The Vikings did some great maneuvering yesterday. They traded their number three pick and still got Matt Kalil as the number four pick. Barring injury, he should cover the Vikings blindside for the next decade or so.
In the process they picked up a few extra early round draft picks as well. I can't believe Spielman pulled this off. They got who they wanted and the possibilities of a whole lot more. They got another first round pick late because of all that maneuvering. The 29th pick ended up being safety Harrison Smith from Notre Dame.
If the Vikings want to rebuild they need a much better offensive line and a better secondary. In just one round yesterday they managed to fix much of what ailed them. The picture isn't rosy just yet, but it sure isn't as gloomy a picture as we had a couple of days ago.
Remember a few days back when I mentioned that the Vikings may be interested in running back Trent Richardson as their number three pick? It was all a ruse. Cleveland was afraid we'd take him so they traded up for the number 3 spot.
It was simply a game of poker and Spielman got Cleveland to blink. Masterfully played Spielman. I've had nothing but bad things to say about you for so long, that this comes as a very pleasant surprise.
There are plenty of good receivers available in free agency, but great left tackles don't come around that often. Nice job!
I actually can't wait to see if you come up with some more gems today.
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