Now the Colts are being rumored to attempt to move a couple of their best players, Reggie Wayne and Robert Mathis. I think it's more of a product of the trade deadline approaching.
Formo, you proved my point with your scarce list, thank ya sir.
If you are drafting the rookie of the year, that means it wasn't that tough of a decision to make that draft selection. But I don't mean to minimize the achievement, since that's the only thing you have going for your pathetic team.
Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool
My scarce list?! Seriously? The Vikings have 9 starters that have not been drafted by them, 3 of which weren't even drafted at all. The Packers have 6 starters that were not drafted by them, 3 of which weren't drafted.
Then looking at the rest of the team.. The Vikings have 28 non-starters that were not drafted by them, the Packers have 19 non-starters that were not drafted by them (keep in mind I'm not counting any players that were picked up as rookie free agents).
My point is, the Vikings don't get the majority of their players via trades/FA like you Puker fans like to think. You think they get their players by pillaging other teams' rosters because they seemingly only trade for the big namers which puts them in the spotlight.
I looked at 5 other teams' rosters and they are pretty interesting. Lets have a looksie:
Stillers:
5 starters not drafted by the Steelers
21 non-starters not drafted by the Steelers
Patriots:
9 starters not drafted by the Pats
32 non-starters not drafted by the Pats
Cowboys:
7 starters not drafted by the Cows
25 non-starters not drafted by the Cows
Redskins:
A whopping 15 starters not drafted by the Skins
29 non-starters not drafted by the Skins
Just because the Packers won a Super Bowl with a majority of their roster all drafted within their system doesn't mean that is the only way to build a successful NFL team. The Stiller and Pats have solid franchises and they hardly built their teams the way Ted has done with the Packers.
I agree with you in that it doesn't make sense to draft players if you can't scout college players. My point was the Vikings are far from the worst team in the NFL when it comes to drafting. The number of starters currently on the squad says as such.
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