Next years QB?

[Rippinlip]

They need to take a QB this year, no doubt about it.

This team is going no-where in the next year or two, gives the young QB some time to grow.

The central has 3 relatively young QB's in it and are set for a few years, lets follow suit and get one!!!!!!

Locker or Mallet is my choice.

[soldoncass]

The report I read about Mallets day today, from the throwing standpoint...AND the media/questioning part was all POSSITIVE. Probably threw him back into the high numbers, draft day. I wouldn't be that shocked to see Gabbert slide down a little by draft day.

[zepman]

Mallet will go top 10...too much talent and too many teams needing that talent.

I've heard the Vikes really like Locker...I'm hoping it's a smokescreen and Mallet falls to 12.

[PurpleFloyd]

I have been watching tape on the college players and I agree that Mallet looks good and if we are going to a more vertical offense like the Steelers, Pats, Chargers etc he could be a good choice but in looking at the top prospects the one guy that seems to stand out for some reason is Stanzi.

My early wish list is for us to pick up Julio Jones with the 12, Stanzi with the 2nd round pick and then use the rest of the draft and FA to add depth to the OL, DL and secondary.

IMHO a 2 TE offense with Stanzi, Jones, Harvin, AP, Kleinsasser and Shank would be a force to be reckoned with.

[zepman]

Taking Stanzi in the 2nd round would be worse than taking TJack in the 2nd. He'll be available in the 4th or later rounds...why take him in the 2nd???

[soldoncass]

I'm starting to like Stanzi more also, the trick with any draft is figuring out WHEN to take who you want. Every year teams are all over "the board" with their picks, so just bacause we may have someone as a preferred 4th pick, NO guarantee they will be there yet. The method of BPA is sound ,when you use your own board to pick from. LET THE MEDIA SECOND GUESS ALL THEY WANT! In the end, you got your guys(as many as were available anyway).

I look at all the players I would like on our team......we need about 5 extra picks.

[zepman]

What we need is this CBA to get done so we (and eveyone else) can start signing (or losing) free agents.

Until that happens...I don't know how anyone is going to fill out their draft boards...every team roster right now is a huge question mark.

[Scott K]

What we need is this CBA to get done so we (and eveyone else) can start signing (or losing) free agents.

Until that happens...I don't know how anyone is going to fill out their draft boards...every team roster right now is a huge question mark.

I think its stupid! A bunch of millionaires, and billionaires fighting over money. Why dont they just stop charging so much, and the average fan would be able to afford to go to a couple games. If they actually have a lock out this year, I will loose interest, and not watch football anymore!

[soldoncass]

I actually like all these QBs ,except Koepernick, better than a couple "top tier" guys. Probably in order of preference for me...

Dalton

McElroy

Stanzi

Ponder

Devlin

Koepernick

Ponder down near the bottom only because of his injury history.

[FISHINGURU]

Taking Stanzi in the 2nd round would be worse than taking TJack in the 2nd.

NOTHING can be worse then that!

[Fever]

True. Stanzi would defidently be available later. There is now way Frazer takes a QB in the second unless one of the top 4-5 slip. I honestly think people are overhiped on this years QB class because of Media hype. I bet out of the top 4 at least one maybe two are still around at 12. Too many REALLY talented DB's, DL, LB, along with a few other for sure talents.

[soldoncass]

I really think Bomar and Webb are the kind of guys that will work hard enough to get better, and have enough talent, but this work stoppage really hurts them. With a new OC, and offense also, they need reps....I hope Musgrave got them a playbook. The thing is the longer the lockout goes, the less chance we even get a veteran QB at all. A veteran wouldn't have any advantage for a new offense. I was reading on another site a LOT about Bomar.....lots of talent, and he seems to be the forgotten QB.

[Antero]

Ben Leber discusses potential Favre return, Vikings distractions

Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on March 18, 2011, 3:28 PM EDT

You know what this week of miserable labor talk could use? Some Brett Favre talk!

Vikings linebacker Ben Leber joined PFT Live for an engaging interview and addressed the possibility of Brett Favre returning to football in 2011. Yes, we may as well admit that a long lockout could help Favre’s chances of returning to the league. Again.

