What will the Vikings do at #35?

[Lil Uno]

[Freakout]

[kparty69]

A trededown with the Bucs in the first to give us another 2nd and select Mark Barron and Alshon Jeffery.
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[LoverInTheCold]

[Freakout]

[LoverInTheCold]

[Freakout]

[ArcticNorseman]

If > Then scenarios are great . . . and for the Vikes this year I look at it this way at #35 . . .

If the Vikes select Kalil at #3, Then select Barron or H Smith at #35.

If the Vikes select Blackmon at #3, Then select Barron or H Smith at #35.

If the Vikes select Claiborne at #3, Then select Barron or H Smith at #35.

Yes, I'm stuck on Safety island - if this team never gets their version of Ed Reed, Troy Polomalu, Rodney Harrison or Joey Browner, the defense will not improve dramatically. They absolutely need a captain - playmaker back there . . .

Disclaimer: If the Vikes select Gilmore or Dennard at CB or Jeffries/Quick/Toon at WR at #35 (which I wouldn't be upset with), then trade up and select Iloka!

[Nozizaki]

[Cantwin1]

[CriminalMind]

[PurpleMugen]

[garym]

[Purple Faithful]

Harrison Smith can play. Smith might be too slow, or whatever knock you wanna put on him - like "he's an in the box SS." But so was the "true original tampa 2" safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers & the original Tampa 2 safety. Lynch ran a 4.62, for instance. But he had instincts & could hit guys when closing on receivers. Harrison Smith had 0 picks this year, but played fine enough in what was asked of him, & had 7 picks the previous year.

Just get a football player & give him to the coaching staff. We don't have a football player at SS.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/1265468/harrison-smith
Strengths: Looks the part with prototypical size and strength for a strong safety ? long arms with a filled-out frame. Extremely strong with natural power to make punishing hits. Physical striker who enjoys contact. Fills the run lanes hard and is a downhill athlete with an aggressive nature at the point of attack. Plays fast and closes in a flash with conviction and determination ? fast in pursuit. Makes plays at all levels of the field and has strong hands to make shoe-string tackles. Read/reacts quickly and does a nice job interpreting the eyes of the quarterback. Big-time competitor and leader, never giving up on plays ? goes hard at full speed. Very active pre-snap and shows natural awareness. Played both linebacker and safety in college with 47 career starts, showing steady improvement over his time in South Bend. Very productive at Notre Dame, leaving as the only player in school history to register more than 200 tackles, 15 tackles for loss and 15 pass break-ups over his career ? finished with 307 tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss and 28 pass break-ups.
His weakness sound identical to John Lynch. Is Lynch the greatest ever? no, but he could play safety in a tampa 2 just fine.

Voltaire: "The perfect is the enemy of the good." "Almost everything is imitation."

Purple Faithful: Theft is the sincerest form of flattery. Let's just steal what works & win a super bowl.
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[Purplexing]

OT at 3

CB at 35. If none warrant the pick, draft the best available WR at 35.

WR at 67. Or CB if a WR was drafted at 35.

My preference for a CB over a WR at 35 is based on the fact that the Vikings will be using 2TE sets fairly often, and have two good TEs, as well as a few good WRs. They have some CBs, with Cook being good, but the rest being untested and uncertain.
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