Nov 12, 2017; Landover, MD, USA; Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer stands on the sideline during the fourth quarter at FedEx Field. Minnesota Vikings defeated Washington Redskins 38-30. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
Will he do it again?
Will Mike Zimmer push to draft another cornerback in the first round?
With the legal mess Jeff Gladney is in and Zimmer’s obsessive-compulsive proclivity for drafting cornerbacks, you know damn well it could happen.
But should it?
The addition of veteran kick-ass cornerback Patrick Peterson should put Zimmer in a stand-down mode when it comes to selecting another CB high in the draft.
If I’m Zimmer, I’d want a sure thing because I may not be around in 2022 if 2021 sucks. So I want a kid who comes in and immediately makes an impact that increases the probability of winning games and battens down my job security.
Which is why, if I’m Zimmer, I take whichever of these three wide receivers still is available: LSU’s Ja’Marr Chase, Alabama’s DeVonta Smith or ‘Bama’s Jaylen Waddle.
Each is a stud. Each could have the kind of impact Justin Jefferson did as a rookie.
If the offensive line is a crap show once again, having another elite pass-catching option for Kirk Cousins isn’t a maybe. It’s a must.
If all three wideouts are gone, then go to a Plan B. But if one of them is there, don’t think about it, just snatch him up. Go with Plan WR.
Bob Sansevere hosts The BS Show, a daily podcast that also is broadcast on radio stations in Duluth (KDAL), Hibbing (WNMT) and St. Cloud (WBHR).
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Sansevere is full of BS - or at least he knows NOTHING about the Vikings. We have two stellar wideouts plus a dangerous tight end and a RB that catches passes to boot - but none of them will do us any good if the QB is on his backside. What the Vikings need is a guard and a tackle in that order. They don't need another 1st round CB, nor a WR, nor a linebacker - they need OFFENSIVE LINEMEN.
Stupid, stupid, stupid idea (I feel less guilty about saying this to a professional than I would to another fan). We run a balanced offense with a heavy dose of two-TE and two-RB sets, and the last time a WR3 got even 70 targets was in 2016, and instead of investing a first round draft pick in the OL, or in a still somewhat justifiable move, in the DL, secondary, LB corps or even at QB, we should waste one on a wide receiver who will be lucky to see even 50 targets as a rookie? And who cares if Cousins is under pressure on 30% of his dropbacks, or gets sacked 40 times, give or take, that doesn't hurt the offense a bit!
Hey, how's about we try to draft a tight end or a running back in the first, if we really want to go redundant? Or maybe a placekicker, punter or long snapper?
Draft a wideout no higher than the 3rd, although I think the 4th would be fine.
I would select Rondale Moore if he is available.He is a game changer like Tyreke Hill and if we don’t it won’t surprise me one bit if Green Bay takes him and makes our lives miserable with him and Devante Adams.so I get where Bob is coming from
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I agree with Bob. Adam Thielen is getting older and has a huge contract. Don't get me wrong I love Thielen, always have but a rookie contract is much smaller than the one Thielen has, and let's not forget, it's a business.
I agree, take the best player available instead of reaching for a o-line. If a top tackle doesn’t land at 14, take best player and trade for Brown Jr.