Monday, January 21, 2013

A look at 23rd pick in the draft

The NFC and AF Championship games are in the books meaning one game left and that is Super Bowl 47. I love the Super Bowl but also in the same breath I am thinking it is that much closer to the April draft.

I do not know the future but for now the Vikings are slated to pick number 23 in the first round. There can always be a trade but for now I will look at this slot.

There have been numerous mock drafts which are great to look at to see what the experts are thinking. The position of wide receiver, defensive tackle and linebackers are what I am seeing for people think the Vikings need. I cannot disagree with this assessment but also know what these guys are projecting may be right or may be way in left field. I fall back to the year where Tom Brady was taken in the 6th round and now he is a sure Hall of Famer when he hangs his cleats up.

The names coming up are wide receivers Cordarrelle Patterson (Tennessee) or Terrance Williams (Baylor). The linebacker’s name picked is Alec Ogletree (Georgia). The defensive tackles, Sharrif Floyd (Florida), or Sheldon Richardson (Ole Miss).

There is a record 73 underclassmen that have entered their names into the draft along with the seniors meaning many choices to pick from and these names I listed above could change in the next couple of months.

I like these 5 names for a major reason and that is they are all from the south which I believe produces the best players. The SEC conference alone has won 7 straight national titles. The University of Baylor produced RGIII.

I also looked at the last 10 drafts to see who went at number 23.
2003- Willis McGahee RB (Buffalo Bills)
2004- Marcus Tubbs DT (Seattle Seahawks)
2005- Fabian Washington CB (Oakland Raiders)
2006- Davin Joseph OG (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
2007- Dwayne Bowe WR (Kansas City Chiefs)
2008- Rashard Mendenhall RB (Pittsburgh Steelers)
2009- Michael Oher OT (Baltimore Ravens)
2010- Bryan Bulaga OT (Green Bay Packers)
2011- Dany Watkins OG (Philadelphia Eagles)
2012- Riley Rieff OT (Detroit Lions)

In looking at this list of 10 years I am very excited the Vikings too can find a keeper. Dwayne Bowe is a free agent the Vikings could look at. Michael Oher is going to be playing in the Super Bowl. Bryan Bulaga has a Super Bowl ring as well as Mendenhall with the Steelers.

The Senior Bowl is coming along with the combine in Indianapolis so there is hours of TV to watch getting ready for the draft.

There is nothing better than 3 days of TV coverage on the draft. It is football fans dream as we watch how our teams are being rebuilt or adding more depth.

Join me in getting excited for the 2013 version of the Vikings.

Thanks for reading
Purplestick

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