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John_Viveiros wrote:I still preferred Peters, I think.

You want to see what they say about a bad pick, listen to the ESPN crew talk about Armstead, the 49'ers pick. A 1st round DE with something like 4 sacks in 3 years?

Didn't want him at #11 though. Just to be clear to the world of Vikings fans.

@christomasson: Mike Zimmer: "We did a whole bunch of work on Trae Waynes.'' Says Waynes has "great character.''

@MasterStrib: Mike Zimmer on Waynes "To me, it's extremely important you have a guy with great character." So in other words, not Marcus Peters #Vikings

@ArifHasanNFL: Zimmer: Everyone says I love corners, and I guess I do, but I love good football players more

John_Viveiros wrote: Didn't want him at #11 though. Just to be clear to the world of Vikings fans.

But your happy with Waynes at 11? Or what am I missing?

@ArifHasanNFL: Zimmer: Everyone bases Pro Bowl on how many interceptions you get but my whole mentality is how many times to you deny your guy the football

@christomasson: Mike Zimmer: "I anticipate everybody competing for the starting job.''

@RandBall: "I don't worry about 186 (pounds). I worry about if he can cover." -- Zimmer on Waynes

dead_poet wrote:@ArifHasanNFL: Zimmer: Everyone says I love corners, and I guess I do, but I love good football players more

So... He should have liked Marcus Peters more if we're talking about pure football ability only - with no other factors.

@christomasson: Mike Zimmer says Vikings will have to correct Trae Waynes sometimes likes to grab people.

Wut.

@Andrew_Krammer: Zimmer: "It's hard to find 6-foot corners nowadays. To get big corners who can run w/ good change of direction, hard to find."

dead_poet wrote:@christomasson: Mike Zimmer: "We did a whole bunch of work on Trae Waynes.'' Says Waynes has "great character.''

Childress also liked guys with character...that didnt work out so well. We had as many character as just about anyone in the NFL. If they wanted someone to match Rhodes, it was Peters.

@Andrew_Krammer: Zimmer: "You can write it down, it's height vs. height. We're not going to take any 5'9" corners."

Yikes. I really liked the tape on Marcus Peters. Looked much better than the two guys chosen before him. Character issues place him at a significant risk though.

I didn't particularly think we got good value with any of the CB's at #11. Peters because of character. Waynes because he didn't look like a natural CB to me. But the guys in charge have earned our trust, I'd say.

Zimmer: “We actually thought that Trae might be gone before we picked…we felt like they wanted to come up and get him at that spot.”

Oh my. It's the obligatory "we didn't think he would be there." Worst draft cliche there is.

Zim ... I'm glad you are coaching the Vikings but please don't do this again.