Today is the day that everyone has been looking forward to. Well, probably not everyone but a lot have been looking forward to it. Months of speculation and all those mock drafts will be a thing of the past. Until next year's draft, of course. Years of two-a-days, coaches and games has brought a fairly small number of people to the ultimate level of football competition. Over the next few days dreams come true.
The draft has always held great appeal to me. Championship teams are created through the draft. No matter how much money and attention is paid to free agency, it's the draft that is the true building blocks of football teams. The Minnesota Vikings have yet to build that championship team but they will. Maybe, hopefully, the players drafted over the next three days will be some of those building blocks. That is the major part of the appeal of the draft to me. I also love to see the kids realize the next step of their dreams. This is their opportunity. They have to understand that it's only an opportunity. Those that understand that best are usually the one's that excel in the NFL. The one's that take the opportunity for granted often fail. No matter how talented they are. An opportunity for a successful NFL career is only being handed to them. It's never given. They must see it that way. Few care about the round in which a player was drafted once the games start counting.
Best of luck to all the drafted and undrafted football players as they take their first steps in the NFL.
With the third pick of the 2012 NFL Draft the Minnesota Vikings select USC offensive tackle.
LSU cornerback Morris Claiborne would be cool too. Or trade down a couple of spots, collect a pick or two and still select Kalil or Claiborne.
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