Rey Maualuga and Glenn Dorsey.

[KeithVikings28]

What do you guys think about bringing in Rey Maualuga to replace Jasper Brinkley and bringing in Glenn Dorsey to beef up the D-line?

[vikingsrule]

Most Bengals fans will tell you that Maualuga has been bad this year, he isnt really an upgrade over Jasper Brinkley. Basically the same type of player, someone who will rack up tackles past the LOS and make very few impact plays.

As for Glenn Dorsey, id consider him. However, if Kevin Williams is resigned to be a starter, Dorsey doesnt really fit the mold of a NT. I dont think Dorsey offers much upside as a backup to Williams, he is 28. Id rather get a young DT to groom behind Williams. If Williams does leave, Dorsey would be a solid free agent option.

[KeithVikings28]

[AQuintus]

According to PFF, Maulagua is the only MLB in the league this year that has been worse than Brinkley. So, not to him.

I'd be open to Dorsey at UT as a replacement to Kevin Williams, but not at NT.

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[KeithVikings28]

[Purple-Pride07]

Dorsey would be an interesting add. Would begin as a depth player, because he's not starting caliber on this team at the moment, but he has untapped ability primarily because he's played out of role for his entire career. Although he entered the league as a quality penetrating 3-tech, he's developed into a solid overall run stopper despite the regression in playing behind the opponents' OL, which made him a touted interior player at LSU.

Te'O? My favorite prospect in the draft as it currently shakes out. Unfortunately, we won't be picking top 10 - and more specifically, mid-high top 10. He is as complete a linebacker as you'll find in the game today.

I'd still be more than happy with Arthur Brown in the latter portion of round 1. Perhaps we pick in the late teens, early twenties and complete a minor trade back to gain proper value out of it if that's the route we go. Who knows at this point, but this is a good linebacker class at the top.
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[rpmwr19]

[Captain Viking]

Id be fine with Dorsey but not mauluga. I look at the best 4-3 defenses of the last decade and they all have one thing in common: elite middle linebackers (Willis, urlacher, and Lewis).. I think he will he gone before we draft but if the Vikings have ab opportunity to take Teo they had better take him or the Captain is going to stomp.his feet and throw a lil temper tantrum (you hear that Spielman). We desperately need an elite player in the middle of our defense. I believe Teo is just that guy.
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[wcblack34]

[biggsohnasty]

That was at a completely different time for our franchise. When we drafted Percy in round 1, we were on the cusp of contention with a veteran laiden team and Harvin was a top 10 talent.

We are a rebuilding team now and building a team with troubled guys and unreliable people is going to cost you if you don't have a strong enough locker room around them.

[KeithVikings28]

[rpmwr19]

cbs and nfldraftscout are the same rankings essentially.

Walter football has him as the third rated nose tackle, and, currently, a 2nd-3rd round pick.

Kawann Short and Sheldon Richardson have a better chance of being the third DT off the board as they have pass rush ability whereas Williams doesn't. And, like I said, Williams is a better fit for a 3-4 defense.

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Percy Harvin was a Brad Childress era pick. I was speaking more to the draft picks since Spielman fully took over. Again, it's a very small sample size, but he seems to take high character, intelligent guys in the first round.
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[rpmwr19]

[El Raymundo]

[Purple-Pride07]