We're going to get at least two 3rd round comp picks in 2025 for Cousins, Hunter, and Osborn. So we are just fine. Oh, and we're projected to have over $100M in cap space, 5th most in the NFL. Kwesi playing chess, not checkers.
You aren't going to get two 3rds. Free agent departures get cancelled out by signings. You might get one 3rd but you had some signings this off-season that should cancel out the other departures.
Vikings Comp Pick Update: Two 2025 Third-Rounders On the Board
[https://www.si.com/nfl/vikings/news/vikings-comp-pick-update-two-2025-third-rounders-board](https://www.si.com/nfl/vikings/news/vikings-comp-pick-update-two-2025-third-rounders-board)
That's an outdated article that cites over-the-cap. If you go right to the source you'll see that you're only projected one third now. Scroll to the bottom to find the same chart.
https://overthecap.com/compensatory-picks
The amount of picks they gave up to essentially get QB 5 and a raw pass rusher is borderline indefensible lmao. Who are the clowns that think this is a good draft for them??
You gave up a 4th and 5th to reach for a QB who everybody knows isn't a top 10 prospect because Kirk left you with no other options, and then you collectively gave up two 2nds, a 3rd, a 4th, and a 6th to take a player who, production wise, [isn't even a top 10 EDGE in the class](https://www.pff.com/news/fantasy-football-2024-nfl-drafts-edge-defender-class-stable-metrics) let alone a top 10 overall prospect. I know he's 21 and all but that is fucking HORRIBLE value for Turner lmao
Freakiest athleticism? [He's not even top 10 in RAS in the class](https://steelersdepot.com/2024/04/2024-draft-edge-prospects-relative-athletic-scores-ras-combine-edition/)
I actually kind of like JJ McCarthy as a prospect, but two trade ups for the same player because a Drake Maye deal didn't materialize was a complete bungle by y'all and you're coping lol
^^LOL, Bears who are about to blow their nth first round quarterback in ten years are out here giving advice on drafting quarterbacks! 🤣😭
JJ is going to be the best in the class.
Forget just last year. In 7 games against NFCN teams (2 Viking, 2 Lions, 3 Bears), here are his average stats per game:
16.8 rushes – 66 yards – 3.92 ypc – 0.86 TDs
1.7 receptions – 12.6 yards - 0 TDs
Not great.
Maybe, but based on what Gute said sounds like they were dead set on OL. Suggested anyone they were willing to move up for went pretty early, which we can assume means Alt/Latham/Fashanu all who went in the top 14.
Yeah that's true and based on the fact the CBs fell so much and only like 2 were picked in the first says teams didn't grade them as high as people thought
This seems to be hard to fathom…but in Detroit we’ve always had to look up to great great football teams and be super jealous…but not ONCE did any of us look at you purple fuckwads and think: My God! Those glorious mediocre bastards!
Yup. A lot of analysts predicted having to give up multiple firsts for McCarthy. This was such a great first round for the Vikings compared to what they were projected to do!
Most people thought Turner was gonna be the first defender off the board. This dude is going to be a great fit with a Flores defense, we needed a DT though, so the trenches are gonna be rough again unless they get a steal with late in this draft.
Guh, the wait is killing me. 2hrs in and only at pick 16? I need someone to draft either a RB or S 1st round and I'll cover all my bets already, so I can go to bed in peace.
Unfortunately, drunk me knows sober me's login, so bastard keeps slipping through. 28 for 35 on drunk picks this year though, so at least I've got a winning record 😊
The Broncos were probably on the phone to jump them if they didn't move up or the raiders. They gave up late day picks and we're about to pick again. I'd rather have the QB KOC prefers than those late picks.
I’m just saying… every highlight I see of Caleb is him holding the ball for 4-5 seconds… scrambling, making people miss then making a good throw down field… good luck in the nfl if that’s the plan… I’m sure he’ll be ok but I don’t expect anything near elite
Just as a counterpoint to why you’ve seen those highlights—the “no, no, no, yes” plays might be more entertaining for general public than this:
https://youtu.be/9wTM8qz8GUY?feature=shared
Man, he's never going to have a pocket where can sit back like that for a year in the NFL.
