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Norv Zimmer wrote:I don't really see what the big deal about duron carter is..... did the vikings not already cut him once, also I have read/heard from multiple sources that he has a terrible attitude and is a cancer to teams he has been on.
Imo we need to get Parker from Louisville, especially after his showing at his bowl game with a backup quarterback that never played.

CbusVikesFan wrote:Sorry HCVF, I didn't mean to imply that you were implying that we did.

HardcoreVikesFan wrote: It is ok, I didn't take it too personally. I just wanted to clarify my remarks.

Like I said, Cooper is on another level. As far as WRs go in this draft, I think Kevin White will be a bust. DeVante Parker is very interesting to me. Another guy I like in the draft is Devin Smith from Ohio St. Sammie Coates from Auburn could be an interesting player.

I want this team to take the BPA. I would like to see them trade down a few spots though if possible.

CbusVikesFan wrote:I really hope that Vikings go defense with the first pick.

J. Kapp 11 wrote:With the firing of John Fox and the potential retirement of Peyton Manning, it leaves me wondering about Demaryius Thomas.

He's going to be a free agent. Young, big, fast, uber-talented. Probably uber-expensive, too.

Thoughts?

The Breeze wrote:
They shoulda fired Elway....holy crap.

Not sure this is the time to pull the trigger on a high priced FA wideout...unless they are going to be done with Jennings or AD.

I dunno though...I'm not too spiffy on salary a cap stuff.

He's a good player....

J. Kapp 11 wrote: He's a GREAT player.

Last three seasons, 92, 94, and 111 receptions. Two 1,400-yard seasons and one 1,600-yard seasons. Double-digit TDs. I know he had Manning throwing to him, but if there's any truth to the "wide receivers 'get it' starting in year three," he's the prototype. In Minnesota, he'd have a young, up-and-coming Teddy Bridgewater throwing to him.

The key is the bolded part in your post ... Adrian Peterson. If he's not back, it frees up a ton of cap room. The problem is that if DT hits the free-agent market, he's going to be snapped up before April 15.

Anyway, y'all know how I feel. I'd love #88 in purple.

kurtkeoki wrote:I do not want Demarius Thomas. Yes, he's good, but he's going to be way overpriced. Teams know that his numbers are inflated because of Manning, but they will still overpay for him. Just look at Erik Decker. I know Linval Joseph and Captain Munnerlyn didn't play as well as we hoped they would, but I am still a fan of signing the mid-tier FAs if they are a good value. I know that goes against conventional wisdom, and that the mid-tier guys are overpaid, but there are bargains to be had at that level and that should be our goal. High priced FAs are for teams that are either a piece or two away from being a super bowl contender, or teams with GMs/coaches that are on the hot seat and need to save their jobs. We are neither imo.

With the input of two vested veterans of draft weekends in Norv Turner and Mike Zimmer, strong opinions get formed when they see the “It Factor” in a player. Those players are available throughout the draft and, with the benefit of a full year of assessing the pluses and minuses of the existing roster, there are going to be strong opinions in play when it comes time to pull the trigger and submit a name.

Seven first-contract first-rounders are a burden/blessing no team in the modern era of the NFL has carried into second-contract fruition. Can you keep them all? How many do you keep? There is going to be a salary cap receipt due when the Vikings settle into their new indoor digs and the stories of how cold it was at The Bank gain exaggerated proportions. Keeping the band together won’t come cheap. As a result, the value in this year’s draft may be to move down, not up.