Two words of warning before placing blind faith in Dennis Green for the draft:

[jolt]

Now that was a nice draft

Yup, and it's the only one with more than 1 or 2 good players in it.

Rnd Pick Ovrall Name College Pos
1 21 21 Robert Smith Ohio State RB
2 23 52 Qadry Ismail Syracuse WR
3 1 57 John Gerak Penn State G
3 23 79 Gilbert Brown Kansas DT
4 22 106 Ashley Sheppard Clemson LB
5 21 133 Everett Lindsay Mississippi T
7 24 192 Gino Torretta Miami (FL) QB

1993, the last one. Smith was awesome when he was healthy, Ismail was a backup, Lindsay started one year, and.....gino toretta!

 

[jolt]

And the Guy has still produced winning teams!!!! I choose winning teams!!!!!!!!!!!! If we get that in Arizona, great.....

I agree with you. I was ONLY posting this because I think everyone will need to chill and take his draft with a grain of salt.

Fitzgerald or whoever we take at 3 should be a slam dunk but beyond round 1, green has a very poor history. Assuming he indeed had control over the draft which it is claimed he did.

 

[Mrospi]

By the way... think you missed Gilbert Brown in that last draft...

Pretty good DT

 

[jolt]

By the way... think you missed Gilbert Brown in that last draft...

Pretty good DT

Green cut him in training camp.

 

[Ryanwb]

Qadry Ismail always played good against the Cardinals. I was at the Vikings game in like '95 and he just torched the place

 

[jolt]

Qadry Ismail always played good against the Cardinals. I was at the Vikings game in like '95 and he just torched the place

No fair! That was Buddy Ryan Year #2.

Everyone frickin' torched us.

 

[abomb]

Jolt,

You obviously know your draft stuff, so here is a question for you that I haven't really seen the experts tackle. Where does this draft class rank potentially compared to those of the past 15 years? Or what is the best first round of the draft in the past 15 years or so.

Thanks,

A-Bomb

 

[maddogkf]

Same thing happened with Calvin Pace. Sometimes you take a chance on a player.

...like how we did w/Eric Swann

 

[SECTION 11]

Pro Bowlers Green drafted (just with the Vikings).

2003: Matt Birk, Moss, Culpepper
2002: Michael Bennet, Randy Moss
2001: Matt Birk
2000: Matt Birk, Culpepper, Moss, Robert Smith, Korey Stringer
1999: Moss
1998: Ed McDaniel, Moss, Robert Smith, Todd Steussie
1997: Todd Steussie

That's 17. But you have Underwood on your side of the ledger, I guess.

 

[maddogkf]

Pro Bowlers Green drafted (just with the Vikings).

2003: Matt Birk, Moss, Culpepper
2002: Michael Bennet, Randy Moss
2001: Matt Birk
2000: Matt Birk, Culpepper, Moss, Robert Smith, Korey Stringer
1999: Moss
1998: Ed McDaniel, Moss, Robert Smith, Todd Steussie
1997: Todd Steussie

That's 17. But you have Underwood on your side of the ledger, I guess.

*bump* what he said!

 

[Dan H]

Pro Bowlers Green drafted (just with the Vikings).

2003: Matt Birk, Moss, Culpepper
2002: Michael Bennet, Randy Moss
2001: Matt Birk
2000: Matt Birk, Culpepper, Moss, Robert Smith, Korey Stringer
1999: Moss
1998: Ed McDaniel, Moss, Robert Smith, Todd Steussie
1997: Todd Steussie

That's 17. But you have Underwood on your side of the ledger, I guess.

Whereas in the same time period the Cards drafted one in Anquan IIRC.

Hey, what we had wasn't working - it sure as hell can't get any WORSE.

 

[SECTION 11]

Posting his drafts isn't helping your argument at all. They're pretty damn good.

 

[Mrospi]

why???????????????????

Please he doesn't know what he just said

 

[maddogkf]

What about Boston & Big for us as All-Pro?

Didn't Davis go as a back-up his rookie year?

 

[Ryanwb]

Jake went too

 

[Lex]

17 pro bowlers, and Denny never had a pick in the top 10.

I'd settle for never having a top 10 pick again.

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

No team drafts starters every year.Those 3rd round picks and below are a total crap shoot for any team.You also fail to realize that the Vikings already had alot of talent and were drafting toward the bottom of each round because they were a playoff team every year. I don't really see any point in your argument.Getting Culpepper,Moss,Stringer,and HOvan where he was drafting is pretty good.

 

[MaoTosiFanClub]

Uh oh, someone is bagging on Dennis Green. Where's vikesclown to defend the honor of 'DG?'

 

[SECTION 11]

Let's recap....

jolt, this argument sucks.

 

[Krangodnzr]

This thread is like the Battle of New Orleans....

Jolt= the British
Everyone else= the Americans led by "ole' hickory".

Give it up Jolt.

 

[mdamien13]

Hey, what we had wasn't working - it sure as hell can't get any WORSE.

Quote of the day.

 

[mdamien13]

This thread is like the Battle of New Orleans....

Jolt= the British
Everyone else= the Americans led by "ole' hickory".

Only you, Krang.

 

[Ryanwb]

This thread is like the Battle of New Orleans....

Jolt= the British
Everyone else= the Americans led by "ole' hickory".

Give it up Jolt.

Don't you mean Little Bighorn

Jolt = Custer and the 7th Cavalry
Everyone else = them damn indians

 

[Bobcat]

Hey guy's I don't care who he once drafted, I only care about this years draft as Cardinals Head Coach.

Allan

 

[Krangodnzr]

Don't you mean Little Bighorn

Jolt = Custer and the 7th Cavalry
Everyone else = them damn indians

That works just as well. Either way, Jolt's getting his ass handed to him.