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Why wouldn't a team like the Broncos want a very good RB like Chester? I'm not saying he's worth a 1st rounder but why not throw him in the mix in the deal? Not many teams go with just ONE RB. He fills a need for Denver. As for the one year left on his deal, so? They can tag him if they want, besides its an uncapped year next year. Bowlen has money to tie up into a good player like Chester.
Chester Taylor will be 30 this year, he is not worth anything more than a 6th round draft pick.
From ProfootballWeekly.com - The Way We Hear ItThis is going to an interesting year. I am actually glad that the Bears are out of the 18th spot since it looked like they were targeting similar positions to the Vikings ie OT and WRs. Denver highest priority IMO should be a nose tackle - they need to get a run stuffer like Vince Wilfork. Who knows maybe B. J. Raji will fall to them at 12 due to the drug allegations. I won't be disappointed if Denver intercepts Sanchez either. I think he is a huge gamble with the minimal playing time.
He was hampered by a knee injury all season last year. There are also rumblings that he's not very disciplined.
I bet Frank Gore is trying to find the phone number of the Hennepin County Judge as we speak. "Come on...please uphold it! PLEASE!"Pretty good schedule. Considering we start on the road the first two weeks due to a Twins conflict, we couldn't have asked for better.
Two nice warm weather late season games with Arizona and Carolina. Might have to hit one of those and bring the golf clubs!Great schedule for the Vikes. Looing forward to going to the games
I just studied the schedule, and if we dont go at least 11-5, I'll be disappointed.Great schedule for the Vikes. Looing forward to going to the games
11-5 :I just studied the schedule, and if we dont go at least 11-5, I'll be disappointed.Great schedule for the Vikes. Looing forward to going to the games
, playoffs 
, Childress keeps his job
Hey nittanylion! Thanks for the interesting questions. Here is my 2 cents.QB-I think Sage and Jackson will compete for the starting position. Possibly throughout the regular season as I think they want to keep both players ready to play when needed. Neither has a lot of experience but both have won games in this league. I would expect Sage to win the start in pre-season but I wouldn't be suprised to see Jackson used in some situations. Jackson is much more athletic than Sage and could be used at times on option wildcat plays if Childress adopts them to be used in the offense. In the end I think both will be called on to start games (possibly because of injury) and will split the season as starters. If not then Sage is the most likely starter and will perform well enough for the Vikings to make the playoffs.Booty did not do well as a rookie. He had a lot of issues with accuracy and while he is QB3 right now that does not mean a rookie or other player might be brought in and bump Booty to the practice squad. He is very young however and could have improved enough to keep his slot on the team. I see him as a developmental backup, not a starter.If the Vikings do take a QB in the 1st 3 rounds it most likely means they have seen enough of Booty and I would expect that QB to make the team.I think AD really has to become a better recieving option so the offense can be better balanced. AD being a threat on screens would do as much for freeing up running lanes as anything else. Until he becomes a threat as a reciever he will always get more attention from the defense in terms of 8 man fronts.Chester is still probably better than AD as a reciever right now so he will be used on 3rd downs but as I already mentioned AD needs to improve this aspect of his game for the offense to move forward.I don't know anything about Tahi so I will let others answer that. They did re-sign Sauce though so they will have their 6th lineman on the field often as a TE or H-Back. He can do it all.I agree with your thoughts on Berrian. He would be ok as a WR 2 to streach the defense but 2 things have to happen 1st. Berrian needs to do a better job of getting to the ball and making the catch. I don't have the #s in front of me but I don't think his catch % is very good. Improved QB play and a RB screen threat could lead to a higher % of explosive plays being made with Berrian.Alison who I think is a similar player to Berrian is now going into his 3rd year. Remains to be seen if he can push Berrian or not. I like Alison but he was a raw player coming in, as was Rice.What the Vikings need is a reliable possesion WR who would be their go to guy. Unfortunitly I do not think Rice is that player. He is not nearly consistent enough. That is why a player like Nicks might be high on the Vikings draft board. He would compliment the offense well. I haven't really thought about this yet.. but which rookie WR are the best blockers? I think getting a starting WR who could also be good as a blocker would be high on the Vikings draft board. No WR besides Wade really qualifies as a decent blocking WR.Personaly I want the Vikings to draft a RT. Such as Britton or perhaps one of the others who might still be available in the 1st round. But I would understand it if the Vikings took a WR like Nicks or Britt because of what I said above. I don't think Harvin is a good fit. And actually if they take him I think that might hurt AD in terms of passing opportunity.Robiske is another guy the Vikings might be interested in. Perhaps a few others. If the Vikings do not take any of these guys in the 1st I am not sure they would make it to the Vikings 2nd round pick. I think that may actually be unlikely. There are not a lot of FA WR out there that could make an impact for the Vikings.WR most on the bubble Ward/Rice/Alison.I wonder if the Vikings might look to draft a TE. I think they might. There are a lot of good prospects this year that might still be available in the 3rd round. I do think the TE could be a bigger part of the offense but Shiancoe may have reached his peak already. He isn't a very good blocker either so that limits his snaps. I doubt a rookie would beat him out in year one though so he is the likely starter.The Vikings still have needs at Dline. Either a LE or DT are possible picks if they like what is available. A cornerback to push Griffin is a huge need also.I am hoping this might be Childress's last season. But he has to win to keep his job. So sacrifices may be made for instant impact where otherwise a longer view might be better. The Vikings have done a better job of evaluation since the 1st year with Childress.The goal of this offense is to be good enough converting 3rd downs that it can run the ball 500 times. Win TOP and wear a defense down while keeping the defense fresh.Offense since the Vikings got Peterson:2008RUSHING (Plays-Average Yards) 519 - 4.5 Defense allowed 371 - 3.3 TOTAL PASSING YARDS 2956 PASSING (Comp-Att-Int-Avg) 267 - 452 - 17 - 7.1 2007RUSHING (Plays-Average Yards) 494 - 5.3 Defense allowed 379 - 3.1 TOTAL PASSING YARDS 2745 PASSING (Comp-Att-Int-Avg) 249 - 432 - 14 - 6.8 The passing offense did improve slightly last year over the year before. I don't expect the rushing attempts to change much although they may try to use Chester a bit more. I think the Viking passing offense could eclipse 3000 total yards and have a modest improvement on TDs but I wouldn't expect it to improve that much.
