Archive for April, 2011

Your 2011 Draft Class

12. Christian Ponder, QB, Florida State 43. Kyle Rudolph, TE, Notre Dame 106. Christian Ballard, DE/DT, Iowa 139. Brandon Burton, CB, Utah 168. DeMarcus Love, OT/G, Arkansas 170. Mistral Raymond, S, South Florida ) 172. Brandon Fusco, C/G, Slippery Rock 200. Ross Homan, OLB, Ohio State 215. De’Aundre Reed, DE, Arizona 236. Stephen Burton, WR, [...]

First Fifth Round Pick: You Grade It

In the fifth round, how do you grade the Vikings selection of cornerback Brandon Burton from Utah?Market Research

Fourth Round Pick: You Grade It

In the fourth round of the Draft, how do you grade the Vikings selection of Christian Ballard, DT, Iowa?survey software

NFL Draft Chat: Day Three

NFL Draft Chat: Day Three

Remaining Needs

Which position is the biggest need for the Vikings during day three of the Draft?online survey

Final Day Includes Seven More Picks

A lot of time passed between the Vikings’ first round selection and their second round pick. On Saturday, however, things will happen a little quicker and events will involve the Vikings quite a bit more often.  They have seven picks in the remaining four rounds.  Here is what they have left: Fourth round: 106 Fifth [...]

Expect Another Quarterback To Be Added In Free Agency

So far, I’ve done pretty good (hey, when you’re wrong as often as I am, you got to toot that horn when the tootin’ is good) when it comes to my offseason preview predictions, as both Kyle Rudolph and Christian Ponder are selections somewhat in step with what I wrote over the last few months. [...]

Vikes Make The Most Of Brief Opportunity

It could easily be argued that the Vikings are one of the most negatively impacted teams by the rules of the lockout disallowing contact with players.  After all, they have a new head coach, a new offense, a new quarterback, and a need for free agency to come about and answer some of their roster [...]

Rudolph Was A Value Pick, End Of Story

If the Vikings are going to be graded an “A” for any Draft pick this year, it will probably be for their second round selection of Notre Dame tight end Kyle Rudolph.  Some people don’t realize that Visanthe Shiancoe, Jim Kleinsasser, and Jeff Dugan are all going to be over the age of 30 and [...]

Second Round Pick: Kyle Rudolph

The Vikings added tight end Kyle Rudolph in the second round. How do you grade that pick?customer surveys