demoncore1031
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Not as far as I know. He ended up playing for an indoor football team here in Albuquerque, so I wouldn't think so.Was he the one that people questioned whether he really wanted to play pro football?
Not as far as I know. He ended up playing for an indoor football team here in Albuquerque, so I wouldn't think so.Was he the one that people questioned whether he really wanted to play pro football?
Or just run the football and play defense lol.
Seriously though, what if a team just decided to to pay minimum on skill players but went all in on a nasty defense and the best Oline ever assembled? One dimensional for sure... but if you don't punt you only need 2.5 yards per play.
Or zero skill players, just all linemen, tight ends, and full backs. And then you just ran the tush push, with some misdirection tush and some play action push. Just turn your offense into a rugby scrum... spend the other 90% of your cap on defense.
Which team a QB goes to matters a lot also. You could be extremely talented and go to the wrong team and your career is over after just a few years.Both. But many people get carried away with physical attributes at the QB position. Just because a QB may be fast/mobile with a strong arm does not mean they will be successful in the NFL. Successful QB's in the NFL know how to read defensive coverage, identify the coverage at the line of scrimmage/right after the snap, understand route concepts. throw the ball on time, and accurate enough to allow the receiver to make a play after he catches the ball. Most of those attributes are not physical attributes
Looking at rosters, maybe it was Kenechi Udeze but for some reason I'm thinking there was a Wisconsin guy.Not as far as I know. He ended up playing for an indoor football team here in Albuquerque, so I wouldn't think so.
Completely agree. Which I think is the main reason why New England is willing to trade and not draft a QB. They realize they need to build talent around the QB first. If you select a QB with no skill players to support the QB, you are setting your team up for failure (see Carolina Panthers)Which team a QB goes to matters a lot also. You could be extremely talented and go to the wrong team and your career is over after just a few years.
Drafting QBs is tough nowadays. There are more 1st round busts than there are QBs that become a success. I really hope the Vikings draft the right guy and do a good job developing him. That QB will have some excellent weapons to throw to.
You might be thinking of the hok we drafted fairly high then quit during fall camp. Ballard maybe. Christian Ballard?Was he the one that people questioned whether he really wanted to play pro football?
First you need patience…….to allow the player to fall to you. A player never falls and becomes a cheap add if you pay through the nose in draft picks to acquire them. JJ McCarthy is not a bargain if he costs 3 first rounders.
It was further back than that.You might be thinking of the hok we drafted fairly high then quit during fall camp. Ballard maybe. Christian Ballard?
Yeah I think the guy I’m thinking of may have stuck around his rookie year.It was further back than that.
Maybe Keneche Udeze? I don't know. I'm putting way too much thought into this.
And does my memory recall that the Vikes once drafted a PUNTER?!? Talk about trauma!I think we're all traumatized from past Vikings' drafts. For every Randy Moss, Adrian Peterson or Justin Jefferson there's a plethera of Christian Ponders or Troy Williamsons.
And you could argue Moss, Peterson and Jefferson fell into their laps so it isn't like they did anything special to acquire them.
Last they did it— ended up with an All-Pro DT.My Vikings draft wish
2) Turn your pick in on time
That is all
Trader Rick used a 4th rounder on a punter who was more interested in being a political activist iirc.And does my memory recall that the Vikes once drafted a PUNTER?!? Talk about trauma!
And does my memory recall that the Vikes once drafted a PUNTER?!? Talk about trauma!