Leber also talked about why the 2010 Vikings struggled.

“I wish we had the time to go over every issue,” Leber said.

Ultimately Leber said it was “hard to battle” the distractions and off-field issues the team faced. He says many of them were never reported

[zepman]

Leber was part of the problem...he needs to just go away.

[PurpleFloyd]

Taking Stanzi in the 2nd round would be worse than taking TJack in the 2nd. He'll be available in the 4th or later rounds...why take him in the 2nd???

I don't have a crystal ball to know that but I would be willing to wager he would not be a worse mistake than Jackson.

Interestingly enough there is a bit of news surfacing that I believe will push him up the draft board including the 30 score on the Wonderlic test.

A recent article on Stanzi:

People have found it shocking to say that Ricky Stanzi could be the #1 QB in the 2011 NFL Draft, which I understand. Honestly, I barely knew who Ricky Stanzi was before the computer spit this rating out a few weeks back. After triple checking the data, I wondered "why aren't more people talking about Stanzi?" He has the size, the statistics, the arm. Outside of the quantifiable/measureable data, in my extra research Stanzi had the character, leadership, winning percentage, pro-style offense background, and lack of major injury issues as well (can't really quantify all those). All the things people jump up and down and say that they look for in a QB and it is sitting right in front of our eyes and many are missing it because Todd McShay (just pulled a name, no offense...insert Kiper or Mayock if you want to) hasn't turned on to it yet. That's not a rap on McShay (or others), it's a rap on us as collective fans.

Our mathematical system has rated Stanzi #1; and perhaps you think that analysis is crazy. However, my main thrust of this debate is -- at minimum Stanzi should at least enter the 2011 QB draft debate/discussions with the "Big-4" (Gabbert, Newton, Locker, Mallett). The "Big-4" QBs have obvious flaws, we're not talking four rock solid Andrew Luck-types to talk about (had Luck come out, our system would have him #1 of all QBs we have ever studied). There are serious questions marks on the "Big-4" that would make me nervous before I would crank out a 7 figure check on any of them...yet the mainstream sports media is stuck on the "Big-4" QBs with barely a whisper of Stanzi or Andy Dalton, or Pat Devlin for that matter. It's likely to change, it almost always does as we move closer to the actual Draft day.

[soldoncass]

I was reading today that Devlin is moving DOWN draft boards, because of his POOR pro day performance. Maybe we can get him as urfa, for practice squad. I'm kinda afraid we will end up with Weber there.... Ponder and Stanzi are moving up high on my list.

[soldoncass]

Make that UDFA.

[chanfish]

No way Stanzi.. Aint gonna happen. Iowa tanked this last year...Practice squad QB...I actually liked him better the year before..I would take dalton way over him....Who knows? One mans opinion...

[PurpleFloyd]

We will probably get someone like Brady Quinn.

[FISHINGURU]

Ol' Brett hasn't even "Officially" retired yet, maybe they plan on making the o-line bomb and havin the ol man stay. He signed some papers but we know that don't mean much lol.

[Scott K]

I would rather see what Webb can do!

[Antero]

Since there may not be any training camp this year....who does that benefit? A certain grandpa perhaps?

[FISHINGURU]

LOL yep, Favre would probably be the best QB this year if no QB's have camp, he's used to it. Longwell will probably be the best kicker too now that the NFL is gonna move the kicking spot up 5 yards.

[soldoncass]

I would prefer that Webb/ Bomar get a chance to shine , before acquiring "just any QB", cause he is a veteran. Draft one, and get one UDFA....and let the competition begin. (soon) Draft for power on the lines, and speed everywhere else.

[klecker]

Let Webb and Bomar play? Dumb down the Offense? Were out AP? So when his contract is up he goes somewhere else along with other FA's. A Vet QB is needed to bridge the gap till when whoever is ready. If those two are the 1 and 2 Qb's , they might as well release/trade a lot of people and start over 100%.

Look at the two games Webb started, No td passes, 17 and 20 comptetions didn't go over two hundered yards in either game.

Webb was chilly's pick. Frazier will find his idenity. Webb will hold a clip board.