I mean we can hope the vikes are good. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. I see most people acting like we bout to be a dynasty

​@@wolfwang8464... But what if?...

Minnesota ruins the cheifs 3peat????

Let’s Go… Mavs…. 😂… Good luck..!! From a Los Angeles Lakers Fan.

​@@donowen5889to I have pg😅ea eat everything okay with a Izg😮fbrr

I’m not a Vikings fan at all but it’s so crazy to me how much JJ is getting slandered by all the media and then questioning if he’s good for the pros or not.. last I checked he’s undefeated and beat everyone in the draft to win in the national championship. Caleb Williams didn’t sniff a playoff, drake maye didn’t, Jayden Daniels didn’t either and the rest of them except Michael Penix jr. I’m rooting for JJ cause he came from harbaugh and I love Jim. I won’t be surprised if JJ catches fire this year and makes the Vikings be a dark horse team.

@@jaxsontuttle4932McCarthy was on a loaded team, Caleb wasn’t. I don’t think McCarthy should get all the slandered but I also think he is going to be a bust

It sure looks like they had specific targets at different parts of the draft, and made a few gambles - going Reichard and gambling that Jurgens would get to 230.

Yes... video shows them calling names way in advance

really? they sold the farm to get Turner. It makes no sense for a team in rebuild mode. Kwesi could learn a lot from Brad Holmes

@@markfein462 Did they now? 1. The gave up pick 42, and next years 2nd, 3rd and 4th to get a player that was widely graded as a top 10 pick. How many teams do you think would trade pick 10 for 42, 50, 82 and 114? (1300 vs 1126 in the Jimmy Johnson chart) 2. The rebuild is basically finished. Only about 10 players from the 2021 (i.e. Spielman/Zimmer) 90 man roster are still there. Remember, an inferior version of this roster went 13-4 in 2022. Folks seem to bee underestimating this team solely because Cousins left. Cousins wasn't that good, and Darnold could easily thrive in this offence. 3. Getting Turner now means that he can have his development season in parallel (rather than in sequence) with McCarthy and be a full go in 2025, instead of finding his feet next season.

​@markfein462 sold the farm?... 😆 🤣... you have no clue... edge rushers are a premium besides the QB position...and I guess now the Wr with the turn of the market... before JJ's contact Bosa and almost any edge rusher gets top dollar... they got a top 10 defensive player at 17(top player on 75% of the NFL boards)... to put things in perspective for you... if Turner came out next yr and balls... he'd easily be a top 5 pick with no offensive run like this yr...and to trade for him would easily cost a team probably 2 1st and a couple of mid round picks to move up... they stole Turner for the simple fact of timing(the run on offensive players)... the move was made cause it wasn't about the pick... it was about the position player... if Turner was gone the move wouldn't have been made... easy decision... potential superstar young player for capital on guys that have a 50% chance on even making the team... 😆 🤣... dude you lost

Spielman damn near missed out on Darrisaw by trading back so much, that should have been a massive mistake but he got lucky

I think after that first draft Kwesi & co. learned a lot and was willing to get aggressive in order to get their guy. They gave up a decent amount of draft capital to get Dallas especially, but not getting too reckless and still keeping that first rounder next year.

@@kameronerdman5870 I agree Spielman traded down too much, but he cooked by getting Darrisaw and extra picks

And he still got every single fucking player he wanted. Didn't need those picks

@@MrNightmarekill the extra picks he got in that draft did not turn out well. I believe it was Kellen mond and some guard who turned out to be a bum

Right their with ya!

It just feels so good! SKOL🙏🏾

I ran here. Been waiting on this one.

Awesome video... the one I've been waiting for

Glazing

54 here... became a true fan after they drafted Moss... also liked watching film on Fran and The Purple People Eaters... 😆 🤣... I'm stoked too...Skol!

Yea people need to let him do his thing & not constantly compare him to other QBs in this historically great draft class. I think he’ll bring the Vikings a lot of success. I think he’ll end up being at minimum the 3rd best QB in this class. JJ is better than Maye & Penix.

Good call on point 3. Seems that if Khyree hadn't made it to 108 they might have slid back. Kwesi has the whole year to add a couple more picks for 2025. I think a successful season from Darnold might earn all the traded 2025 picks back.

