Vikings Daily Mock 5.2

By Mark P May 2, 2014, 3:06pm CDT

I use the http://fanspeak.com/ontheclock/ site to do the draft. They have a premium feature that allows for trades. They have 4 big boards you can choose to use for the player rankings (fanspeak, walterfootball, ourlads & drafttv).

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walterfootball big board

1ST TRADE - 1.8 TO THE BEARS FOR 1.14 & 2.19
2ND TRADE - 2.8 & 5.8 TO THE REDSKINS FOR 2.2
3RD TRADE - 3.8 TO THE DOLPHINS FOR 3.15 & 5.14
4TH TRADE - 3.32 TO THE RAMS FOR 4.10 & 5.13
5TH TRADE - 7.8 TO THE 49ERS FOR 7.27, 7.28, & 7.30

14 DT AARON DONALD PITTSBURGH
34 QB DEREK CARR FRESNO STATE
51 LB RYAN SHAZIER OHIO STATE
80 TE AUSTIN SEFERIAN-JENKINS WASHINGTON
110 RB KA'DEEM CAREY ARIZONA
148 DE ED STINSON ALABAMA
153 CB ROSS COCKRELL DUKE
154 WR JOSH HUFF OREGON
184 G TRAI TURNER LSU
242 RB ISAIAH CROWELL ALABAMA STATE
243 S BROCK VEREEN MINNESOTA
245 OT JUSTIN BRITT

I would love for the first 3 picks to happen. That would be fantastic!
I know many people do not like Derek Carr and I really do not know why. They point to some bowl games they lost and how he does not handle pressure well, etc.
Fair enough. But those seem like things people want to worry about instead of focusing on things that he can do really well.
Getting him in the 2nd round is a good deal. No one should complain about that unless they just do not like him at all which I can respect (as I do not like Mettenberger).
Here is a very good article on Carr. http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/10862080/sins-brother-derek-carr-learn-brother-david-busted-career

In camp before his junior season, Derek suffered a sports hernia and hairline fracture in his pelvic bone. The coaches told him to avoid hits at all costs. So he unloaded at the first sign of pressure, often off his back foot. Derek still racked up 37 touchdowns against just seven interceptions -- the definition of toughness that scouts claim to crave. But some teams couldn't shake that familiar, familial skittishness in the pocket. "He took some undue criticism," says Fresno State coach Tim DeRuyter. "It was painful, and he never said a word."

So let's see. A guy has hairline fracture in his pelvic area and is instructed by his coach to not take any shots. And some people will criticize him without knowing the whole story. Who knows if doing that his junior year created some habits that he may not have totally overcome in his senior year? He still threw 50 TDs with only 8 INTs which is pretty dang good.

Here is another story from Jon Gruden ... http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft2014/story/_/id/10851148/2014-nfl-draft-jon-gruden-shares-observations-derek-carr

"Have you met a quarterback in the past 10 years -- at any level -- who has called 90 percent of his own plays? You are getting a guy who has done that in Carr, and he is further along than most players in college ... He changed protections and helped the offense tremendously with his background in slide protection specifically."

I cannot post anymore of this or else.

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