Re: Past few drafts Rounds 5-7
There were other people to consider other than Denver. The Raiders were also in need of a QB so I think Payton takes too much credit for the Vikings moving up one spot to draft McCarthy. I do find it ironic that Payton tries to take credit for coercing Minnesota to move up one spot and turns around justifying his reach to acquire his guy, Nix. He spoke about how Nix was his guy and he knew he could get him by trading down and acquiring more picks. But then he said why take that chance when you know it's your guy. Same holds true for the Vikings. If you know it's your guy, why wait around and see if Denver, Las Vegas, or another team moves up to take your guy. Payton is talking out of both sides of his mouth. I don't like the fact that we have so few of picks next year but we do have a boat load of money under the cap. That brings me some relief. In the end it's just entertainment.
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