PJD is on vacation, STILL. During this time, we’ve decided we’ll take a quick look at potential Minnesota Vikings draft picks for the second or later rounds. With so many needs and so many draft picks to get this team back to a place where we can at least pretend they are respectable, we’ll have plenty of ground to cover. Let us know what you think of each prospect in the comments, and whether or not they’d be a good fit or impact player, and of course if you can think of a funny nickname for them.
Today, we look at Boise State safety George Iloka, who I actually hope we don’t draft because typing that name breaks my brain.
From ESPN draft analysis, which I promise is the last time we’ll do this now:
Overall Football Traits
1 = Exceptional2 = Above average3 = Average4 = Below average5 = Marginal Safety Specific Traits
1 = Exceptional2 = Above average3 = Average4 = Below average5 = Marginal |
Another safety project, PJD? Why yes, because our safeties are … just … god, they are bad. How awesome would it be to have an Ed Reed back at safety? I mean, think of it … An equivalent Purple Jesus playing safety. Every time a pass was thrown, your butthole would tighten up because you just never know what this safety of the Vikings is going to do. Will he decapitated someone? Intercept the pass for a pick-6? Make a leaping deflection?! THIS IMAGINARY PLAYER IS SO AWESOME! I say imaginary because over the past few weeks we have established that our safety-cupboard is as bare as Kate Upton’s bikini line, and also because I doubt that George Iloka is going to be the answer to our problems. When we look at the defense we are trying to run with Big Leslie in charge, we need a safety that can cover lots of range, make plays on the ball, and not be out of position. While there’s nothing in Iloka’s (which is a fun name to write, the more and more you try it) draft analysis that would suggest he perhaps CAN’T do any of these things, there also isn’t a ton of promise there, either. And when you have a team like the Vikings that has a ton of these guys already, why waste a draft pick on another one? Particularly one that would have to be used to snag the 63rd best player on the board, or, roughly, your early 3rd round pick.
Instead of that, let’s just put Winfield’s broken neck back there and call it a day. Can’t be much worse, right?
What say you? And yes, we’ll be back with actual real content on Monday. Until then, thanks for visiting and hanging tough with us. Appreciate it!
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