Rick Spielman Wants To Trade With Us (And Everyone Else)

[LUUUUUKE]

If I were the Vikings, I would be stupid to take that deal. From our end, it would be heaven. Amari Cooper is easily the "Andrew Luck" of wide receivers. That is to say a once every 10 years type of player. Given G-man's talent of finding quality guys in the first few rounds and undrafted free agents, I would easily give up those late round picks. We would still have a total of six picks, which is one pick shy of a given draft. I would make that trade in a micro second on our end.

And that right there is the problem. Anyone who thinks that Cooper is on the board at 11 is Cra Cra! Even if teams went full retard and didn't pick him until 11, do u really think the Vikes still make that trade with a young Teddy Bridgewater needing a reciever?

Y'all get so wrapped up in hypotheticals that you fail to look objectively at the whole situation. No bueno

[Matthias]

And that right there is the problem. Anyone who thinks that Cooper is on the board at 11 is Cra Cra! Even if teams went full retard and didn't pick him until 11, do u really think the Vikes still make that trade with a young Teddy Bridgewater needing a reciever?

Y'all get so wrapped up in hypotheticals that you fail to look objectively at the whole situation. No bueno

 

Of course I agree the Vikings would take him if he did fall there.  I was just highlighting the part in the OP that Spielman loves the late round picks haha.  I would give him all our late round picks for Coop.

[Frank Hollywood]

If I were the Vikings, I would be stupid to take that deal. From our end, it would be heaven. Amari Cooper is easily the "Andrew Luck" of wide receivers. That is to say a once every 10 years type of player. Given G-man's talent of finding quality guys in the first few rounds and undrafted free agents, I would easily give up those late round picks. We would still have a total of six picks, which is one pick shy of a given draft. I would make that trade in a micro second on our end.

It's an overly one sided, unrealistic trade

[ctrcat]

God the Vikings are fugin stupid

They took Christian Ponder @12. Funny thing is there are "worse" GMs, but those will occasionally get top 3 picks (ie Hurney). So what's really "worse"? Vikings I say. Most tormented franchise in the league IMHO.

[The Huddler]

They took Christian Ponder @12. Funny thing is there are "worse" GMs, but those will occasionally get top 3 picks (ie Hurney). So what's really "worse"? Vikings I say. Most tormented franchise in the league IMHO.

dude they suck. Top to bottom lol

[KendrickPanther]

Well I think it's funny that Gettleman has gotten good return on undrafted free agents. In contrast Spielman wants those late round picks to avoid competing in undrafted free agency. Maybe being located in Minnesota is a disadvantage for him with those guys. 

 

In the interview he referenced the Benwikere trade indirectly saying (paraphrased) 'Some teams want to go up and get a guy they like. I rather pick several guys and hopefully a couple of them work out, to me it's worth the risk' .