Shiancoe started to come into his own last year, but the low yardage still looks like he is marginal. 7 TDs tells the real story. I expect him to surprise some this year. If Sage wins the starting role I was worried that he might disappear as Owen Daniels did for Texas at times when Sage started, but I think this being a different offense actually having him will help both QB and TE.
I think he's doing the same thing that they did with Allen. Trying to figure out if the guy has the discipline to change his ways and perform or if the drug of choice is just too much temptation for him to handle.I sure hope the kid can straighten things out. It would be fun to see what he could do and allow the rest of the offense to do should he become a Viking.
IMO, not very. I can't see the Vikes giving up picks to move up to take a guy with character flags.I think he's still going to go somewhere in the late 1st. He fits the physical mold of the type of WR that the Colts like.
I can see the physical attributes thing, but I can't see the Colts organization going for a guy with Harvin's red flags. JMO, though.Andy Dufresne said:IMO, not very. I can't see the Vikes giving up picks to move up to take a guy with character flags.I think he's still going to go somewhere in the late 1st. He fits the physical mold of the type of WR that the Colts like.ScottyFargo said:
I agree, which is why I was careful to say he fits the physical mold. Who knows, this whole character thing might be being blown out of proportion.I can see the physical attributes thing, but I can't see the Colts organization going for a guy with Harvin's red flags. JMO, though.Andy Dufresne said:IMO, not very. I can't see the Vikes giving up picks to move up to take a guy with character flags.I think he's still going to go somewhere in the late 1st. He fits the physical mold of the type of WR that the Colts like.ScottyFargo said:
Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:55:52 -0700John Moredich, of the Tucson Citizen, reports University of Arizona OT Eben Britton said he would not be surprised if the Minnesota Vikings selected him with their first-round draft pick. There ya go. I don't want someone who has a history of issues and discipline (Harvin), PLUS he scored a TWELVE on the wonderlic? No thank you.ScottyFargo said:
Would be a dream scenario, but I just think Loadholt will be gone by the early 2nd.
From the Kirwan article linked here on the forum:FunkyPlutos said:
Obviously it could go either way, but if we did take Harvin / Loadholt, I'd be pleased. FO said they had 3-5 guys they'd be pleased with should they get a shot at them, so I think we're likely to get a good guy whoever they go with.
I would love this pick! I think the Harvin stuff is a smokescreen. They NEED an OT and with all the issues Harvin has had, I think they go OT if possible.Harvin reminds me of David Palmer without the returns (being he never did that at Florida, we can't assume he would be great at it). Palmer was a solid, but would that type of contribution be worth a first rounder now...plus there are the off-the-field issues, wonderlic, etc. I guess I would prefer they pass.
He's short 6-1-ish I believe, can't read pro D's very well and not the best arm for a QB. He'll be late 7th rounder or a priority street free agent pick up. For some reason I see New Orleans grabbing him somehow.
That would be awesome! Too bad he won't get his mug on ESPN, as they will still be talking about Matthew Stafford!Saw a rumor last night that the Giants want to trade up to get DHB. Might be a chance for the Vikings to move down a bit and pick up an extra 2nd or 3rd.
I would love James Casey, but in order for that move to happen they would have to move Kleinsasser to FB fulltime which seems unlikely.My dream would be a trade up for Michael Crabtree, or hope Jeremy Maclin falls.Our first two picks should be either a OT, WR, or CB.CanadianNFLJunkie said:
I hope your right.I would have prefered Oher or Jerry who were both taken right after we picked Harvin.Both of those guys could have really helped us in an area that I think are higher priorities. I think taking Harvin was a win now pick while taking either of those linemen would help more long term.Harvin needs to make an instant impact in my opinion to justify the pick. He will return kicks I assume for sure.
Nailed it!
Pinch me!!
