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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 399376" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'"><span style="color: #000000"><em>Thompson's way</em> isn't unique but he's on the extreme end of the "build through the draft" spectrum in the NFL. While many NFL observers appeared to think the Packers were crazy to jettison Favre, I remember a lot of pundits criticizing the Vikings for giving up so much for Walker. The Vikings also received two 3rd rounders ('90 and '91), a 5th rounder and 10th rounder, but look what they gave up:</span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'"><span style="color: #000000">1990: Vikings' 1st rounder, 2nd rounder and 6th rounder.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">1991: Vikings' 1st and 2nd rounder.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">1992: Vikings' 2nd and 3rd rounder.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">1993: Vikings' 1st rounder. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">In addition the Cowboy's received LBs Jesse Solomon and David Howard, CB Issiac Holt, RB Darrin Nelson and DE Alex Stewart. </span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'"><span style="color: #000000">Acquiring one player who didn't play the most important position in football, cost the Vikings THREE 1st rounders and TWO 2nd rounders, effectively "lopping off" the top of three consecutive drafts after the year of the trade. It did not take hindsight to figure out how foolish that was at the time.</span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'">Johnson is too smart to go back to coaching. He's already wealthy and continues to get paid handsomely. He no longer has to put in 16+ hour days, no more headaches caused by owners, staff, or players. And there's absolutely no pressure. Only the stress of appearing on live TV for about an hour 20-21 times per year. </span></span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 399376, member: 4300"] [SIZE=3][FONT=tahoma][COLOR=#000000][I]Thompson's way[/I] isn't unique but he's on the extreme end of the "build through the draft" spectrum in the NFL. While many NFL observers appeared to think the Packers were crazy to jettison Favre, I remember a lot of pundits criticizing the Vikings for giving up so much for Walker. The Vikings also received two 3rd rounders ('90 and '91), a 5th rounder and 10th rounder, but look what they gave up:[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=tahoma][COLOR=#000000]1990: Vikings' 1st rounder, 2nd rounder and 6th rounder.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=tahoma][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]1991: Vikings' 1st and 2nd rounder.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=tahoma][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]1992: Vikings' 2nd and 3rd rounder.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=tahoma][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]1993: Vikings' 1st rounder. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=tahoma][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]In addition the Cowboy's received LBs Jesse Solomon and David Howard, CB Issiac Holt, RB Darrin Nelson and DE Alex Stewart. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=tahoma][COLOR=#000000]Acquiring one player who didn't play the most important position in football, cost the Vikings THREE 1st rounders and TWO 2nd rounders, effectively "lopping off" the top of three consecutive drafts after the year of the trade. It did not take hindsight to figure out how foolish that was at the time.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=#000000][SIZE=3][FONT=tahoma]Johnson is too smart to go back to coaching. He's already wealthy and continues to get paid handsomely. He no longer has to put in 16+ hour days, no more headaches caused by owners, staff, or players. And there's absolutely no pressure. Only the stress of appearing on live TV for about an hour 20-21 times per year. [/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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