Draft Thoughts

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I have to agree with Chris I was very disappointed with the Vikings draft today. Using a compilation of Pre Draft rankings, then assigning a value of the difference between this number and the actual slot taken the Vikings ranked 22nd to this point in the draft. Bennett was a good pick, although I really wanted Smoot. Howard was a reach, he may have still been available by our natural 3rd round pick. Kelly was a typical Denny reach. This guy would certainly have been available at our fourth round pick we threw in with our third round pick to get this scrub. He is fast and supposedly has the ability to turn his hips and run, but apparently he is also a big pussy who won't hit. Just what we need I guess, another guy who is afraid to tackle. Howard is not a pass rusher, he is more of a run stopper, which once again is apparently just what we need on this team. I was really pissed off watching this draft unfold, and to think we gave up the first of our fourth round picks to move up and take a guy who was projected as a late rounder is maddening. Someone keep track of this, if I were drafting today I would have landed Fred Smoot, Shaun Rogers and Chad Ward for the Vikes in that order without trading any of our picks. Let's see how I stack up against the world's smartest man 3 or 4 years from now. Tomorrow is a huge day for the team. We need to pick up at least one O lineman, at least one Linebacker and at least one Safety. That leaves us with two other picks. Denny don't screw this up. I felt that Detroit had the best draft in the league, followed closely by Baltimore. On the flip side Denver was in La La land, and Arizona was their usual laughing stock. I really hope Chad Ward is around when we draft at the end of round four, but then again Denny would probably pass on him to draft some jack ass from dickweed U.

IZ

-- Iz (izmorrow@aol.com), April 21, 2001


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