Vikings' First-Day Picks Ring With Admissions

After learning that Brad Childress last week engaged in his own fact-finding mission to Florida in an attempt to scout the true Percy Harvin, it should have come as no surprise that the Vikings' head coach confirmed his own inclinations about Harvin and opted to draft him with the twenty-second pick in this year's NFL entry draft. What is mildly surprising, however, is what the selection of Harvin--and the subsequent pick of right offensive tackle Phil Loadholt signals.In 2006, the Vikings selected Cedric Griffin at the top-end of the second round of the draft. They then used a second, second-round pick to select center Ryan Cook out of New Mexico. Taking Cook so early in the draft seemed a head-scratcher, particularly since Cook was a pure center in college but deemed physically ill-equipped to play center in the NFL. But, as if attempting purposefully to compound the questions surrounding Cook's selection, the Vikings then traded two third-round picks for the right...