do not have the PFF subscription, but someone usually posts the top and bottom five. I feel that almost all the offensive linemen in this game will grade poorly. O’Neill was getting bullied by Jared Verse quite often, albeit one time it was due to hands to the face. I was a little disappointed in O’Neill; the rest were worse.
I do not believe the Vikings could have had Verse if they did not trade up because the Rams took him at 19. The Vikings could have taken him at 17, though. Still, why do that even when you consider the team signed Greenard and Van Ginkel and still had Pat Jones? They brought on Jihad Ward, too. It was kind of a luxury pick to go get Turner who now will have a lot of pressure to perform. If they had taken Verse, how much would he have played
Next up would be to do something about the interior line. Blake Brandel has not lived up to being a starter. I like him as a backup who could fill at guard or tackle. Not sure about Risner either. Bradbury’s pass blocking is reverting to form too.
So Kwesi has to sign some defensive linemen, cornerbacks, maybe a safety or two, a couple of guards, and a center. He should get a running back in this draft but the bonehead traded a lot of his picks last year. That is a risky strategy. He could get some back with a trade down or two but you do not want to trade down too far.
Another item for discussion is what is Brian Flores head coaching stock looking like after those two losses? Stock still up? He could be back for another go next year which would be great.
The season was really fun up until the last couple of weeks. If they had competed and made the games close, then I could have lived with that. But to get spanked two times in a row sort of flushes the whole season down the drain. Oh well, every team but one goes home sad no?