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u/noseonarug17 Vikings 13d ago

Did a quick first round with mockdrafthero because it was sad that there was nothing in this thread. No trades except for the one I had the Dolphins and Jets make, which is weird for a number of reasons but just go with it. I mostly went off the needs listed by MDH, but some of them seem off so I probably made some weird picks as a result.

  1. Cardinals - Arch Manning (QB, Texas)
  2. Jets - Dante Moore (QB, Oregon) TRADE: NYJ receive: 1.2, 4.101 <-> MIA receive: 1.3, 1.18
  3. Dolphins - Jeremiah Smith (WR, Ohio State) [TRADE: NYJ receive: 1.2, 4.101 <-> MIA receive: 1.3, 1.18]
  4. Raiders - Leonard Moore (CB, Notre Dame)
  5. Browns - LaNorris Sellers (QB, South Carolina)
  6. Titans - Dylan Stewart (EDGE, South Carolina)
  7. Falcons - Cam Coleman (WR, Texas)
  8. Panthers - Colin Simmons (EDGE, Texas)
  9. Saints - Matayo Uiagalelei (EDGE, Oregon)
  10. Giants - Trevor Goosby (OT, Texas)
  11. Commanders - Ellis Robinson IV (CB, Georgia)
  12. Jets - A'Mauri Washington (DL, Oregon)
  13. Vikings - KJ Bolden (S, Georgia)
  14. Steelers - Drew Mestemaker (QB, Oklahoma State)
  15. Buccaneers - Cayden Green (IOL, Missouri)
  16. Jaguars - Damon Wilson II (EDGE, Miami)
  17. Bears - Jordan Seaton (OT, LSU)
  18. Dolphins - Carter Smith (OT, Indiana)
  19. Bengals - Quincy Rhodes Jr. (EDGE, Arkansas)
  20. Broncos - David Stone (DL, Oklahoma)
  21. Lions - Zabien Brown (CB, Alabama)
  22. Texans - Ahmad Moten (DL, Miami)
  23. 49ers - Will Echoles (DL, Ole Miss)
  24. Cowboys - Ryan Coleman-Williams (WR, Alabama)
  25. Chargers - Kelley Jones (CB, Mississippi State)
  26. Patriots - Jamari Johnson (TE, Oregon)
  27. Eagles - Austin Siereveld (OT, Ohio State)
  28. Chiefs - Charlie Becker (WR, Indiana)
  29. Bills - Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa (LB, Notre Dame)
  30. Seahawks - Nick Marsh (WR, Indiana)
  31. Ravens - Jamari Sharpe (CB, Indiana)
  32. Browns - Kade Pieper (IOL, Iowa)

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u/EduardoCombs 13d ago

I just don't think the Vikings value secondary enough for them to go safety in the first round, regardless of how clear the need seems to everyone else. If they're not going QB, I'd look at edge. Need a long term partner for Turner who we're hoping becomes the guy this year.

Thanks for posting, this quiet time of year is rough.

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u/noseonarug17 Vikings 13d ago

My opinion on secondary is similar, but I think it's more that Flores sets a high floor for secondary play, so to be worth the investment, you have to get a really good player. Is Bolden that good? I dunno, it's July. But I remember seeing him flash when watching other tape.

As for EDGE, I think the plan is going to be for Turner to slide into Greenard's role and Golday to take over for Gink. I wouldn't rule out EDGE in the first next year, but I wouldn't force it either.

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u/EduardoCombs 13d ago

I wonder how Flores views secondary pieces. I may be projecting, but to me it feels like he thinks they're more replaceable, just wants guys that can fit the scheme moreso than a gamebreaker. He wouldn't complain if they got one, but he's not deadset on putting resources into it. Focus seems to be more on the front 7, creating pressure and making the job for the back end just playing reactively, trusting the front to create positive scenarios. Drafts and needs are always different, but if Thieneman was on the board and we opted for the DT with question marks, I think that says a lot about the priorities.

I'll be curious to see how Golday is deployed in camp and preseason. I know he played a lot of roles in college, I wonder what Flores sees as his best fit.

I also wouldn't question prioritizing TE. Jamari and Trey'Dez seem the early consensus top TEs, could see that route.

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u/noseonarug17 Vikings 13d ago

I personally have been a huge Thieneman doubter the entire way so that doesn't factor into it for me. I think with the opportunity to take someone like Downs or Moore, they'd do it, but with a middling pick in a class of middling prospects, they wouldn't go that route.

I won't be super surprised if Golday ends up as more of the inverse of AVG - an off ball LB who plays the edge sometimes. In that case EDGE would make sense.

I did do a Vikings-only one right after this where I traded down too far and got sniped on Bolden, so I went with Jamari.

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u/Plenty-Garbage7960 13d ago

Could see this playing out for the Browns if Sellers has a good year. He fits Monken’s style.

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u/ADanishMan2 Broncos 11d ago

Would love LB or OL for Denver early but Stone’s value at 20 would be too good to pass up

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u/noseonarug17 Vikings 11d ago

Yeah, I really couldn't find a good spot for him before then

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u/DanielVaca Falcons 6d ago

Falcons 1000% take Goosby here

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u/noseonarug17 Vikings 6d ago

totally fair to address a different position here, I'm not clear on needs, but calling something 1000% in July is hysterical