Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2021 18:51:58 GMT -6
Mar 26, 2021 17:28:58 GMT -6 @justmy2cents said:
We have a playable DL.. On the OL we don't even field 5 total okay starters. It is a easy decision which spot needs earliest attention JMO! We have 3 high level DL with one weaker spot, but Weatherly has started before in games for us and Wonnum has upside. OL we have one good player, one guy with promise, a average center and 2 major holes and question marks right now. I want Oli to get his chance that's my guy, but we can't depend on just that especially with Dennison, who has showed me nothing as a developer of talent.Keep in mind that no team has ever been best served by telegraphing a specific need pre-draft. If Minnesota had walked into the 1st Round with no answer at all at LT or LG what GM would possibly be worried about trading up to get a coveted QB or WR? I'd simply wait for Rick to pick O-Line while calling the team at 15.
And the flip side is teams really coveting someone like Slater (or Cosmi/Wyatt in a trade down scenario) knowing for certain Minnesota has to take one of them now is incentivized to jump ahead to get their guy.
As it stands now, Rick can blow some smoke, which will drive tons of fans nuts, about how they are liking the potential of a Cleveland-Udoh-Bradburry-Cole-O'Neill lineup. Or Hill at LT. Or O'Neill at LT w/ Oli at RT. Whatever.
The point is that before the trade it was legit impossible to sell that the Vikings had 5 Starters in house. Now Rick can at least pretend they do. And while that is some thin ass smoke to see through we've all see GMs inhale it from him before.