Daily Norseman
I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving. I am looking forward to watching some football this weekend. I fear the Vikings game will be painful and could get out of hand early. I know the narrative last year after the playoff loss to the Rams was Sam Darnold was not the answer and not worth 20M to 30M or more. Although, I do not think that people thought the team could be eliminated from the playoffs by December. There are some fans who are OK with a losing season as long as the team is developing the QBOTF. Most fans do not like losing seasons. Period. It is especially hard after going 14-3 last year. It has been a major disappointment this year especially at the QB position. I wanted to see something to give hope for the future. It is very tough now. I have hopes but all the eggs cannot and must not be put in one basket going forward. If the QBs next year are JJ and Brosmer, how many fans are going to be confident that the season will be successful (i.e., make the playoffs).
I do like to do mocks but not really off season plans this early. I might do one or two goof arounds but it is grim. I am already looking to next season as the rest of these games may be meaningless. A loss to Seattle would likely end the Minnesota Vikings’ playoff chances, with their odds dropping to about 1% or less. A Vikings win against the Seahawks would significantly increase their playoff odds, from around 5% to as high as 11%. There is still a chance!
I am hoping Max Brosmer has a decent game.
Max Brosmer Prepared for 1st NFL Start as Vikings Visit Seahawks
“You go into a locker room, and it can be cliquey sometimes, and that’s not this locker room at all,” Brosmer said. “There’s not a clique in this locker room; everyone is one big melting pot. And coming into that as a QB is really cool, where you feel like you kind of just mesh right in with the huddle and mesh around the team.
“Breaking down the team today was really cool,” he added. “Everything just felt — I felt there was a really cool unity with the team, and I’m proud and honored to be a part of that. And I’m excited for the team to go showcase that this weekend.”
Vikings Head Coach Kevin O’Connell has spoken highly of Brosmer throughout the year and did so again this week, noting his confidence in the QB goes all the way back to training camp and “watching the way he was able to efficiently run our offense” with whomever he took reps with.
“And then to have him command the huddle the way he did this week — [I’m] not sure the ball hit the ground today, just with the efficiency at which we were operating...
