With the 23rd pick, your Minnesota Vikings select...

He wouldn’t have been better and neither would Gabbert. Or we could have mortgaged the future for Newton. These are moves that teams make when they cave to the fan base rather than using sound, sensible decisions.

I'm somewhat curious where some of the scouting types fall on this, but it seems as though the NFL thinks they can teach accuracy. I think that's true to some extent in that things like foot placement and mechanics can affect it, but the mental calculus/eye hand coordination that goes on in the brain is something that develops naturally and is basically God given. I would also add that your brain doesn't finish developing until you're about 25, so in that aspect of things, most young QBs are still growing in that area when they're drafted. My point is that a good part of the most essential skill of a QB cannot be taught... Yes, you can clean up bad habits, but bad habits can be hard to clean up too... especially when a QB has to run for their lives or they're a run first type.

The running piece always concerns me too. When people think dual threat, they think guys like Justin Fields, Deshaun Watson, or Lamar Jackson. I personally think of a younger Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers was never going to rush for close to 1000 yards, because he'd rather stay back and throw, but he could run if he needed to. I'd rather have that personally. You still needed a spy on Rodgers, but his arm was far more dangerous, he is/was far less likely to get hurt, and no one debates who is the better passer.

So when you're evaluating a QB, accuracy is a must. This brings me back to Hooker a bit. He's very accurate, which I don't think can be taught. I don't know if that's due to advanced mechanics or simply those genetics, or maybe it's both, which means that what you see is probably all you're going to get since he is 25, and he's probably not going to improve much more in that category. He's mobile, far more so than our current QB, so buying time is something he can do and occasionally popping off a long run when a play breaks down is something we would see more of. So what are the drawbacks? Danchat, you see him as a 3rd rounder... just curious why... I'm not a scout... Personally, I'm warming up to him.

Hooker played for Virginia Tech for 2 years. A Team with a great LT and not much else. And he still put up decent numbers in a more traditional Offense. Why does that Fact get lost in all the conjecture about how the Offense he ran in Tennessee translates to the NFL?

He also has reportedly impressed Teams in his whiteboard sessions.

Kwesi needs to trade back if the opportunity presents itself.

In how many Drafts is the 4th best CB (Banks in this case) worth the 23rd pick in the 1st Round?

I don't necessarily believe getting a legit WR2 in the 1st is a bad use of Capital. The Eagles and Fins have done it and it's worked great. But this is the weakest Receiver Class in ages. I don't see a Davonte Smith or Waddle or anything close to that in this Class.

ILB isn't normally a position you select in the 1st unless you are getting a legit Blue Chipper. Simpson and Sanders pretty universally have 2nd Round grades.

After Anderson it's a deep group of Tier 2 Edge guys. You can get the same caliber of prospect at the back end of the 1st Round and well into the 2nd as you will find at #23.

I'm against trading limited draft picks to move up for Levis. And against picking Hooker at #23.

That leaves IOL and IDL. Can't imagine they pick O'Cyrus at #23. That means it comes down to IDL. If Bresee AND Kancey are off the Board, which is a distinct possibility, then not trading down makes zero sense unless you are only getting crap offers.

And I don't think there will be only crap offers. The Chiefs need an OT. The Giants need multiple WRs. The Bills would covet Bijan Robinson if he falls that far. The Bengals lost several Starters on Defense to FA and might have an Edge or IDL or CB rated above the rest of the Tier 2 kids.

Just makes too much sense. There's nowhere near 31 prospects with a 1st Round grade. And several of them are OTs. Knowing the Vikings are set there reduces the number of 1st Round graded prospects even further. Logic dictates that you move back and get multiple cracks at a very large group of prospects with 2nd Round grades.

No love for Jack Campbell?


Eh, I don't know if they will go WR in the 1st with the lack of a #1 guy available, as they already have Parris Campbell and Darius Slayton on starter contracts, Isaiah Hodgins is back and should start, and they also spent a 2nd on Wan'Dale Robinson last year. Not to mention, Darren Waller is now their TE and will soak up the targets, plus Sterling Shepard is back too. I do think the Bills or Chiefs could move up for one.

I don't disagree with your thought process but I hate trading back. I presume they do it again and I will be mad yet again. I am a find a guy that will make your team better and pickem.