how you build perennial powers

as long as we go some combo of 

DL - OL - CB in the first 3 rounds I am happy

Would love an inside rusher (but maybe we have that in IO, Hercules, or Watts). Could be DE and Everson gets moved back inside?

Would love an upgraded G (or maybe a T sliding Reiff inside, maybe Udoh playing RT, ONeil left, Rookie LG?)

Would love another young cheap CB (for the money, sorry but Xavier and Tres can walk). Give me a young but better for todays NFL group of Mac, Hughes, Hill, 2nd round rookie, vet CB (could be Xavier if he is willing to take a major restructure)

If Cousins continues to play well and the organization feels good about him, I would STILL want them to take a shot on a QB in rounds 3 or 4. This is the Draft for that kind of QB. Russell Wilson was drafted after 5 other QBs with the 75th pick and Kirk went in the 4th round.