With the 12th Pick in the 2011 Dawgs By Nature Mock Draft, the Minnesota Vikings Select...

by Chris Pokorny on Mar 5, 2011 6:00 PM EST in Community Mock Draft

With the 12th pick in the 2011 Dawgs By Nature Community Mock Draft, the Minnesota Vikings select...

Blaine Gabbert, QB, Missouri

This selection and write-up was made by Simmsinns:

It’s really simple, Minnesota needs a quarterback. We’ve seen what these guys can do with great quarterback play and we’ve seen what happens when they lack it. The Vikings head coach, Leslie Frazier has even gone on record saying to the media that he was "interested in finding the next Matt Ryan or Joe Flacco this offseason." With those things in mind and Cam Newton off the board, this pick was really a no-brainer. He has a quick release and great arm strength. He’s also that ideal size and frame for an NFL QB, but doesn’t lack the mobility and can extend plays. He’s generally the most accurate with short-to-intermediate throws.

I think if you can rely on Adrian Peterson enough, Gabbert won’t be asked to be the hero, even in the wake of the 2-season Favre experiment. If this guy can continue to do what he does well at the next level, he should be just fine. I think the Vikings know that if they hit the mark with a QB, and they are the next Matt Ryan, then this pick is an absolute homerun. It’s a lot less of a risk at 12th overall, than say if Buffalo reached at 3rd or even San Fran at 7th. If he’s on the board when the Vikings are picking, he is it.

I agree with this pick. I still like the Vikings' defense and their supporting cast on offense, but they need to start fresh at the quarterback position after the whole Brett Favre debacle last season. I'll be surprised if Gabbert is on the board and they don't take him.

The Detroit Lions are on the clock next (email has been sent to BuenosAires_Dawg).

Pos	Team	Player	Pos	School	Drafter
1	Carolina	Cameron Netwon	QB	Auburn	BrownDawg1409
2	Denver	Marcell Dareus	DT	Alabama	Bernie19Kosar
3	Buffalo	Da'Quan Bowers	DE	Clemson	discoinferno083
4	Cincinnati	A.J. Green	WR	Georgia	macdowellm03
5	Arizona	Patrick Peterson	CB	LSU	Browns town
6	Cleveland	Cameron Jordan	DE	California	golanbatrac
7	San Francisco	Prince Amukamara	CB	Nebraska	rufio
8	Tennessee	Von Miller	OLB	Texas A&M	iwearmocs
9	Dallas	Nick Fairley	DT	Auburn	Granville74
10	Washington	Robert Quinn	DE	North Carolina	Rounds94
11	Houston	Aldon Smith	DE	Missouri	rdy
12	Minnesota	Blaine Gabbert	QB	Missouri	Simmsinns
13	Detroit				BuenosAires_Dawg
14	St. Louis				Don'tByBrownsQBJerseys
15	Miami				jaws
16	Jacksonville				sleepy042
17	New England				Onyx Lightning
18	San Diego				Adrock2009
19	N.Y. Giants				Red-Right-88
20	Tampa Bay				Legoman0721
21	Kansas City				Mehouf
22	Indianapolis				PaduaDSP
23	Philadelphia				booobs33
24	New Orleans				Buckeye Brad
25	Seattle				bross09
26	Baltimore				Ecwingen
27	Atlanta				Clinton Blankenship
28	New England				Onyx Lightning
29	Chicago				jharbdo
30	N.Y. Jets				Roger Dorn
31	Pittsburgh				SpecialBrownie
32	Green Bay				ScottJC

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I think they stick with Webb and see what he can bring with a full season under his belt. I think these guys are starting to age in the LBs and DBs. I think they go defense this year.

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by SpecialBrownie on Mar 5, 2011 6:10 PM EST reply actions

The pick makes sense but I agree with you. They’ll probably go QB later.