@@robe2504 He's on a 1 year deal. Unfortunately, he won't have trade value unless traded midyear.

@@DTC12 I think that's a failure of imagination. Firstly, the Vikes can extend him any time. Secondly, I believe he can still be franchise tagged, and then traded. Thirdly, he could be traded any time before FA starts next March, to any team that wanted to get ahead of the market.

@@robe2504 I like the creativity. However, the non-exclusive franchise tag would cost around $38.3M if we were unable to trade him, which would hurt our leverage. (In other words, the teams wanting him might believe we want to get him off our books and want to turn the reigns over to his successor.) Maybe, that works out and ends up in some draft compensation. If so, that would be great. Anything is certainly better than nothing. I don't think anyone trades for him before FA since they would assume an expiring contract, and he would have no obligation to sign with that team. Theoretically, it is possible, but it seems unlikely. An extension might be considered if they want to give McCarthy extended time as the #2. I can't see more than 2 years, though.

@@DTC12 The Vikes haven't had a mobile QB with a good arm, who is also a rushing threat for over a decade. I think it is very realistic than Darnold has a breakout season with this scheme and roster, and to me that changes the whole calculus. I didn't know the tag amount was $38m, but Kwesi should be able to extend him for much less than that. Who knows, he might even be worth the $38m by the end of the season. I can just see the possibility where the Vikes have two very promising QBs and some difficult decisions to make at the end of 2024 and maybe well into 2025, but a great problem to have, and potentially a very marketable asset is this QB thirsty league. Skol!

Same. Day 1 was great, but I love Khyree, Rouse, even the kicker Reichard was a smart pick.

Loved it...and they knocked it out the box with the UDFA class too... I'm hyped!!❤

And much respect to your packers. Also a good draft. And what a steal was j.love!!! Even Tom grossi didn't like it at first but it worked out BEAUTIFULLY

Not Vikings fan but I honestly am pretty scared of the Vikings this year and the following years. People have shitted on JJ and said he’s not good but last time I checked he’s the only one who hasn’t lost a game and won a championship over everyone. Dallas turner was a steal as well. The Vikings are gonna be a Dark horse team this year idk why people are over looking them

Absolutely... they were calling their names well before they were coming up... that was awesome to see...Absolutely nailed it! ❤️

It did say on the Vid "I'm a spreadsheet guy , but sometimes you got to put the screen down and take a risk" He seemed calculated but had a gut feeling about it this draft more. I mean if he used spreadsheets for the 2022 draft, then scrap the spreadsheet, the guy is adapting

Really? How can you conclude that? They were sweating the JJ trade from pick 8, and had it all planned and it place before then. They were talking about Turner 3 or 4 picks earlier, and Kwesi pulled the trigger when the risk of missing out became too high and met the price he could pay of trading up. KOC as hoping Turner would get to 23, and Kwesi was saying no way, they had to go get him. The Khyree and Rouse picks were very pre-meditated. They called the risk of taking Reichard first and gambling that Jurgens would make it to 230. There as absolutely nothing "on the fly" or last minute about ANY of these picks.

@@IceCubE4425 That was a quote from a pre-draft interview. To be fair he did that exact same thing in the first draft when he picked Akayleb Evans. Some folks criticise his first draft, but he and KOC had barely been in the building and negotiated Kirk and Hunter's extensions by then. Even then the 2022 class is already very league average, and still really tbd, not the disaster that some folks might suggest.

@@robe2504I wasn’t talking about who they pick. Obviously it looks like they did their homework way before. I’m saying the decisions of when to make a trade or stand firm. Or who to get first and so on.

I could see him winning the start at LG this season. He is a huge mofo, with long arms.

Thank you for your service! Skol!!

Thank for being a hero ! The Vikings do have a wounded warrior program . Not sure how you could get with them but we love our veterans!. I hope somebody from the Vikings sees this and reaches out to you.

And UDFA Dwight McGlothern too. Might need both of them against the Bears with Odunze and Keenan Allen. Allen roasted Byron Murphy last season. Khyree should at least have a chance against those long guys like Courtland Sutton and Tee Higgins that both stole games off the Vikes last season. They finally have a great mix in that CB room. Murphy/Blackmon should be ideal to cover Amon Ra. Khyree and Dwight also good for Jameson Williams, Christian Watson etc.

He needed it after that disastrous 22 class