Best Moves By Spielman?

That is pretty low hanging fruit. So I guess this is the direction you want to go? Beat those straw men good. 



I usually chime in about drafts during draft week. Last season, not so much because I was very ill at the time, but I did make some statements. This season, I didn't even know the draft day because I had other more important matters that were pressing. My brother was very ill, and Covid sort of took over our life. My brother died two weeks ago.

But yeah, I'll chime in more when I get a chance to look at the draft in more detail.

As far as what I stated in the past, it is all on record, and anyone that knows me here and elsewhere knows I tell it how I see it. It is well known that I preferred Mosley over Barr. It is well known that I wanted Thomas over Treadwell. It is well known that I did not like Sharrif Floyd, Mackensie Alexander, or Christian Ponder as picks. it is well known that I did not want the Vikings to pursue Kirk Cousins but rather sign one of the guys that had on the roster and draft the next QB early. I stated that Riely Reiff was not going to be a good left tackle for the Vikings because he gets beat on speed moves. I stated T.J. Clemmings would never be a serviceable NFL lineman because his footwork was awful and he was slow. I said the Vikings "got fleeced" by the Eagles for Sam Bradford.

None of those are hindsight. I said all of that up front. No, I don't always get it right. I thought Case Keenum would play far worse than he did. I give kudos to Spielman for selecting Eric Kendricks, Danielle Hunter, and Stefon Diggs. Spielman also fired Leslie Frazier, which was a good move. By the way, I stated that the Vikings would waste three years with Frazier at the helm when he was hired.

I have already stated that Justin Jefferson is a better prospect than Diggs was. I liked Irv Smith Jr. as a pick as well. I don't have anything against Mike Hughes as a player, but Lamar Jackson was available. If Spielman hadn't placed all of his eggs in the basket of Kirk Cousins, the Vikings would have been better off. I could not have foreseen Jackson falling into the Vikings lap, but my plan ended up being the better plan.

Who knows, maybe Spielman would have passed on Jackson anyway. Maybe Keenum, if signed, would have pulled another rabbit out of his hat. In any case, being a GM is not easy. There are 31 other GM's tring to build a better team too, and sometimes GM's just get lucky or unlucky. That stated, the Treadwell pick was a bust before he ever put on a Vikings jersey, and Spielman should have seen that. Those kind of mistakes can make or break an NFL team, as you have posted.