The 2009 SBNation Mock Draft. . .It Is A-Changin'

by Christopher Gates on Apr 7, 2009 10:06 AM CDT in Draft

If you've been keeping track of things over at Mocking the Draft. . .and if you haven't, shame on you. . .you've seen that some of the picks in the 2009 SBNation Mock Draft were re-done after the trade between the Bears and the Broncos that sent Jay Cutler to the Windy City. Basically, everyone from what was Chicago's selection at #18 onwards was allowed to re-do their pick if they so desired.

I won't spoil the new pick for you until after the jump. . .however, the new write-up is right here.

Yes, I went ahead and pulled the trigger on Mark Sanchez. I was really, really hoping that Jeremy Maclin would end up dropping to us at #22, but the folks at Bleeding Green Nation grabbed him for the Eagles with the pick right before ours. There was a bit of confusion going on when the picks were being re-done, and I didn't get the opportunity to put anything up here to re-poll you fine readers again. . .so, I went with what I thought everyone would like to see in the scenario that was presented.

Now, frankly, Sanchez isn't/wasn't my first choice, personally. For that matter, neither was Percy Harvin. Had I left this pick entirely up to myself and not asked for a consensus, the name on the virtual card would have been Vontae Davis. I attempted to balance that, what I thought Viking fans would want to see, and what I think the Vikings would actually do if this situation presented itself. Lots of folks are screaming for a quarterback, especially given our current situation at the position, and since there's no realistic way that Sanchez is going to be available at #22 in the real draft. . .hell, he might go ahead of Matthew Stafford. . .he was too good a value for me to pass up in this fantasy draft.

Our second-round pick will be up in a few days, and I'll put a poll out there again with more potential names for us to grab for the Vikings. Hopefully there won't be any "blockbuster" deals involving second-round picks that will cause us to have to backtrack again. I apologize to everyone for the pick being changed and any confusion that might have taken place as a result, but things are running smoothly again now.

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Meh....

I would take an OT if none of the good to great receivers are left.
That WR from Rutgers (whos name escapes me at the moment) sounds like a steal??

by LAviking on Apr 7, 2009 10:54 AM CDT reply actions

Kenny Britt

by Josh_D on Apr 7, 2009 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions

Much Better

Like Harvin a lot, but Sanchez is the best player on the board here. Too bad the real draft is unlikely to play out like this one…

by Spartan99 on Apr 7, 2009 11:35 AM CDT reply actions

I disagree

I hate taking QB’s in the first round. It’s the worst of the worst situations because they’re very rarely ready to play right away and if they were projected in the top 10 they want top 10 money. Look at Brady Quinn a couple of years ago as an example.

If this team was looking for a franchise QB, they should have chucked the next two drafts and gone after Cutler — he’s proven, he’s signed to a big deal already, and he makes us a top 5 team in the league next year and a favorite to win the NFC. Taking Sanchez here as a Plan B to not going after Cutler is just idiotic.

Harvin is the best pick with Maclin and Crabtree already gone. He can return kicks and punts, something the Vikings have been sorely lacking for quite a while. He’d be a great third down back when ADP comes off, and the team can put him at the split wide, flanker, or the slot and use him in a variety of different ways all over the field — including a occasional wildcat formation. With Harvin on the field, you can spread the defense out by throwing receiver screens to him, which will take the pressure off of the QB to make great throws downfield and take the onus off of the defense to stack the box against Peterson. The kid is a bigger version of Reggie Bush, and might be faster.

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by fourstick on Apr 8, 2009 11:52 AM CDT up reply actions

tackles in this year's draft

The way I see it, there are 2 elite tackles and 2 good tackles in this years draft. If one of the good tackles falls to us at 22, I think the vikings would have to jump on them. (Although I am considering andre smith one of the good tackles, I don’t know if the vikings would grab him) if those 4 tackles are gone, no need to reach for another tackle, cause they are all 2nd tier guys imo.

I like the sanchez pick. He should be a great qb, and it would be great to have a 3 way battle for the qb position. There would have to be a decent one out of the bunch, right?

by PurplePeopleEaters09 on Apr 7, 2009 1:43 PM CDT reply actions

Sanchez

I like that pick, but doubt he will fall that far.

If the Vikes do get him, I would not play him this year, unless Sage and TJack just suck beyond all possible belief. It is hard to say this, but the Packers did a good job with Rodgers, they let him develop under Favre for a couple years. yes, Sage and Tjack do not have the abilities or history that Favre had, but again Favre did not really seem like he was a mentor to Rodgers, not a teacher to him at least. There have been very few QB’s that are able to make the adjustment to NFL from College in one year. Last year was freakish with two being able to do it, Ryan and Flacco.

I hope the Vikings would keep Sanchez as third or second string this year and have a competition between him and whoever is left from this year the next. I would guess that either Sage or TJack will be gone next year. (Hopefully Tjack, of course I’m a Cyclone Alum so a little biased against Sage.)

I think that would be best, Sage for the immediate, Sanchez for the future, but again I doubt he will be available.

by Swedishdest on Apr 7, 2009 2:22 PM CDT reply actions

Thought of something else, when you look at the problems that the offensive line has, putting a rookie there is death. The only time rookies really are able to adjust is when they do not have to deal with being smacked every play and can actually concentrate on what they need to do.

by Swedishdest on Apr 7, 2009 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions

Meh

It varies. It depends on the guy’s development and mindset. Some, like Jake Long and Joe Thomas, excel immediately. Others do get killed by being put in too early.

Although what you say is often true, it is by no means universal.

