Vikings Coach Leslie Frazier Says Tackles Aren't 'Game-Changers'

Conventional wisdom that USC offensive lineman Matt Kalil would go to the Minnesota Vikings as the third pick in this week's NFL draft is losing traction after coach Leslie Frazier said left tackles aren't the "game-changers" teams are expected to choose so early, according to the Star Tribune on Sunday. "You've got to really weigh your options," Frazier told the newspaper. "Because the philosophy (in the NFL) has always been to get the game-changer. And left tackle is not necessarily the game-changer. Usually game-changers are the guys who can score you points. Receivers. Quarterbacks. So what are we measuring that left tackle against? It's a loaded debate." That debate, according to the Star Tribune, is if an All-Pro left tackle wins a team any more games than skill-position players. Left tackle Jake Long was picked first overall by the Miami Dolphins in 2008.

Source: NFL.com

 

um, coach, how will your 'play-making' QB be able to make any plays when he's on his back all the time?

i really have no confidence that frazier knows what he's doing ............. i have no confidence that anyone in the entire vikes organization knows what they're doing either though.

 

He must be posturing for something...he can't be that clueless...right?

 

They want people to think they want Blackmon or Claiborne so they can trade, seems apparent to me.

 

That is flat out asinine. Or a flat out lie.

 

I think they are leaning towards Claiborne.

 

Why?

 

Yeah, a QB having time to throw definitely isn't a game-changer.

 

Not when you run it every play with AP and Trent Richardson.

 

Yes, they want Tampa to bite so they can get an extra 2nd round pick, and still get Kalil at 5.