I think he's replacing Campbell.

I agree. I think it means Campbell is gone eventually. In that case, I'm all for Taylor. Campbell was just David Palmer with a really big mouth.

I think if Edwards or Williams are still available at pick 7 the Vikes will definitely take one of them, even with the addition of Taylor. They are too good to pass up.

Shane: I also see that Derrick Johnson is dropping in the latest mocks. So who do you choose at #7 if Edwards, Williams, and Johnson are all available? Or even if 2 of the 3 are available at #7? We are so much in need of a LB that I have to lean towards Johnson but he would not produce right away and a WR would.

It's a quandry.

If the Vikes pick up another WR like Gardner in a trade then I think it is a given: they will be going with defense with #7.

However, if they don't and let's say ... Williams and Johnson are available at #7 then I think they will still pick Williams. Like you say, Johnson won't produce right away whereas a WR would.

Having said that, if they do pick Johnson I would not be upset at all. He is obviously a stud and it is high time the Vikings had one of the best defenses in the NFL again.

What do you think they'll do with #18? I hope it is a safety...

Brian, did you just say someone was a Quadry?

CC: Funny...I have a Quadry signed football. Probably worth about 4, maybe 6 cents.

I'm confused. I thought the Vikings were supposed to do nothing in the offseason. COD what is going on? Should I call my favorite football coach for Super Bowl tickets?

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The Vikings should use their seventh pick for offense i.e. widereceiver. Travis is a good depth pickup in case Kelly gets arrested or released, or Marcus Robinson gets injured. I should have seen this move coming... I mean the always have said they were interested in Taylor and Mike Williams and not Plax. I guess everyone else was in denial. But now I see the logic of using the 7th pick on a receiver and picking up Taylor for depth. Hey and on another note, any poetic justice served that the Vikings second first rounder is at #18, the very same # Mr. Moss will wear for the S&B?

I think it's a good signing. Plax is a headcase, and probably more of a headache than he is worth. Still think Williams would be a great 1st round pick.

I pray that Thomas Davis is still around at #18. Brodney Pool seems to be a reach at that spot.

If DJ, Williams, and Edwards are all gone at #7 (a possibility, if the Titans elect to address their thin WR corps and not their thin CB corps) the Vikes are in a weird position. The people who are supposed to be drafted in the #6-10 range in that scenario would be CBs (Antrel Rolle and Pac-Man Jones) an RB (either Cadillac Williams or Cedric Benson), a QB (Alex Smith), a DE (probably Erasmus James) and OT Alex Barron. Would you see them trying to trade down in this case, or going for a DE or (surprise) Barron?

#18 is murkier. With most of the much-hyped tweeners gone by then, I see a lot of DTs and DEs. One site has them taking Erasmus James at this spot. Before the Pat Williams pickup there was a rotating cast of DTs projected to go here. The DEs possibly available here include Dan Cody (probably gone), David Pollack, Marcus Spears and Matt Roth.

It'd be a treat if Troy Williamson fell to us here if we missed out on Williams and Edwards at #7. I don't know as much about Mark Clayton, but he starts appearing on most draft boards right around this area.

I really don't want to see another young linebacker in the first two rounds unless his name is Derrick Johnson. Shawne Merriman looks like a reach at #7 and will be gone by #18. Let's hope the Vikes can pick up Jay Foreman or another veteran LB.