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by FarvaForTheVikings on Apr 7, 2009 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions

I think he's talkin

about putting a rookie QB behind a bad OLine.

by PurplePeopleEaters09 on Apr 7, 2009 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions

Whoops, my bad, didn’t read his whole first post. That’s what I get for rushing. In that case, I definitely agree.

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by FarvaForTheVikings on Apr 7, 2009 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions

eh, I obviously didn’t read my whole post either since I had to add stuff.

Either way, O-line is this years issue not a rookie QB.

by Swedishdest on Apr 7, 2009 5:37 PM CDT up reply actions

Agreed.

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by FarvaForTheVikings on Apr 7, 2009 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions

+1

That would really suck… I mean, Sanchez may well be the BPA and the BPA is the bottom line, but the Vikings don’t need another 3 year QB project (although Chilly would probably love that notion).

by DCPurple on Apr 8, 2009 6:29 AM CDT up reply actions

I honestly don’t think I can be disappointed by the draft unless the Vikings reach for players. It honestly won’t be a big deal to me if we take Davis, Harvin, Sanchez, Nicks, or whoever else may be available.

I’m leaning towards lineman, maybe even trading down so we don’t have to reach for the guy we want, but there’s really no way the Vikings can disappoint me here.

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by FarvaForTheVikings on Apr 7, 2009 2:25 PM CDT reply actions

How long of a leash does Chilly have?

I know that we won the division but does he have enough backing from ownership to be able to afford a project like Sanchez?

I think it’s also possible that ownership may shy away from Sanchez as well – they need to win now in order to better any slim chances they have for a stadium sooner rather than later.

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by FishingMN on Apr 8, 2009 7:35 AM CDT reply actions

Spielmen...

Pretty sure Spielmen gets the final say.

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by Manimal on Apr 8, 2009 8:12 AM CDT up reply actions

+1

people keep acting like Chilly gets to call all the personel shots, but he doesn’t. Speilmen was brought in to make the Personel desicions. He may take a more long term approach to the draft then Chilli would because chillies job is on the line this year, where as Spielmen would be heavily involved in finding/hiring his replacement. I am not sure what I would want the Vikes to do if Sanchez fell to us at 22. up till recently I felt that Sanchez would be the 5-6 best QB prospect in next years class, but reports are that he absolutely killed his Pro-Day workout. and he would be perfect fit for the west coast offense, we pretend to play. and at 22 (pick), we could excuse sitting him for a year compared to top 10 money. also, there should be several starting calibur OT’s available in the second round.

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by the Real Thor on Apr 8, 2009 8:37 AM CDT up reply actions

And it’s for that reason, him killing at his pro-day, that he will NOT be available at 22.

by Frost on Apr 8, 2009 12:33 PM CDT up reply actions

Britton may fall

to 2nd round. We may have to move up to get him but that way we get BAP in the 1st and go hard at an OT the 2nd. Agreed there are other very good prospects for OT inthe 2nd and even the 3rd round.

by CitrusFLViking on Apr 8, 2009 9:36 AM CDT reply actions

ok.. what do you guys think

of us drafting pat white in the 2nd or 3rd round? he was makin all the throws at the combine… and hes got a surprsingly good arm on him.. better then most people thought

by hickenizgriz on Apr 8, 2009 1:49 PM CDT reply actions

3rd round is too high

If you can’t get him in the 4th or later he’s a reach. He has a decent arm, he’s just horribly inaccurate on deep throws. His career completion percentage is inflated because they throw a ton of shovel passes and short routes in that offense at WVU. Great player for the Wildcat type offense though.

Also, isn’t he just another Tarvaris Jackson? He’s going to have a giant learning curve before he’s going to excel in a pro style offense. I’d rather get an offensive lineman or safety with more value in the middle rounds and hope that he’s still there in the 5th.

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by fourstick on Apr 10, 2009 9:48 AM CDT up reply actions

3rd round

but not 2nd. We’ll get a WR then a OT is my guess. That might change if one of the great OT’s falls to us at 22. But, I wouldn’t mind seing them take Pat in the 3rd if available. You have to wonder if Chilly is still so glued to T-Jax that he would try to nix a move like that. Then pick up some project he could have gotten in the 5th or 6th round.

by CitrusFLViking on Apr 8, 2009 2:26 PM CDT reply actions

Does anyone else like Brandon Pettigrew?

by mjschaefer on Apr 8, 2009 4:36 PM CDT reply actions

I do, but I don’t think he’ll go in the first round. Maybe in the upper half of the second or third.

by Frost on Apr 10, 2009 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions

2nd or 3rd

I don’t know what you are smoking, but I want some! There is no way pettigrew is going in the 3rd. He might slip to the very top of the 2nd, but that’d be as far as he’s gonna slip. Personally, I think the vikings have more pressing needs, but if they did get him, they better move kleinsasser back to his fb position. I wouldn’t mind having him on my team. He’s got a great work ethic, he’s a great run blocker, and can catch the pass. But we already have 2 decent te’s.

by PurplePeopleEaters09 on Apr 10, 2009 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions

sanchez

i don’t think they should take sanchez, due to the fact that he only started 16 games at usc. the reason he only started 16 games is because we already have the qb on our roster that he couldn’t beat out for the job. john davod booty. i would like to see another offensive weapon to help take the heat off a.p. our receiving corp that does not scare anyone. i haven’t seen anough of harvin to make a good decision as to if he would be a good fit, but enough other knowledgeable posters seem to think so.

by indiana vikes fan on Apr 10, 2009 10:49 AM CDT reply actions