Daily Norseman
We are still waiting on the backup QB spot to be filled
The signings continue to trickle in and the pickup of Rondale Moore was a nice addition to the wide receiver group. Moore turns 25 on June 9th and still has a lot of upside IMO. He is averaging 45 catches a year for 400 yards and 1 TD in his short career. He has been banged up and did not play last year due to a knee injury. He ran a 4.28 forty at the combine which is still enticing enough to get a job.
What other position do they need to bring in another body besides the obvious QB position. Another safety perhaps? Another guard to compete with Brandel?
https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-2025-nfl-free-agent-rankings
I kind of like Asante Samuel Jr and Tevin Jenkins on one year prove it deals. It is curious that Justin Blackmon has not gotten a new deal yet. Maybe he could be had for cheap (3M or less)? I would probably sign Jameis Winston, Carson Wentz, or Drew Lock at this point.
It now seems like the majority are believing the Vikings are out of the Aaron Rodgers sweepstakes and why not? Good sources are reporting it although they have left the one little caveat “at this time”. I do not know what the team is doing or wants to do for a backup veteran QB. I do not believe Brett Rypien is the answer. The team could remove all doubt by simply signing a veteran QB. But which one? Who is left? Flacco, Wentz, Winston, Lock, Tannehill? Who? None of these players are better than Rodgers (IMO) but would cost a lot less (presumably) and would not expect to start or even compete.
I still am trying to wrap my head around the fact that the Vikings offered Sam Darnold and Daniel Jones a deal and they both declined to come back and spend another season under the tutelage of Kevin O’Connell. Why? Darnold would have had to be the starter right? If the team told him maybe then I can see why he declined. Jones is a bit disappointing but either he felt he had a better chance of beating out Anthony Richardson or felt it was not going to really be a competition with the Vikings. I do not know and suspect both could be true. One thing that is true is that the majority of Vikings fans only want to see JJ McCarthy playing Quarterback.
If the Vikings do not make the playoffs with this current roster with JJ McCarthy starting, would the season be a failure? The answer should be an obvious yes. I would not blame JJ though.
Before the fan bois get themselves all worked up, I have said from the jump that the team needs to give JJ and least two years of starts and probably three before making a well informed decision about his long term potential. I was not high on him during the draft because...
