Daily Norseman
Happy Father’s Day! I hope the fathers out there have a good day today. I am a father and I have already done all my chores! I think we are going out to eat tonight because my kids want to take me out to dinner to their favorite restaurant. I’ll give you one guess who gets to pay. The joys of fatherhood never end do they? I wouldn’t trade it for the world.
I know this QB competition is the main topic of discussion and will likely be that way until a decision is made. I contend that after the decision it wont stop. I have said from the jump that I did not believe they brought in Murray to ride the pine. That has been my position and I am not changing it. If he does not start I will be surprised but not disappointed. I only want to see the team win.
I have repeatedly said that JJ has been given the chance to grab ahold of the job and make it his own but has been unable to do so due to injury. I have said his accuracy needed to improve and his ability to put the ball right on the money so the receivers can get some YAC needed to get better too. None of this was unexpected or disappointing as he has yet to play a full season.
I understand where the fans of seeing JJ get another season to sink or swim are coming from though. They did draft him high and only got to see him last year. Why not see him one more year? I could (and can) still live with that but I will be worried about durability. Improving on the field will simply be interesting to watch. I have no idea why they did not give it one more shot without any of this “competition”? My only guess is that it came down from up top.
It remains to be seen what will happen but it wont stop me from being a Viking fan. I am doomed to suffer!
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I think I like Derek Barnett best as a veteran EDGE rusher signing. He turns 30 on the 25th of June and played 387 snaps last year for Houston. I think it will cost 4-5M on a one year deal. Bosa will be closer to 9-11M on a one year deal.
https://www.pff.com/nfl/free-agency?season=2026
Derek Barnett was a useful rotational pass rusher for Houston in 2025, logging 387 snaps — 209 as a pass rusher — and producing 16 pressures, including six sacks and six hits. While his sack production remains volatile, Barnett has finished plays at a high rate, ranking in the 79th percentile in sack rate over the past three seasons. He has also been dependable against the run, earning an 87th percentile run-defense grade and a 67th percentile grade on true pass rushes in that span.
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