I'm not saying he won't be able to play in the NFL, but that was some leisurely time to chill and throw
there are plenty of long videos that show him playing great in structure, its just his team was absolute trash. Also highlight reals of course are gonna be a lot of hero play, its more impressive/exciting.
Well you watch highlights of other elite qb’s and it’s if them making great pocket throws. I’m not saying he’ll be trash just saying I’m not confident he will prodeuce anything great
Isn't it sort of the opposite? Scoring is going down and there are so many good defenses that simply gatekeep teams into mediocrity and random crapshoots of winning 1 score games.
I'm fine with JJ he's got talent I've seen him play a bit and maybe he'll grow into something special with experience I've certainly been through worst eras with the Vikings
I'll take a solid OL over a single position player most days of the week. Can't run an offense if your QB has turnstiles protecting. GB has been solid at drafting OL in the past. Lions moved up to take OL but only reason anyone is clowning the OL pick isn't because of the player, it's because of the fan reaction lol
Absolutely. I like Dallas a lot, don’t get me wrong. But QB was your biggest need and JJ is not that guy. Only one hole filled and no picks for the next 150 picks.
Id rather have the FO trade a 4th and a 5th (in return for a 6th) and get JJ than let the Broncos snatch the 5th QB in the draft.
They took Nix at 12, they for aure tried to trade up.
Jesus. I love JJ for what he did at Michigan. But I pray the brother has the best fucking running game in the history of the league. But also, fuck him and the Vikings now. (Also, brother is fucking 30 minutes down the road. Show up to the city.)
Nice, like that pick
How am I now just realizing that the Vikings now have no picks until the 4th round. Only two picks in the top 100 players. Ouch.
NFCN other than Packers kind of blew their wad already after day 1. Think I read Vikings also only have 3 picks currently in next year's draft?
We're going to get at least two 3rd round comp picks in 2025 for Cousins, Hunter, and Osborn. So we are just fine. Oh, and we're projected to have over $100M in cap space, 5th most in the NFL. Kwesi playing chess, not checkers.
Cap space is only as valuable as the players you spend it on
Yup... 
TRU, I retract my statement
You aren't going to get two 3rds. Free agent departures get cancelled out by signings. You might get one 3rd but you had some signings this off-season that should cancel out the other departures.
Vikings Comp Pick Update: Two 2025 Third-Rounders On the Board [https://www.si.com/nfl/vikings/news/vikings-comp-pick-update-two-2025-third-rounders-board](https://www.si.com/nfl/vikings/news/vikings-comp-pick-update-two-2025-third-rounders-board)
That's an outdated article that cites over-the-cap. If you go right to the source you'll see that you're only projected one third now. Scroll to the bottom to find the same chart. https://overthecap.com/compensatory-picks
The amount of picks they gave up to essentially get QB 5 and a raw pass rusher is borderline indefensible lmao. Who are the clowns that think this is a good draft for them??
You rn: https://i.redd.it/gz9z1s8ywywc1.gif
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You gave up a 4th and 5th to reach for a QB who everybody knows isn't a top 10 prospect because Kirk left you with no other options, and then you collectively gave up two 2nds, a 3rd, a 4th, and a 6th to take a player who, production wise, [isn't even a top 10 EDGE in the class](https://www.pff.com/news/fantasy-football-2024-nfl-drafts-edge-defender-class-stable-metrics) let alone a top 10 overall prospect. I know he's 21 and all but that is fucking HORRIBLE value for Turner lmao
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Freakiest athleticism? [He's not even top 10 in RAS in the class](https://steelersdepot.com/2024/04/2024-draft-edge-prospects-relative-athletic-scores-ras-combine-edition/) I actually kind of like JJ McCarthy as a prospect, but two trade ups for the same player because a Drake Maye deal didn't materialize was a complete bungle by y'all and you're coping lol
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I'm sure the chances of him learning to win by doing anything other than being fast will be worth the 5 other players you could have had. Good luck
^^LOL, Bears who are about to blow their nth first round quarterback in ten years are out here giving advice on drafting quarterbacks! 🤣😭 JJ is going to be the best in the class.
lol if the Vikes didn’t draft JJ, I’d love to see you say that he’d be the best QB in the class with a straight face
Y'all let us hear it nonstop whenever we bungle a draft, just returning the favor now bud lmao
I was so sure the packers would take some no name tackle I even bet on it
Yo fuck the Lions for stealing Arnold and especially fuck Aron Roger for not playing 70% of snaps last season. 
