Three more days until the opening night of the draft Brett Jones Jersey , I can’t wait"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Vikings Vikings PodcastsOpen ThreadsMinnesota Vikings News and Links: April 24, 2019New,844commentsThree more days until the opening night of the draft, I can’t waitCDTShareTweetShareShareMinnesota Vikings News and Links: April 24, 2019Merry Tuesday, everyone!Alllllllrighty then, opening day of the draft is only three+ short days away. I’m excited. Notsomuch for the draft, I mean, I’m glad it’s here and I’ll definitely be watching, but I’m REALLY excited to get the boil pot and the smoker fired up for the weekend. I love cooking, and I especially love cooking outdoors, so draft weekend is a blast for me. We probably won’t have as big of a crowd as usual this year, we’ve been so busy that we haven’t planned a whole lot, but my brother-in-law & his son will be heading over from Montana, and we’ll also be joined by any of the last minute invitees who are able to make it, and it will be three days of various meats and seafood getting smoked, grilled Dan Bailey Jersey , or boiled. I’ve said it before, and the offer is always open, if any of you DN members are in Bismarck, and you want to come by, I just ask that you shoot me an email to let me know. It’s informal, low key, we hang out in the garage, eat so much that it makes you groan.......wait, they might be groaning at my bad jokes. Either way, it’s fun. If there’s an exceptionally long break between Vikings picks, brother-in-law and I are known to make a quick fishing trip occasionally.Around the DN since our last open thread:J-Dog takes a look at the 2019 draft needs for the AFC North and South.just_rob has a place where you can discuss the latest episode of Game of Thrones. Hey, I’m getting better, I didn’t even make a Harry Potter reference.......oh wait, I guess now I did. Dang it.Chris is looking at the top positional needs for the Vikings, he sees running back as their #5 need, and cornerback as their #4 need.Vikings and NFL news from elsewhere, and anything else entertaining Tom Compton Jersey , dumbfounding, or annoying:At Vikings.com, they say that Kyle Rudolph is primed for the ‘back 9’ of his career. Hey, if he can score enough points with touchdowns to equal the average number of strokes it takes me to golf nine holes, it’ll put him in the Hall-Of-Fame.ESPN has a list of the most impactful draft-day trade for all 32 NFL teams.We come to today’s media selection:Alright, we’ll follow up Kenny Wayne Shepherd with a guy who I consider to be the top blues guitarist/singer alive, Mr. Jhnny Lang. Enjoy!Again, we all know the rules, but in case someone is new:No discussion of politics or religionNo feeding of the trollsThis isn’t a male version of The View, so leave the gender hatred at the doorKeep the bad language to a minimum (using the spoiler tags, if you must)Speaking of which, if discussing a newer show or movie, please use spoiler tagsNo pictures that could get someone fired or in serious trouble with their employerIf you can’t disagree in a civil manner, feel free to go awayWhile navigating the open thread, just assume it’s sarcasmWith that, the beer light is on and the bar is open. Belly up and tie one on. Don’t forget to tip your waitress, and try the rabbit. Arif and James are back to talk all about the draft picks Alexander Mattison Minnesota Vikings Jerseys , the strategy, and plans moving forward for the team! Did Zimmer get what he wanted even if he had to wait for his fifth pick for a defensive player? Did we need a tight end that early (what about the Lions)? Will our long-snapper see a practice field?Also we rant on Game of Thrones and Avengers Endgame at the end of the episode. You will be given appropriate warning about spoilers toward the end of the show.Samwell Tarley = Jerry Smith"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Vikings 2018 SeasonVikings 2019 OffseasonU.S. Bank StadiumMinnesota Vikings PodcastsNorse CodeMinnesota Vikings PodcastsNorse Code Podcast Episode 275: SpoilersArif and James are back to talk all about the draft picks, the strategy, and plans moving forward for the team! Did Zimmer get what he wanted even if he had to wait for his fifth pick for a defensive player? Did we need a tight end that early (what about the Lions)? Will our long-snapper see a practice field?Also we rant on Game of Thrones and Avengers Endgame at the end of the episode. You will be given appropriate warning about spoilers toward the end of the show. Samwell Tarley = Jerry SmithCDTShareTweetShareShareNorse Code Podcast Episode 275: Spoilers*****Download Link Here*****Episode Notes:My piece on the analytics surrounding the Garrett Bradbury pickThe analytics surrounding the Day 2 picksAnd the analytics of the Day 3 picksAlso, using consensus board data to grade the Vikings draftAnd also everyone’s draftAn exploration on the odds Rosen turns out to be a viable starter from Chase StuartMy analytics kind of liked Alexander Mattison, but Football Outsiders’ doesn’t appear to.On the other hand, Dillon Mitchell and Bisi Johnson had higher playmaker ratings than their draft slot suggestsSpecial thanks to Rhymesayers Entertainment and Atmosphere for our theme song!Arif - @ArifHasanNFLJames - @bigmonoTo listen to more, this is the link to that iTunes feed. If you can’t for whatever reason subscribe via iTunes, subscribe to via our RSS feed, which should support the RSS reader or podcast organizer of your choice. You can still leave a review even if you can’t subscribe via iTunes because it’s easy to create an AppleID. We also have a YouTube channel. Our podcasts are automatically uploaded there.If you want to make sure you don’t miss an episode and find out ways to support the show, head to our website!But we also have a Patreon and that should make it even easier to support the best podcast for your Minnesota Vikings. Check it out here. If you wanted to donate via Paypal instead of Patreon, head to this link.Once again, contact me at arifmhasan (at) gmail dot com or the podcast at NorseCodePodcast (at) gmail dot com. Follow us on twitter at @NorseCodeDN or just me at @ArifHasanNFL. You can follow producer and host James Pogatshnik at @bigmono.