Minnesota Vikings Discussion – SkolAsylum: 25 Apr 2023

A little unfair. KAM has only had one attempt.

Go back and list EVERY 1st round pick. Vikings did quite well picking talent prior to the Spielman years.

Here’s the rest of the 1st round picks prior to Waynes. Some were good picks but lost d/t injury or mis-management, but the player was very good. Some of those early years, I have no recollection of who/how they played. The team had a pretty darn good record of drafting talent in the first round until………Wreck.
Tommy Mason – don’t remember himJim Dunaway – don’t remember him
Carl Eller – DAMN good pick
Jack Snow – don’t remember him
Jerry Shay – don’t remember him
Alan Page – DAMN good pick
Gene Washington – good pick
Clint Jones – don’t remember him
Ron Yary – DAMN good pick
John Ward – don’t remember him
Leo Hayden – don’t remember him
Jeff Siemen – good pickl
Chuck Foreman – good pick
Steve Riley – good pick
Fred McNiell – good pick
Mark Mulaney – ok pick
James White – don’t remember him
Tommy Kramer – good pick
Randy Holloway – don’t remember him
Ted Brown – good pick
Doug Martin – ????
Darrin Nelson – good pick
Joey Browner – good pick
Keith Mallard – good pick
Chris Doleman – good pick
Gerald Robinson – ???
DJ Dozier – good pick
Randal McDaniel – DAMN good pick
Robert Smith – DAMN good pick
Todd Steussie – good pick
Derick Alexander – ????
Duane Clemons – ???
Duane Rudd – OK pick
Randy Moss – DAMN good pick
Demitrius Underwood – disastrous pick
Daunte Culpepper – good pick
Chris Hovan – meh
Michael Bennet – good pick
Bryant McKinnie – good pick
Kevin Williams – DAMN good pick
Kenechi Udeze – meh
Erasmus James – meh
Troy Williamson – meh
Chad Greenway – good pick
Adrian Peterson – DAMN good pick
Percy Harvin – DAMN good pick
Christian Ponder – ugh
Harrison Smith – DAMN good pick
Matt Kalil – meh
Cordarrel Patterson – good pick
Xavier Rhodes – good pick
Sharrif Floyd – good pick
Teddy Bridgewater – good pick
Anthony Barr – OK pick