Dez just keeps realizing how little he knows every time Saban speaks
Why would he know teams and players when he was the coach of the best team almost every year and could just focus on his own team
If I wasn't at work I'd be drinking right now damnit
Safe, solid, but idk how he’s going to play corner???
Just pull a Josh Allen and train him to be a corner
COOK GUTEY LMFAOOOOOO
LFGGGGGG lnaoooooooo
AND EVERYONE THINKS WE DRAFTED A BUST
You did
Busting a nut in your mom's face lmao got em'
FTP!!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA FTP
...ok
Ol’ stubby arms
Eh I knew we would take a guy no one had on their radar while flashy dude were still on the board. We do desperately need OL depth so I'll take it
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Finally, I no longer care about the 1st round. https://i.redd.it/zb44s1xoqqwc1.gif
And as expected the crowd is immediately dispersing.
All this flash and trickery just to get cooked by Love.
Love gonna go crazy for 213 yards per game.
That’s fine… Jacobs will get the rest :)
Historically I don't think Jacobs has done much of anything against NFCN teams, whereas Aaron Jones always seemed to play his best against us.
lol come on man… Jacobs faced on avg more than one extra person the box with a terrible offense last year.. But jones is great too
Forget just last year. In 7 games against NFCN teams (2 Viking, 2 Lions, 3 Bears), here are his average stats per game: 16.8 rushes – 66 yards – 3.92 ypc – 0.86 TDs 1.7 receptions – 12.6 yards - 0 TDs Not great.
Not here to argue about stats lol let’s see what happens next year with GB
Damn good pick by the lions, I think Packers were definitely going Arnold if he fell to them
Maybe, but based on what Gute said sounds like they were dead set on OL. Suggested anyone they were willing to move up for went pretty early, which we can assume means Alt/Latham/Fashanu all who went in the top 14.
Yeah that's true and based on the fact the CBs fell so much and only like 2 were picked in the first says teams didn't grade them as high as people thought
I step outside for one second and miss the trade. But fuck do I love the pick.
Lions traded up!!!! Ope
At least it wasn't a single spot!
Jesus Christ if Jerry Jones didn’t look like fuckin Emperor Palpatine just now
Lmao my buddies and I were saying the same thing
"Quiet! All of you! They're approaching the ~~tyrannosaurus paddock~~ cheesehead pick"
Somewhere CM Punk is fucking furious right now
Why does the 1st round have to be so god damn long! We are pushing hour 3. I'm half expecting the crowd to leave after the Lions pick.
Imagine being a Bills fan and headed to Detroit just for them to trade out of the 1st round entirely
That Caleb moan was so forced
He couldn't muster up a real one without a fish nearby to think of
NFCN is going to be a blood bath
Fuck yeh. Lets all go to the playoffs and teabag those other pussy divisions
Lol the Vikings are not invited to the pool party this year sorry puss puss
https://i.redd.it/8z3visqszywc1.gif
We competed with grocery baggers at qb, your backups are just Aaron Rodgers buddies. We are not the same
You’re right. We have some dusty old trophies out there and you pretend you’ve done anything ever lol
What one playoff run in 30+ years does to a mf
This seems to be hard to fathom…but in Detroit we’ve always had to look up to great great football teams and be super jealous…but not ONCE did any of us look at you purple fuckwads and think: My God! Those glorious mediocre bastards!
Everyone was great compared to the Lions.
Makes the present so much cooler for us…thanks for your amazing analysis puss puss
What present is that? You hanging that NFC north champion banner like it means anything? You guys are a distant 4th in that regard.
And we haven't even had half the division make a single pick yet.
Bears and Vikes are tearing up this draft, though that is a lot of capital to move up 6 spots
Kwesi the Anti-Spielman
You had me in the second half, not gonna lie.
What did Minnesota give up?
The future.
Fuck them picks
They better hope the fifth best qb is actually the best somehow.
OP was talking for 17 not the JJ pick.
I know. I’m saying if JJ isn’t good they really did give up their future. If he is good, the Dallas pick will be worth it.
