The Vikings have picked TE Mickey Shuler out of Penn State with the 214th overall pick (7th round) of the NFL Draft.  Shuler’s father had a good NFL career and I’m sure that played a small part in his getting drafted as not many experts expected him to get drafted at all.  He is 6’4″, 245 pounds and he runs a 4.9 40.  He is not a strong blocker in the running game and he’s too slow to help much in the passing game.  Shuler played in 13 games (4 starts) for Penn State last season and he caught 11 passes for 89 yards (8.1 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  He played in 39 games (13 starts) in his three years with the Nittany Lions and he caught 27 passes for 300 yards (11.1 avg) with 4 TD grabs.  This was a huge reach for the Vikings as I will be very surprised if he makes the team.