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by Brownie's Year on Mar 5, 2011 6:52 PM EST up reply actions

IMO, Gabbert is the absolute best case scenario for Minnesota and they should take him if they can. I don’t think Webb has shown enough to warrant passing on a franchise QB prospect like Gabbert. They’re built to win now, and I don’t think Webb can do it at this point in his career.

by Legoman0721 on Mar 5, 2011 11:20 PM EST via mobile reply actions

Perfect scenario for Minnesota. He’s the only QB I like this season, and think Cam as a risk is highest for this particular team of potential pickers because of how “win-ready” the Vikings are. If they take him and he busts, they’re screwed for years. They get a QB that can win-now (which I think Gabbert gives the best opportunity thus far) and they’re set for another few years, at the least.

by Don'tByBrownsQBJerseys on Mar 5, 2011 11:39 PM EST reply actions

I think the Vikings would be ecstatic if Gabert fell to them. But it is hard to believe he would make it past Arizona, Buffalo or the 49ers. I think one of them will definitely pick him up before Minnesota has a chance.

Brownsyup

by Brownsyup on Mar 6, 2011 12:36 AM EST reply actions

Nice pick, I still think Gabbert goes top 5.

by Bernie19Kosar on Mar 6, 2011 2:30 AM EST reply actions

It will be great if Gabbert goes in the top 5. Browns could really get a chance at Green or Peterson if that happens. (I dont know though if it will happen)

by champion64 on Mar 6, 2011 11:23 AM EST up reply actions

Why not? I advise that they will be much happier with Kaepernick though. More their cup of tea, I think.

by mooncamping on Mar 6, 2011 9:10 AM EST reply actions

actually i’m hoping kaepernick (thanks for spelling it for me moon) falls to the 5th and the browns pick him up. i think he’d be solid for them/us/we….whatever

by sleepy042 on Mar 6, 2011 9:38 AM EST up reply actions

What of Colt McCoy then? He´ll be a factor in the NFL, his happy go lucky, dare and flare style will make him very popular somewhere he is appreciated.

by mooncamping on Mar 7, 2011 4:38 PM EST up reply actions

i have to say this pick wins in terms of value and need with this draft as its rolling…..

by sleepy042 on Mar 6, 2011 9:37 AM EST reply actions

J.J. Watt

Everything I hear is how he will be a great pick. I dont know. I dont see it.

by champion64 on Mar 6, 2011 11:24 AM EST reply actions

I would like to see more of what Joe Webb can do. I think he has huge upside. I continue to be surprised that Mallet isn’t getting more consideration – he seems like a prototypical modern pocket passer.

by HenryDawg on Mar 6, 2011 12:09 PM EST reply actions

Webb may not be ‘their guy’ – if you believe reports from Charley Walters of the St. Paul Pioneer Press…
(talked about in this PFT article):

…the Vikings reportedly considered trying to pry Kyle Orton away from the Broncos
… Walters quotes unnamed Vikings insiders as saying that Webb is nowhere close to being an effective starter.
…
That would come as news to Webb, who said last month that he thinks he’s well-prepared to be the starting quarterback. But while Webb views himself as a starting quarterback, it seems more likely that the Vikings will bring in someone else to start. We just don’t know who that "someone" is.

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by burntorangeandbrown on Mar 6, 2011 12:13 PM EST up reply actions

I continue to be surprised that Mallet isn’t getting more consideration

Been spending to much time with Sheen, “bangin’ 7-gram rocks and finishing them because that’s how [they] roll.”

"I want my unwarranted optimism back." -Dilbert

by Simmsinns on Mar 6, 2011 12:26 PM EST up reply actions

Bring it.

by Bernie19Kosar on Mar 6, 2011 3:00 PM EST up reply actions

By that logic, The St. Louis Rams should not have drafted Sam Bradford. They drafted Keith Null in the 6th round the year before. Like Webb, he was an upside guy from a small school that looked overwhelmed at the QB position. Guess what? Null was cut the next year. While Null did do worse statistically, is a small statistical difference (a few points in QB rating in a small sample size) enough to be the difference between cutting a guy and passing up a top QB? I personally don’t think so.

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by bross09 on Mar 7, 2011 11:20 PM EST up reply actions

i don’t think Mallett will be a successful pro QB unless he spends a lot of time sitting and learning. He self-destructs when there is pressure in his face (like against Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl) and he has character concerns too. He has a cannon, but he’s a statue and he can’t handle facing a pass rush. That screams “BUST!” to me, because the standing strategy to beat a young QB is to pressure them, and he has nothing to counter a pass rush with.

by Legoman0721 on Mar 6, 2011 2:44 PM EST reply actions