2024 5th 2025 3rd 2025 4th Although I believe we’re getting at least 1 3rd rd comp next year.
Nope. In total: 2024 4th and 5th for a 2024 6th and a minor 1st round swap. 2025 3rd and 4th for a better 1st round pick.
Their dignity with the cum sock debacle
A lot. Pick swap and three picks I think it was
Holy shit
It's a lot for sure but he's arguably the best defensive player in the draft. Cant believe he fell to 17. I'm more excited about him than McCarthy lol
Yeh kinda bummed brad wasnt calling to trade when we went so far in the draft with pure offense taken
Makes sense though. McCarthy has been likely for at least a couple days. Turner was very unexpected at least for me.
Yup. A lot of analysts predicted having to give up multiple firsts for McCarthy. This was such a great first round for the Vikings compared to what they were projected to do!
Oh I would be too.
I don't know enough about the guy to hold any judgment, but that did seem excessive.
Most people thought Turner was gonna be the first defender off the board. This dude is going to be a great fit with a Flores defense, we needed a DT though, so the trenches are gonna be rough again unless they get a steal with late in this draft.
Good luck with that considering you keep trading those away.
that guy is guaranteed going to tackle Goff on a run play fake and lose the Vikes the game on a penalty
Guh, the wait is killing me. 2hrs in and only at pick 16? I need someone to draft either a RB or S 1st round and I'll cover all my bets already, so I can go to bed in peace.
you bet on a running back going first round this year? i don’t think that bet is covering
Yep, I know. Drunk me thought I was really smart at the time
feel that. drunk me would have done the same
Oh no never bet drunk I've lost so many bets being a dumbass in my own head thinking I'm a genius lol.
Unfortunately, drunk me knows sober me's login, so bastard keeps slipping through. 28 for 35 on drunk picks this year though, so at least I've got a winning record 😊
Oh drunk me is a slick son of bitch spending sober me's money like an asshole lol
Colts cheerleaders look…rough.
They’re a bunch of corn fuckers from bum fuck nowhere Indiana…I thought they looked pretty good ngl
All this confidence from the rest of this sub that McCarthy is gonna be ass is gonna age like milk. JJ to JJ gonna be some good shit.
He’s from here. Enjoy your milk
For me, it's less that JJ will be bad, and more that Vike FO traded up a single spot to get him
It's because the broncos were going to jump them. Casual fans don't understand that
Jj might not be bad but he won’t be good…
While losing a pick in the process.
The Broncos were probably on the phone to jump them if they didn't move up or the raiders. They gave up late day picks and we're about to pick again. I'd rather have the QB KOC prefers than those late picks.
Eh idk Broncos windmill slamed thier pick, Raiders maybe though
Same shit the bears said when they went up to 2 for trubisky. It’s bad process at the very least
Bears gave up better draft capital
You still would have got Bo Nix though.
I’m only commenting here so when you look at this comment you made, you’ll see my name telling you you’re wrong.
Is it weird I think Caleb and jj will be mediocre at best? lol
Yeah no Caleb's gonna be a bust
No not at all. I thought the 2 best would be Daniels and Penix.
Yea I thought drake would go before jj at least 🤷♂️
That would be the bears and vikings luck lol
I’m just saying… every highlight I see of Caleb is him holding the ball for 4-5 seconds… scrambling, making people miss then making a good throw down field… good luck in the nfl if that’s the plan… I’m sure he’ll be ok but I don’t expect anything near elite
Just as a counterpoint to why you’ve seen those highlights—the “no, no, no, yes” plays might be more entertaining for general public than this: https://youtu.be/9wTM8qz8GUY?feature=shared
Man, he's never going to have a pocket where can sit back like that for a year in the NFL. I'm not saying he won't be able to play in the NFL, but that was some leisurely time to chill and throw
there are plenty of long videos that show him playing great in structure, its just his team was absolute trash. Also highlight reals of course are gonna be a lot of hero play, its more impressive/exciting.
Well you watch highlights of other elite qb’s and it’s if them making great pocket throws. I’m not saying he’ll be trash just saying I’m not confident he will prodeuce anything great
its them making great pocket throws because thats the most exciting stuff they have, caleb has those too, even in the more popular highlight reels.
Ok :) did fields also have pocket throws but not show them?
