Guest Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 What if the Vikings QBOF is already on an NFL roster. I'm not talking about a 15 year veteran where we wonder if they have enough gas in the tank, but rather, is there a backup that is behind a solid starter that would excel if given the chance? Is there a starter that maybe a really bad team is giving up on to early? Dwayne Haskins, Sam Darnold, Carson Wentz, Jacoby Brissett, Jake Luton, Marcus Mariota, PJ Walker, Gardner Minshew...are any of these guys worth making an offer on? PS. I really don't think Wentz will be available...but being on the Eagles this season is showing that he's really their only weapon and defenses can go off on him. He needs help...like a Dalvin Cook and a Justin Jefferson!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babababa Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 24 minutes ago, Virginia Viking said: What if the Vikings QBOF is already on an NFL roster. I'm not talking about a 15 year veteran where we wonder if they have enough gas in the tank, but rather, is there a backup that is behind a solid starter that would excel if given the chance? Is there a starter that maybe a really bad team is giving up on to early? Dwayne Haskins, Sam Darnold, Carson Wentz, Jacoby Brissett, Jake Luton, Marcus Mariota, PJ Walker, Gardner Minshew...are any of these guys worth making an offer on? PS. I really don't think Wentz will be available...but being on the Eagles this season is showing that he's really their only weapon and defenses can go off on him. He needs help...like a Dalvin Cook and a Justin Jefferson!! Wentz has been bad all year. Google the man and see what the sports world has to say. I have an article for you that is illuminating. This quote from Brandon Gowton of Bleeding Green Nation (Eagles SB Nation Site) for starters: "The Eagles’ starting quarterback ranks 31st out of 32 starting quarterbacks this season in Pro Football Reference’s “percentage of on-target throws per pass attempt.” Only Drew Lock has been worse in terms of accuracy. Wentz is leaving way too many throws on the field. It’s ridiculous to only attribute Wentz’s struggles to coaching when he can’t even make layups." https://www.acmepackingcompany.com/2020/12/3/22150137/packers-eagles-q-a-whats-behind-carson-wentzs-struggles-week-13-offense The rest of those guys are sketchy. Cousins has been playing good/great football lately and I'd like to see the team look for a prospect at a later point in the draft this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikesfan89 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Wentz didn't always have accuracy problems did he? I wonder how much he could improve if he trusted the players around him more and he wasn't hit as much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VikeManDan Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 I would be very interested in Darnold as a backup to Cousins. Unfortunately we probably don't have the cap space to make that work and I doubt Darnold would have any interest being a backup so he'd most likely bolt once his contract expired after the 2021-22 season. Haskins I want NOTHING to do with if the reports about his work ethic are true. Would take a hell of a face-to-face meeting to change my mind. I would also be offering a low round pick with conditions if he did change my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 There isn't one I'm really fond of...I've never been impressed with Wentz any time I've seen him play. He reminds me of Kyle Boller...you get wow'ed with his skill-set and what he looks like, but he'll never really get it. Darnold or Rosen do nothing for me. Honestly, and this may be the most preposterous thing I've ever written here, but if he could back up a good QB, (yes, I put Cousins in that list), I think Mitch Trubisky can be redeemed. I just think he's playing for a bad organization for QBs and a bad developer of QBs in Matt Nagy. Nagy never deserved the job he got, as far as I was concerned. He rode the coattails of Andy Reid and Doug Pederson (kinda the same as John DeFilippo), and even once he got the OC job in KC, he didn't develop a young QB, he had veterans in Alex Smith and Chase Daniel (and then Nick Foles). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VikeManDan Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 (edited) 26 minutes ago, swede700 said: Honestly, and this may be the most preposterous thing I've ever written here, but if he could back up a good QB, (yes, I put Cousins in that list), I think Mitch Trubisky can be redeemed. I just think he's playing for a bad organization for QBs and a bad developer of QBs in Matt Nagy. Nagy never deserved the job he got, as far as I was concerned. He rode the coattails of Andy Reid and Doug Pederson (kinda the same as John DeFilippo), and even once he got the OC job in KC, he didn't develop a young QB, he had veterans in Alex Smith and Chase Daniel (and then Nick Foles). I'd much rather roll the dice with Trubisky than Sean Mannion. Count me in. Edited December 3, 2020 by VikeManDan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWood21 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 11 hours ago, Virginia Viking said: What if the Vikings QBOF is already on an NFL roster. I'm not talking about a 15 year veteran where we wonder if they have enough gas in the tank, but rather, is there a backup that is behind a solid starter that would excel if given the chance? Is there a starter that maybe a really bad team is giving up on to early? With the exception of Drew Brees, has there really been this situation ever happen in the last 50 years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 9 hours ago, VikeManDan said: I'd much rather roll the dice with Trubisky than Sean Mannion. Count me in. Same. I really think his career could have been so much better had he not been so overdrafted like he was. The run game and PA in the Vikings offense would work to his strengths. Is he a FA after the year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worm Guts Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 7 hours ago, CWood21 said: With the exception of Drew Brees, has there really been this situation ever happen in the last 50 years? Does Steve Young qualify? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDBrocks Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 8 hours ago, CWood21 said: With the exception of Drew Brees, has there really been this situation ever happen in the last 50 years? Rich Gannon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingsrule Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 6 minutes ago, JDBrocks said: Rich Gannon? Ryan Tannehill has been pretty good in TN. Is he a franchise QB? Probably not, but the Titans and Tannehill have definitely turned it around together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VikeManDan Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 7 hours ago, Beavis said: Same. I really think his career could have been so much better had he not been so overdrafted like he was. The run game and PA in the Vikings offense would work to his strengths. Is he a FA after the year? Yes, he's a UFA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Never trade for an Eagles QB. Ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 On 12/4/2020 at 12:51 AM, CWood21 said: With the exception of Drew Brees, has there really been this situation ever happen in the last 50 years? What about that Tom Brady guy? Did he ever amount to anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDBrocks Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Just now, SteelKing728 said: What about that Tom Brady guy? Did he ever amount to anything? Tom Brady struggled and went to a new team and flourished? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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