NFL Draft: Minnesota Vikings’ Options at No. 35

April 8, 2012   ·   Ryan Boser   ·   Jump to comments


We’ve officially entered the dog days of the NFL Draft process. Draftniks have overthought every possible scenario to the point of delirium, and with the Vikings essentially holding the No. 1 pick, the spotlight of insanity is shining squarely on Rick Spielman. Imaginations are running wild, and the irrational notion that a team may actually be willing to anti up for Ryan Tannehill at No. 3 is the flavor of the week. 
[Snap back to reality]
No self-respecting NFL personnel man is going to make that move, and while Spielman has been a deer in the headlights throughout his first offseason as Vikings GM, he can’t possibly botch the No. 3 pick. Left tackle Matt Kalil is the top non-QB prospect in the draft, and ever since Bryant McKinnie ate his way off the roster, the Vikings have been protecting Christian Ponder’s brittle blindside with a guard (Charlie Johnson). 
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