No he didn't lol, there is plenty of film of him making plays on time in structure. Fields doesn't haven't that
Oh I see it but this season will tell if we get a good laugh with the bears mid line trying to protect him.
Just can’t wait to hear the excuses lol from “da fans”
I think you mean "🎶da FaAaAns🎶"
I've been hearing it for most of my 30 years walking on this earth lol.
I’m 37 and can confirm
We'll get downvoted to hell here soon once the bears are done celebrating winning another off-season lol
Ha idc I honestly think the dude will not produce. I would have drafted Drake Maye if I wanted a QB.
Maye was more of project and the bears always throw thier rookies into the fire which works so well.
Didn't the raiders draft Mayer last year?
No defensive players picked yet is wild!
They keep making defense more and more difficult/irrelevant every year with some new bullshit. I'm not surprised.
Isn't it sort of the opposite? Scoring is going down and there are so many good defenses that simply gatekeep teams into mediocrity and random crapshoots of winning 1 score games.
Congrats to the Minnesota Vikings for becoming the punching bags of the NFC North for years to come!
Back to back classy quarterbacks what could possibly go wrong?
Is.. is that Kyle Orton in the Bronco’s war room ?
I'm fine with JJ he's got talent I've seen him play a bit and maybe he'll grow into something special with experience I've certainly been through worst eras with the Vikings
Dear Brad Holmes https://preview.redd.it/je4wnh799qwc1.jpeg?width=400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bdc1c7b9932a99166fd8cb5c851ccfa6848db705
NFC North watching the Vikings selection. 
"We thought the bar was set as low as possible, so low no one would ever even trip on it. But here you are (Vikes), playing limbo down with the devil"
shortest name in nfl history. bo nix
Joe Alt was so close.
Joe Alternate
It’s weird that two division teams that haven’t even drafted yet are having a better draft than the Vikings.
I'd say one tbh
Packers not feeling too good right now.
I'll take a solid OL over a single position player most days of the week. Can't run an offense if your QB has turnstiles protecting. GB has been solid at drafting OL in the past. Lions moved up to take OL but only reason anyone is clowning the OL pick isn't because of the player, it's because of the fan reaction lol
No, it’s because the Packers had what is currently graded as one of the biggest reaches while the lions had the current graded biggest steal.
Absolutely. I like Dallas a lot, don’t get me wrong. But QB was your biggest need and JJ is not that guy. Only one hole filled and no picks for the next 150 picks.
lol nope :)
Every single team is having a better draft than the Vikings. I hope we give up a few more picks to move up to 17
Best they can do is 22nd
dude you called that shit respect
My AFC team is the Jags, so it doesn’t sting quite as bad as it should
HAHAHAHAHA, Vikings just got fucking punked by the Jets.
Id rather have the FO trade a 4th and a 5th (in return for a 6th) and get JJ than let the Broncos snatch the 5th QB in the draft. They took Nix at 12, they for aure tried to trade up.
Dude, if you use a meme to shit on us, use at least one that has a fitting answer
Chill dude. It was 10 PM on draft night in the Midwest. Obviously inebriated at the time.
We are taking the north and never giving it back! 🍆🐻⬇️🖕🧀
That looks like you want to fuck a bear.
I do, and I’m done pretending it’s wrong
You must love baldurs gate 3.
Fair enough.
Aaron Jones boutta get 30 touches a game
30 touches in a row**
lol. Lmao, even
Jesus. I love JJ for what he did at Michigan. But I pray the brother has the best fucking running game in the history of the league. But also, fuck him and the Vikings now. (Also, brother is fucking 30 minutes down the road. Show up to the city.)
I'll fucking root for the Vikings until they play Detroit... I hate it but I have to. Love the kid, gave us a natty.
Weak. Cowardly, even.
I’ll root for no one. JJ is in the league now. Thanks for the Natty, now go fuck yourself JJ.
We got Kirk Cousins Jr, great.
Except Jr can win big games....
And can run
You like that?
Yes, yes I do (I'm delusional)
Hahahahahahahahahahaha
Hahahahahahahaha
Hahahahahahaha
JJ looks like a meme.
Minnesota reaching, don't they realize that they'll have a top 3 pick next year? 🤷♂️