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[fknhippie]

Willie Beavers..gonna have fun with that name.

2016 NFL Draft Profile: Willie Beavers

 

[Simmion]

Smaller school guard. Those guys can be good. We got some more depth for the interior OL

 

[fknhippie]

Profile lists him as a left tackle.

from Mel Kipper:

Topping the overall list at #100 for the MAC is Willie Beavers, an offensive tackle from Western Michigan Broncos. Beavers started 40 straight games for WMU and became a first-team All-MAC player in 2015. He helped the Broncos' offense achieve greatness, as the team ranked second in the MAC in scoring offense, total offense and rushing offense. Be sure to check out our scouting profile of Beavers before his name is called, likely on Friday.

 

[Win TWINS!!!]

Profile lists him as a left tackle.

from Mel Kipper:

Topping the overall list at #100 for the MAC is Willie Beavers, an offensive tackle from Western Michigan Broncos. Beavers started 40 straight games for WMU and became a first-team All-MAC player in 2015. He helped the Broncos' offense achieve greatness, as the team ranked second in the MAC in scoring offense, total offense and rushing offense. Be sure to check out our scouting profile of Beavers before his name is called, likely on Friday.

He's got the right attitude, too. Beavers can play either side of the line, but he's willing to move wherever he needs to.

"Let's do it," he said. "Wherever they wanted to see me. If they wanted to see me catching punts, that's what I was going to do." -via The Detroit News

 

[fknhippie]

Kentrell Brothers

2016 NFL Draft Profile: Kentrell Brothers

 

[Simmion]

152 tackles last year. He will be a two down back for us I think. Not good speed or size. But they said his instincts are great. Which is why I like that pick. 2nd team all American, 1st team all SEC.

 

[Simmion]

German guy is ours

 

[Simmion]

And we close it off with a OLB/DE to cycle in like Zimmer likes. And I am glad we got a SS just to see if he can fit in. The guy is 6'4". That's the tallest DB I have ever seen.

 

[Win TWINS!!!]

German guy is ours

The more I've read and seen of this guy... he's a freak! I hope he makes it!

 

[JohnRandle]

The more I've read and seen of this guy... he's a freak! I hope he makes it!

Me too!!
The guy looks like a stud against the German teams..?!?!
And his favorite team is the Vikes!
He's very excited to be here.

 

[Win TWINS!!!]

Me too!!
The guy looks like a stud against the German teams..?!?!
And his favorite team is the Vikes!
He's very excited to be here.

White Megatron!


But seriously. He graded top 5 in each of the skills categories. Ran his 40 on grass which they say is the equivalent of 4.39.... at a tight end size!

If he can learn an NFL playbook.... Diggs last year. Now this guy in late rounds?!?! Could be some fun stuff.

 

[JohnRandle]

White Megatron!


But seriously. He graded top 5 in each of the skills categories. Ran his 40 on grass which they say is the equivalent of 4.39.... at a tight end size!

If he can learn an NFL playbook.... Diggs last year. Now this guy in late rounds?!?! Could be some fun stuff.[/QUOT

 

[jeffro151]

Vikes wasting no time signing draft picks, just inked the German WR to a 4 yr deal

 

[bt08]

I see the Vikings didn't pick up Coradelle Patterson 5th year option. Not being in camps etc I wonder whats the deal with this kid, has tons of speed, can't he be the stretch the field receiver?/

 

[Win TWINS!!!]

I see the Vikings didn't pick up Coradelle Patterson 5th year option. Not being in camps etc I wonder whats the deal with this kid, has tons of speed, can't he be the stretch the field receiver?/

Still struggles to run the right routes, and fails to read the coverage to adjust the routes.

 

[Simmion]

He is done, for said reason's above. He has survived for his abilities with the ball in his hands. Which always made me wonder why we didn't try harder with sweeps, bubble screens, trick plays... If he is that talented. Work with his talents.

But at the end of the day, it appears he go the extra mile to work on his routes or study. I think he will be cut before the seasons starts with the guys we picked up. Theilen is the other odd man out, but he does so much more while playing special teams, and Charles Johnson is just meh, he had the size, but turned into a little bitch for contested balls. We cut those two to work with the new guys.

 

[Nosferatu]

I gotsta say I am very happy with our draft, love the first two picks and took some kids with huge upside in the later rounds, Boehringer looks great on film but the transition to the NFL will be a difficult one IMO... I also love the trade with the Phins...

 

[Win TWINS!!!]

I gotsta say I am very happy with our draft, love the first two picks and took some kids with huge upside in the later rounds, Boehringer looks great on film but the transition to the NFL will be a difficult one IMO... I also love the trade with the Phins...

If MoBo can learn how to pursue and tackle, he might be a great gunner on punts... at least early on.

Really pleased with most of the offseason.

 

[Win TWINS!!!]

Interesting comparison...

Adrian Peterson says Teddy Bridgewater reminds him of a Hall of Fame QB - CBSSports.com

First 2 seasons...

QB COMP ATT COMP % YDS YPA TD INT QB RTG
Brady 637 1014 62.8% 6607 6.5 46 26 86.0
Bridgewater 551 849 64.9% 6150 7.2 28 21 87.0

It's worth noting that Brady, even while playing the so-called "caretaker QB" role early in his career, threw about three more passes than Bridgewater did in his first two seasons. And considering Brady came up in the early 2000s, when teams threw the ball less often than they do these days, the difference is probably even greater. Bridgewater edged out Brady in completion percentage, yards per attempt, and QB rating through two seasons, but Brady turned his throws into touchdowns more often (4.5 to 3.3 percent) while throwing interceptions at basically the same rate (2.6 percent to 2.5 percent).

If the receivers can do their jobs, and Teddy can stay on his feet more, he might just be alright.

 

[fknhippie]

Vikes get an A- for the off season.

Barnwell's offseason report cards for all 32 NFL teams