For starters, just wanted to mention that I bleed PURPLE. Also, I haven’t wavered an inch in the past 30 years on my home-state Minnesota Vikings, through the unlucky years when it seemed that every bounce went the other way, to the era of constant ups and downs. With all that said, I’ll get to my question/out of the box take on who we should consider drafting…
My thought if the draft goes QB 1, 2, and 3 and we are unable to get one for ourselves, trading into the fourth spot, and then drafting Marvin Harrison, Jr. Then right after the draft doing everything it takes to get a deal done with [Jefferson] to lock him in for the next four-to-five years. Giving us J.J., [Jordan Addison], and [Harrison] for the next three years minimally. Which then, I do believe we would have the best receiver corps in the NFL, giving Sam Darnold the greatest chance to succeed and prove to the rest of the NFL that they should have kept or gotten him. With things playing out this way, in a couple of years if we find ourselves in desperate need again, we could trade one of those receivers for draft capital or perhaps for another player, giving us flexibility again, to make moves if needed.
I know that we should be trying to get a QB, but I hope that we don’t overpay to move up seven spots or decide to trade back. Otherwise, I must give the GM and head coach props for handling the last two years the way they did, and as long as we keep trending upwards, the sky has no limits.
— Stephen S. in Cloquet, Minnesota
Draft idea: I think the Vikings should trade Justin Jefferson to the Arizona Cardinals for their fourth overall pick in the 2024 draft and perhaps their first-round pick in 2025. (J.J. should be worth two No. 1s). Minnesota could then draft Marvin Harrison, Jr., with the 2024 pick and have a superstar wide receiver on a rookie contract. Obviously, the Arizona Cardinals would need to be interested, but what team needs a wide receiver worse than them?
We have been in a competitive rebuild for the last couple of years. Unfortunately, we were left with a salary cap situation that was untenable, yet we have continued to compete. I see the draft upcoming as our way to continue to be competitive, yet truly set the table for the future. I am a Viking fan of 50 years and desperately want to see this team win a championship!
My thoughts are to trade our No. 11 and No. 23 pick to Arizona and draft Maye or…
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