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The whole facility was open for people to wander around. Only Vikings employees and V.I.P.'s were invited. I stopped by to see then V.P. of Marketing, Stew Widdess. Stew was not in his office and his secretary told me he was down the hall in Scott Studwell's office.
Sure enough, Stew was there with Studwell and he invited me in. I sat down and started to shoot the bull with these two front office high rollers. It was then that I noticed Studwell's huge white eraser board that took up much of one office wall. It was the Draft Day Big Board for the Vikes. And the name at the top of that board did not surprise me in the least.
It was Randy Moss.
We spoke about Moss briefly and Studwell and Widdess swore me to secrecy. And when you have the top linebacker in Vikings history looking at you with his steely blue eyes you just gulped and shook your head in the affirmative.
And we all know how that pick turned out.
This past week I was back in Winter Park visiting with Bob Hagan, Director of Public Relations. Bob was not in his office and his secretary told me he was down the hall in Scott Studwell's office. I started to get that "I've been here before" feeling. I sauntered over to Studwell's office.
Hagan was seated with Studwell and the two were sitting looking at The Wall. The Big Board of the Vikings. Where every single prospect in the upcoming NFL Draft is ranked by the Vikes. I saw who was at #1.
Wow.
As before, I am sworn to secrecy. I cannot give you the name or school as that would be a dead give away. Or maybe not because it is a name that has not been mentioned in the various media mock drafts to date...including Kiper's. I'm not sure how these people have overlooked this player. Studwell is so confident that no one has found out about this guy other than the Vikings that he said I can provide some statistics on him.
Fast? Try a wind-aided 4.1 time in the 40-yard dash.
At 6-feet-6 and 241 pounds he is a specimen. Imagine that player coming at you at that speed.
He can throw the ball 94-yards. Studwell said it actually makes a sound....a little pft, pft-boom when the football leaves his hand. But QB is not the position destined for this player.
Let's put it this way. Good-bye Michael. Good-bye Onterrio. Good-bye Mewelde. Oh, we'll hold onto Moe for special teams sake but there will be no need for Moe to see the backfield.
When the Vikes break out the video of this rookie on Draft Day after he has been announced as the Vikes #7 selection you best have some extra underwear along....cause you're going to need them.
Man, is next season going to be great. He's a potential Pro-Bowler yearly. And pure, real, instinctive, love for football.
Oh, yeah!
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