What’s going to the Minnesota Vikings do on the quarterback place this offseason?
After the way in which that veteran quarterback Sam Darnold has performed instead of the injured J.J. McCarthy, might they commerce McCarthy after drafting him within the first spherical final offseason?
In accordance with insider Ben Goessling, that’s unlikely.
“I don’t suppose there’s any chance (of the vikings buying and selling J.J. McCarthy)…It’s not going to occur,” Goessling stated Friday through Purple Insider.
“I don’t suppose there’s any chance [of the @Vikings trading J.J. McCarthy]”, says @BenGoessling through @Purple_Insider.
Goessling continued saying “they’re [not] going to maneuver a man that they drafted, that they moved as much as get, that Kevin O’Connell stated is a franchise QB. It is… pic.twitter.com/DhNyyOS9jQ
— The Purple Persuasion (@TPPSkol) January 3, 2025
Nothing is ever sure within the NFL, so it may very well be unwise for Minnesota to deal the previous nationwide champion.
Sure, Sam Darnold has turned in a Professional Bowl season the place he has thrown for 35 touchdowns and over 4,150 yards.
Nevertheless, he might all the time get damage, or his play might drop off.
The Tennessee Titans have been in the same state of affairs with veteran Ryan Tannehill just a few years in the past,
He grew to become a Professional Bowl quarterback in a greater state of affairs, however his play finally dropped off, and Tennessee moved on from him.
The identical might all the time occur to Darnold right here.
He deserves a brand new contract for the kind of season that he has put forth because the Vikings sit at 14-2 with an opportunity to earn the No. 1 seed within the NFC this weekend if they will beat the Detroit Lions.
But when one thing unexpected happens, the Vikings is perhaps sensible to maintain McCarthy for the following few seasons.
Maybe he might nonetheless be the longer term quarterback, however that would happen just a few years later.
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