Daily Norseman
I have been preaching patience and hoping things would turn around but the snowball is heading down the hill and picking up speed. The QB situation is being debated and talked about all over by many parties. It is hard to really judge JJ McCarthy with so few starts but there is not a lot of positives besides the two game winning drives 4th quarters. He has shown flashes but it seems like he is just not seeing things fast enough which leads him to holding the ball and sacks. This causes some fans to blame the offensive line for some of the sacks. Obviously some of the sacks are on the line and Darrisaw getting beat by Micah Parsons is not a surprise. Parsons is an All Pro and he is going to win many snaps against any tackle.
Maybe sitting for a little while will help him? I’m not sure what they can do besides be patient. That is tough because the majority of fans want to see the team win games and possibly compete for a title. The way they built the roster led me (and plenty of others) to believe the team thought they had a good chance of competing as well.
I was a fan of bringing in a veteran to start while JJ backs him up this year. I did several different offseason plans most of which had the team keeping Darnold or Jones and even one with them signing Rodgers. Those were met with plenty of opposition which was fair at the time. Still, I held firm in the debates because he did not get to even practice last year which shows now.
I do not think it is over for him on his QB journey by any means. It is just going to take more time. The rookie contract thing does not bother me and it is something that many fine folks discuss as being important. It is only good IF you have a rookie QB who is playing well.
As Bum Phillips use to say “We’re in more trouble than a little bit”!
‘One of the worst halves I’ve ever watched’: FOX broadcasters blast Vikings showing
“The second half has been one of the worst halves of football I’ve ever watched,” said Davis.
“This is historically bad ball,” agreed Olsen, which came after a third quarter in which the Vikings had -10 net offensive yards.
Olsen was even more pessimistic about the Vikings’ prospects henceforth, noting that the significant amount of money spent by the team on contracts this season and their relatively tight cap space means some difficult decisions could be required in the near future.
He noted that the Vikings’ spending this season is indicative of a team that believes they’re on a major championship run after finishing 14-3 last season, but they now find themselves 4-7 with a game on the road against the surging Seattle Seahawks on the horizon.
“At this...
