In the first I want Trae Waynes for the Vikings. We have Xavier Rhodes who is a beast at corner, and by the latter part of last season he was playing out of his mind and was consistently being rated by PFF in the Revis and Sherman range. Zimmer's defense is moving in the right direction fast and two shut-down corners with Green Bay in the division would help a lot to be competitive.
I don't want a wide receiver, though everyone seems to think we will take Devante Parker due to his ties with Bridgewater, but I don't think they will go that direction. I also like La'el Collins, Shaq Thompson, and Eric Kendricks.
If we trade Adrian Peterson, I want Tevin Coleman or Jay Ajayi in the 2nd.
For later round picks, I like Dezmin Lewis at WR and I would definitely think squatting on Chris Bonner QB with a 7th pick would be a good idea. Our QBs are set, but I think he would be good to have as our third stringer and develop. He has the arm for a Norv Turner offense.
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So revised thoughts on the draft: Trae Waynes is out for Vikes. Falling, falling, gone. No corner is worth a 1st round grade IMO -- maybe Byron Jones. Though I am still a fan of Quinten Rollins (in the 2-3 range) and Troy Hill (7-UFA).
It's a weak safety class, but I kind of like Ibraheim Campbel in the 3-4 range and Eric Rowe in the 2nd.
LBs are strong in the late-first and second, so if my Vikes can trade back, I think they may go LB and CB as first two picks.
BUT with that said, the wild card may be that the Vikes go for a noffensive skill position. One of the three WRs available may be taken and, gulp, even Gurley IMO. I kind of hope I am wrong on Gurley (and I probably am), but taking Gurley is an acceptable insurance policy. If AP holds out: we are covered. It gives more time to trade AP (2nd day draft or afterwards). If Gurley can't start the season because of his ACL: we are covered with AP. Picking Gurley probably creates a mini-run on RBs, and a run on RBs also pushes other players into the second.
And here is my crazy 1% scenario: The Browns give their 19th pick for Peterson. Only two teams have the private connections to keep a Peterson trade secret for draft day and those are the Browns (Norv's prior team) and the Bucs (Frazier's current team). The Vikes publicly said they want to trade back, but they actually take Gurley instead. The Browns get Peterson for their 19 pic as they are in desperate need of a star player and sure bet. They still have their 12 pick and now Peterson. The Browns also have a trade history with the Vikes, so there is that too.
I know this is highly unlikely, but that is my roll the dice draft crazy scenario.
I personally would like no AD trade, and a trade back where the Vikes pick up another 3rd pick. We then take Kendricks LB in 1st, Guard in the 2nd: Cann, Tomlinson, or Marpet. Quinten Rollins CB and Ameer Abdullah RB with our thirds. Ibraheim Campbell SS in the fourth. Dezmin Lewis WR in the 5th. No 6th pick. Troy Hill CB and Terrance Plummer ILB in the 7th.
Those are my almost-draft-day mutterings.
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