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The Official Minnesota Vikings 2013 Thread!!

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pikestabber Mentor

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Im not all that enthused about ANY of the QBs in the upper half of the first round. I say we trade down, accumulate picks or go elsewhere with our top pick.

And have who at QB next year? We need a franchise guy, and that guy is obviously NOT Ponder, Cassel, or Freeman. We have to keep taking shots at the top of the draft to have our best chance at a franchise guy. That's been proven a million times over. And before it's even said, for every Tom Brady 6th round lightning strike story out there, there are 10 million John David Bootys that never see the field. Is it possible to get a franchise QB later than round 1? Sure. Is it likely? No. That's just reality. I'm not saying the next Peyton or Brees or Rodgers is in his senior year right now and is ready to be scooped up by the Vikings in May, but if he is, he's much likelier to come off the board in the first round then the 3rd. If we have a shot at a top 1, 2, or 3 prospect, we'd be beyond stupid to pass that up. Our QB situation is the joke of the entire league this year!

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DrJuice1980 Veteran

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And have who at QB next year? We need a franchise guy, and that guy is obviously NOT Ponder, Cassel, or Freeman. We have to keep taking shots at the top of the draft to have our best chance at a franchise guy. That's been proven a million times over.

Whats also been proven over and over is that teams reach for a position rather than a guy. What end up happening then? Oh yeah, you draft a Ponder, a Sanchez, a Leftwich, a Gabbert, a Locker and on and on that list goes. So if you want to give up your 1st rounder on a position rather than a guy go ahead. Wrong choice my friend.

Nobody is a 1st round choice this year for the spot we'll be selecting. Maybe further down and that's a stretch because there aren't a lot of teams in need of a QB.

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pikestabber Mentor

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I would guess in the top 40 picks we will see

Bridgewater

Hundley

Manziel

Boyd

Carr

Mariota

all gone by then.

You could make an argument for Zach Mettenberger and possibly a couple others, too, if you project out to the first 40 picks.

As for teams in need and likely to look early: Browns, Jags, & Vikes are locks in round 1, and other teams could be ready, too, depending on how this year shakes out... Bucs, Cardinals, and Raiders come to mind. And if the Bears and Cutler divorce, and that's a possibility, they could be ready to shop, as could the Steelers. Without a doubt I think 4 QBs go in the first round, and likely 5.

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DrJuice1980 Veteran

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Only 1 went last year. And the jury is still out on him and on 3 from the year before-even RG 3, the only one Id want is Luck. So in 2 years there has been 5 QBs drafted in round 1, now theres 5 in this one years draft class? Sounds like a definite stretch. You obviously can not judge talent.

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Hester Experienced

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Wow, getting fired up in here. The Dr is sounding more like a professor!

Having said that, I have to agree with him.

I don't care if the Vikes take a Qb early in the first or later in the draft.

They just have to make the right pick. Plenty of good Qb's fall in the draft.

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It's pretty cut and dry. If you think Mettenberger is a franchise guy then your take of football has no validity. There is no franchise guy in this draft. There are a couple maybes, and by couple I mean 2, Carr and Hundley. But a maybe isn't worth a top 5 pick. A maybe is worth trading down and ending up with a definite at one position (CB, LB) and using a second 1st rd pick for the maybe guy. Heck Dalton was a 2nd rounder. Id rather roll the dice on a second rounder than a first. Please no Manziel though, please. That guy is the second coming of Ryan Leaf.

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Scott K Grand Master

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At this point we just need a capable qb. We don't have to be looking home run ball of a franchise qb. Sure that would be nice, but if we don't fraft a starter, we will be watching Ponder again next year

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CaptainMusky Grand Master

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Screw that. Capable qb? They are all capable. We need a game changer or why bother. If there isn't one in this draft then look elsewhere. There isn't a qb in this draft that in would consider elite. Take our top 5 pick drop down in draft address other serious areas of need and pick a qb in round two or later. There is certainly one capable in that area but we shouldn't be looking for a "capable" qb. They tried that with the carousel over the years and you can see how that has worked. If that is the mindset keep ponder. If they address all of the other issues I think they can possibly win 5 games next year. Otherwise forfeit.

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