Viktor
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- Mar 19, 2019
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I was happy with our first two picks. But over the years, Spielman continues to trade down for 6th- and 7th-round picks. To my knowledge, of the last 20 or so 6th and 7th round picks, Stephen Weatherly is on the roster. There was a lot of talent in rounds 3-5. Why not select athletes that can make the team rather than continually trade for athletes that won't?
-- Jon Ivonen
Chisholm, MN
You don’t have to like the philosophy, but you at least have to be fair to it. Weatherly is not the only 6th- or 7th-round pick in the last 20 to be on the roster. The others are: Ade Aruna, Devante Downs, Jayron Kearse, David Morgan, Ifeadi Odenigbo and Shamar Stephen. And let’s not act like the Vikings have neglected the middle rounds. Tyler Conklin, Pat Elflein, Ben Gedeon, Jayln Holmes, Danny Isadora, Jaleel Johnson, Alexander Mattison, Dru Samia and Cameron Smith were all taken in rounds 3-5 in the last two drafts; Stefon Diggs was a 5th-rounder Here’s the bottom line: If you’re on the clock in the 3rd round and you have a handful of players with similar grades, it makes complete sense to trade back to a point where you are sure you’ll get one of those five players because then you get a player you like AND you get extra picks, which is just more chances of finding a diamond in the rough.