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With plenty of proof from Thielen and Diggs, Petzing said the coaching staff will “get a good look at everybody in that room” during Verizon Vikings Training Camp as the team evaluates players at the third receiver spot and beyond.
That will include newcomers Jordan Taylor, a veteran who began his pro career with the Broncos but missed all of last season because of hip surgeries, 2019 draft picks Dillon Mitchell and Bisi Johnson, undrafted rookies Davion Davis and Alexander Hollins, as well as Jeff Badet, who spent 2018 on the practice squad after joining Minnesota as an undrafted rookie.
Wobschall asked Petzing if Mitchell and Johnson have shown in person the level of play demonstrated on college game film that resulted in their selections.
“Yeah, there’s no doubt,” Petzing said. “One of the things you look at in the college process is you try to translate it; there’s a lot of things that show up in the college game where you say, ‘He’s really good at that, but we may not need him to do that.’
“So you try to pick out the plays or the characteristics that translate to our game and our offense,” Petzing added. “I think both of those guys did that at a high level consistently over the course of their careers. As you watch their game tape, as you watch their cut-ups, you start to see those things and say, ‘Hey, that’s something that would make us a better team.’ You saw it on their college tape, and they come here in that rookie minicamp and through this offseason, and it shows up time and time again, route-running ability, athletic ability at the top of your routes, making big catches, making plays down the field. All of those things really excited us then and are still exciting us now.”