***2016 NFL Draft Thread***
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According to NBC sports Spielman has been taking a few calls from teams wanting to move up a few spots to 23.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/04/27/vikings-g-m-teams-are-calling-about-moving-up-to-23/
Just look at the Vikings current roster and you'll see the perfect example of finding great value in the later rounds:
Stefon Diggs was a 5th round pick
Jarius Wright was a 4th round pick
And then you see Cordarrelle Patterson, another 1st round WR with a contract that is more valuable than players like Harrison Smith, Phil Loadholt and Teddy Bridgwater. Drafting another WR that high would be a huge financial investment at that position and may not pay off if Bridgewater keeps getting knocked around like he did last season.
If this years draft really is as deep as the pundits say it is, then that would be a great move. I wonder if it's Tennessee looking to move back into the first round? They have 5 picks in rounds 2 & 3 that would allow them to move back up and give Minnesota more selections on Friday.
After his comments yesterday, it sounds like Myles Jack could fall a long way. Publicly admitting the day before the draft that microfracture knee surgery is a possibility is probably not the best way to bolster your draft stock.
I read an article yesterday that had the Titans using one of their second rounders on Braxton Miller. That seems like a reach for him, but since I don't watch much Big ten football I don't know how well his move to WR panned out at tOSU.
I've heard the Vikings are intrigued with Miller, mainly because of his versatility. Not "2nd round intrigued" I would bet though. Maybe that's why they would trade out of the first and stockpile a bunch of 2nd and 3rds.
If I had a couple receivers and didn't need a guy right away, similar to Denver or Pittsburgh or something but thought I needed something in the future, he's a second round guy to me. He has tremendous talent but he's raw. Athletically he kind of reminds me of Stefon Diggs who was also raw for different reasons. There's big time upside there and I'd take him before Fuller. Fuller has bust written all over him.
Anyone listing to Jim Rome now? He just had the Houston fan draft reaction when JJ Watt was drafted. Sounds like they just drafted a fullback (e.g Jets' Roger Vick in '87).
I might think the same but with Cincinnati right behind them, they might take their top option without risking losing him. I could see it become more likely that MIN moves down if CIN trades up into the teens and takes Treadwell or Doctson, and then when #23 rolls around all three of Doctson/Treadwell, Coleman, and Thomas are still available.
I know this has been the conventional wisdom, but look at all the marginal offensive lineman that have done absolutely nothing in the NFL after draft day. The list grows every year, which is why teams may spend the money on a RB. At least for the most part first round backs have always produced for at least a few years. There have been some real duds on the OL. Look at how much worse Rieff is getting at this point.
We'll know in a couple of hours. If Treadwell and Doctson are gone, will Trader Rick trade down and go another position late first round and pick up a WR in the second or third?
I would guess if Doctson and Treadwell are both gone, he will look to move the pick or just go Karl Joseph.
Hope it was worth it for the Rams to give up all those picks for Goff. I think that's going to end up looking horrible for them
I think Wentz will be better than Goff, but I definitely don't think either were worth the king's ransom those teams gave up.
I think with the way the NFL is now you can't afford to just sit with a Foles/Bradford type QB and expect to really compete. They might win you a Wild Card round game every once in a while but no more. You gotta roll the dice and take a shot on a franchise QB.
When do the Jets pick a lineman with their first pick? Just wondering when I should turn this thing on. Die Hard 2 is on Encore right now, though I wish it was on TBS. "Yippee ki-yay Mr Falcon".
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