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2.45 Vikings select LB- Eric Kendricks UCLA
Posted: Fri May 01, 2015 7:25 pm
by Pondering Her Percy
Vikings selected UCLA MLB Eric Kendricks with the No. 45 overall pick in the 2015 NFL draft.
Kendricks (6'0/232) was the 2014 Butkus Award winner as college football's top linebacker, finishing his career as UCLA's all-time leading tackler. An intelligent individual (32 Wonderlic) and explosive athlete, Kendricks ran 4.61 in Indy with a 38-inch vertical and 10-foot-4 broad jump. Like his older brother Mychal, Eric possesses rare cover skills for the linebacker position and is an attacker in the run game. In terms of on-field skill set, Kendricks has been compared to Cowboys LB Sean Lee by Rotoworld prospects guru Josh Norris. He'll play middle linebacker for the Vikings between WLB Chad Greenway and SLB Anthony Barr.
As much as I like the Waynes pick, I might like this one more. Awesome pick right here. He was a projected first rounder that fell right onto our laps. This defense is looking scary
Re: 2.45 Vikings select LB- Eric Kendricks UCLA
Posted: Fri May 01, 2015 7:41 pm
by PurpleMustReign
Pondering Her Percy wrote:
As much as I like the Waynes pick, I might like this one more. Awesome pick right here. He was a projected first rounder that fell right onto our laps. This defense is looking scary
I was thinking that too. And they are young. Good draft so far!
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Re: 2.45 Vikings select LB- Eric Kendricks UCLA
Posted: Fri May 01, 2015 7:59 pm
by VikingPaul73
This Defense should be top 5 next year! And in 2 years they could be scary good.
If AD get's his head on straight and TB continues to improve.....who knows???!!!!!
Now let's get an OG in Rd3!
I hope to get 100-1 super bowl odds in laughlin this year!!!
Re: 2.45 Vikings select LB- Eric Kendricks UCLA
Posted: Fri May 01, 2015 8:05 pm
by TeddyBaller
get a wr for teddy
Re: 2.45 Vikings select LB- Eric Kendricks UCLA
Posted: Fri May 01, 2015 8:11 pm
by PurpleKoolaid
TeddyBaller wrote:get a wr for teddy
They overpaid, er got, Wallace, all of our WR problems are solved, lol.
I like the Kendricks pick. I am betting he starts. And I dont think he will take as long to excel at his position then Waynes will.
Re: 2.45 Vikings select LB- Eric Kendricks UCLA
Posted: Fri May 01, 2015 8:18 pm
by jackal
we have plenty of weapons at wide out ...
we need OL more than anything .. I like LB he is perfect fit for Zimmers system and can play
all downs. He also knows Barr really well and will have no problem getting on the same page.
I'm guessing our starters are Barr Kendricks Hodges .. man that is very fast LB group with versatility
Re: 2.45 Vikings select LB- Eric Kendricks UCLA
Posted: Fri May 01, 2015 8:19 pm
by TeddyBaller
PurpleKoolaid wrote:
They overpaid, er got, Wallace, all of our WR problems are solved, lol.
I like the Kendricks pick. I am betting he starts. And I dont think he will take as long to excel at his position then Waynes will.
wallace is trash, he has bad hands like cordelle patterson and cant run routes.. they are setting teddy up to fail
Re: 2.45 Vikings select LB- Eric Kendricks UCLA
Posted: Fri May 01, 2015 8:24 pm
by CbusVikesFan
Re: 2.45 Vikings select LB- Eric Kendricks UCLA
Posted: Fri May 01, 2015 8:39 pm
by HardcoreVikesFan
Re: 2.45 Vikings select LB- Eric Kendricks UCLA
Posted: Fri May 01, 2015 8:40 pm
by Vikings28
LOVE this pick. Probably the best cover LB in the draft.
Sounds like they're going to play him in the middle, right next to Barr.
Another great thing about this pick (sorry Greenway fans) is that this likely means Greenway will be on the sideline in the nickel package and we won't have to watch him try to cover downfield. Barr and Kendricks have that taken care of now.
Re: 2.45 Vikings select LB- Eric Kendricks UCLA
Posted: Fri May 01, 2015 8:45 pm
by Demi
About time we have a linebacker who can cover! Great pick.
Re: 2.45 Vikings select LB- Eric Kendricks UCLA
Posted: Fri May 01, 2015 9:00 pm
by Pondering Her Percy
TeddyBaller wrote:
wallace is trash, he has bad hands like cordelle patterson and cant run routes.. they are setting teddy up to fail
Relax dude there is plenty of depth at guard and WR. And how is Wallace trash when he scores 10 TDs last year and had a QB that couldnt throw the deep ball?? Good analysis man
Re: 2.45 Vikings select LB- Eric Kendricks UCLA
Posted: Fri May 01, 2015 9:18 pm
by Pondering Her Percy
We just traded down with KC. Good move. We needed more picks and Tre Jackson would be a great guard to snag
Re: 2.45 Vikings select LB- Eric Kendricks UCLA
Posted: Fri May 01, 2015 11:40 pm
by Norv Zimmer
TeddyBaller wrote:
wallace is trash, he has bad hands like cordelle patterson and cant run routes.. they are setting teddy up to fail
This guy..... how is Wallace trash? He scores ten tds last year, he is super fast, good hands,. Get learned please
Re: 2.45 Vikings select LB- Eric Kendricks UCLA
Posted: Fri May 01, 2015 11:43 pm
by Norv Zimmer
And btw love the kendricks pick. Instant starter butkus award winner. Previous winners- cj moseley, luke kuchley just to name a couple.