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Vikings' O'Connell on trading up to 3 and Kraft

GFAN52 : 4/20/2024 8:45 am

Are the Giants one of the "complicit" teams?

“Ultimately, when you feel like you find that guy, then you got to hope that 31 other teams are complicit in making sure they (the quarterback) can become a Minnesota Viking,” O’Connell told attendees of the “Faith & Life” series at St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church. “But we only need one team to be complicit, and hopefully we can find that team. I may or may not have sent a nice bouquet of flowers to Robert Kraft the other day.”

The flyer has been sent to the Patriots, but head coach Jerod Mayo admitted it would take a “bag” to move out of the No. 3 pick. And NBC Sports Boston’s Tom Curran reported that internally the belief is that it would take more than three first-round picks.
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“It would take a “bag” to move out of the No. 3 picK”

BillT : 4/20/2024 11:08 am : link

This is what the “QB or bust” guys seem to ignore. The top three teams in the draft all want QBs as much as we do. It’s a fantasy to think they’re going to trade out. So then there is one QB left. And we should take him, no trade up for him no matter what we think of him. And that’s how we got into the spot we’re in now but that doesn’t matter. Hey, maybe he’s a guy we do like. There’s always that.

It will take a smaller

mittenedman : 4/20/2024 11:16 am : link

bag from the Giants.

RE: It will take a smaller

Mike from Ohio : 4/20/2024 11:23 am : link

In comment 16476580 mittenedman said:

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bag from the Giants.

I am sure all of the talk of “Three #1s” is targeted at the Vikings to get #11, #23 and their first in 2025. Since they don’t go back quite as far with the Giants, that may slip down to 2 firsts (2024 and 2025) and #47 this year plus some other later pick in 2025 to argue that it is essentially “Three #1s.”

Their fan base will be pissed with no QB. Being able to say to fleeced another team (and maybe still got the guy you really wanted - McCarthy, Maye, Penix or Nix) would be great PR for them.

I get the feeling we aren't going to 3 and I'm glad.

BleedBlue46 : 4/20/2024 11:32 am : link

Although it will most likely cause us to miss out on Maye.

Get JJM at 4 for much cheaper or if they don't actually like JJM then take WR at 6 or trade down and hope Penix slides.

RE: I get the feeling we aren't going to 3 and I'm glad.

GFAN52 : 4/20/2024 11:36 am : link

In comment 16476603 BleedBlue46 said:

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Although it will most likely cause us to miss out on Maye.

Get JJM at 4 for much cheaper or if they don't actually like JJM then take WR at 6 or trade down and hope Penix slides.

I've had that feeling as well, also that Kraft could overall his HC/GM if they decide to trade down and take a QB instead.

RE: “It would take a “bag” to move out of the No. 3 picK”

UConn4523 : 4/20/2024 3:43 pm : link

In comment 16476569 BillT said:

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No it’s not, we could like a QB that isn’t one of the top 4. And we all understand its costs a lot to move up.

RE: RE: I get the feeling we aren't going to 3 and I'm glad.

MOOPS : 4/20/2024 3:48 pm : link

In comment 16476611 GFAN52 said:

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In comment 16476603 BleedBlue46 said:

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Although it will most likely cause us to miss out on Maye.

Get JJM at 4 for much cheaper or if they don't actually like JJM then take WR at 6 or trade down and hope Penix slides.

I've had that feeling as well, also that Kraft could overall his HC/GM if they decide to trade down and take a QB instead.

Wolf and Mayo have pre-booked a Happy Ending for Kraft during Thursday's draft session to keep him out of their hair.