WHY I DO NOT LIKE THE "BEAT WRITERS"

All they do is speculate, pontificate and regurgitate.

They write blogs on espn.com, local news paper websites and such about who might do what. They play god and say that this coach would never sign this type of player, or that this team needs to fill this hole and wouldn't go for a certain player on the trading block.

I read all of the ones about my Vikings.. hoping for some kind of actual "insider" viewpoint and rarely do i get anything out of it.

The only thing that these people have that we, the common readers, don't have is ACCESS.

They get to be in the press room, they get the wires before us, they get to interview people sometimes.  All that info and they still can't say anything relevant and you know why?

Because NFL head coaches and GMs aren't stupid. Why would they tip their hat? Why would they say who they're gonna take, or if they want a certain player or this or that when they can just operate UNDER THE RADAR and make offers or inquiries?

You really think Chip Scroggins knows if CHILLY is gonna make a move for BOLDIN?  I mean anyone with a brain knows he'd be a great fit for us.  You think Spielman, inspite of him saying he "doesn't want to lose too many draft choices" wouldn't want him for 2 picks when Boldin is under a 2 year contract?   That makes no sense. You can't DRAFT a BOLDIN.  The best "sure thing" picks are even considered 50/50 as far as panning out. I know that, Spielman knows that... And to say that Sidney Rice will step up blah blah it's just the laziest of writing.  If he watched all the games he might have noticed that a healthy Sidney Rice couldn't get open against a PHILLY CB playing on one leg. I just don't think he's ever gonna be a number 1 WR.

The only thing that matters right now are two things. When a coach says his player is "on the trading block" and that the draft is coming up.  Until then all this talk about who might go where is rubbish. Braylon Edwards and Anquan Boldin will probably get traded to a team no one is mentioning, it wouldn't surprise me one bit.  Just remember, there is no consequence for NFL teams saying they'll do this or that and the NOT doing it. None. We all know they do it sometimes to throw people off.

These guys can write all they want, collect their checks for misleading the public and teasing us with "likely scenarios" and "mock drafts" all the want. I don't give them any more credit then the weather man and we all know how well they do.  The only difference is that the weathermen are decent enough to give us percentages, 20% chance of rain, 35 percent chance of snow.  These guys can only offer up maybes and possibly and at the end of their "speculations" they always cover their own asses by saying "but you never know" or "weirder things have happened."

Bleh

I hate the mock draft as much as i hate mock chicken.

I just wait for the real thing..

So keep your worries under wraps.. until the draft is over and done with we really have no clue if the Vikings are gonna emBoldin themselves with some trades for a wide out or higher pick but based on the proven track record of Spielman and Chilly... I feel like no matter what happens we will get another couple good players in the next couple weeks.

Skol Vikings