As far as the rumor mill goes, little matches the scouting combine on the NFL schedule. Drinks are flowing, and executives, coaches, and reporters are all within a couple blocks of each other for days on end.



But outside of that, the days leading to the draft yield more discussion and speculation than any other time. Add to that the fact that no one is leaving their home and it seems calls and texts are a little more likely to get answered.



So, given all that, we figured we’d empty the digital notebook here with the rumors and speculation that we keep hearing from those around the league with a few predictions sprinkled in.



It would take a lot for the Vikings to trade up in the first round



They’ve got two first-round picks and five in the first three rounds, so they’ve got the ammunition to move up in the draft if they want to. But it sounds like it would take some unlikely circumstances for that to happen.



The Vikings know...