WalterFootball’s Charlie Campbell hinted Thursday that medical concerns could result in a fall for Turner.
“Some franchises had some medical issues come back on Turner, which could lead him to going lower than the consensus has been during the pre-draft process,” Campbell wrote, foreshadowing the slide Turner endured in the first round.
Minnesota Vikings: Dallas Turner, DE, Alabama – C Grade
I don’t like that the Vikings are surrendering third- and fourth-round picks next year to move up just six spots. Dallas Turner may seem like a great value to some, but there are teams that flagged him medically, which is why he has fallen so far. I get the need, and Turner is a great talent, but there’s high risk with this pick.
The point is they went after a player they wanted and everyone celebrated it. Not sure why anyone would ridicule Kwesi for doing the same.
*and no, you cannot say they would have gotten the same player. I can just as easily claim they would have drafted Pickens and Ebiketie and Martin Emerson with those picks and won a Super Bowl
Well, you were dead wrong about the Lions giving up 2 1st Rd picks and now you’re butthurt because someone called you out on it.
There were post draft indications that Holmes would have picked Paschal at No. 34 overall had the trade not been made, so yes, I can say that because he would have been available to select.
Outside of bare-assed luck, it’s a top-third of the first round position to fill, and you can’t win without the right guy there.
I think Queasy’s Wall Street background shows as he churns and burns without much net gain, and I’m not really a fan. That being said, Krazy K isn’t wrong about the need to make a decisive move for the most important position in the sport.
Kwesi getting JJ is interesting. We all knew they were going QB early… kinda hate that the Mich star is now a Viking. Went from one MSU qb to a Mich QB
Minnesota Vikings: Dallas Turner, DE, Alabama – C Grade