Daily Norseman
Plans are made to be changed no?
I think the Vikings are more than likely going to try and bring back Daniel Jones to go with JJ McCarthy. KOC said in an interview that “Darnold has earned the right to go to free agency” or something along those lines. I do think the team does not want to tie up too much in the QB position regardless of 14 wins. It is a bold strategy but it is time.
I would love it if the team brought in Aaron Rodgers only because I like to see things burn. I doubt it because they have invested time in Jones already and Jones is able to move.
2024 season: 14-3, second in NFC North, lost to Rams in wild-card round
Overview: Before it fell apart in the end, this was the best Vikings season in years, which is remarkable considering their rookie quarterback didn’t play a single snap.
Despite limping to the finish, the future in Minneapolis is bright. Both head coach Kevin O’Connell and general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah have secured contract extensions, and the team is bringing back most of its key pieces next fall. The biggest question the Vikings likely face is what to do at QB.
Who’s in/out: There’s no question that Darnold cost himself a lot of money with his performances in the last two games for Minnesota. But he’s shown that he’s capable of being a starter, and it’s hard to imagine that he’ll be content as a backup in Minneapolis. Just about everything the Vikings do this offseason has to be done after they figure out their plan at quarterback. If they re-sign Darnold to a multiyear deal or hit him with the franchise tag, both of which could be expensive, who knows what McCarthy’s future will look like. Or the Vikings can simply let Darnold walk and make sure McCarthy has everything he needs to be successful as he starts his career.
Lunchbreak: Draft Supply & Demand; Too Early Power Rankings
Cornerback. Defensive tackle. Running back. Guard. Safety.
That’s the ordering of Minnesota’s “biggest needs” as the 2025 NFL offseason comes into full picture, according to NFL.com draft analyst Chad Reuter, who outlined priorities Sunday night for all 32 teams.
Jeremiah, a former NFL scout and highly respected draft voice in the media, included five corners in his initial prospects ranking: Texas’ Jahdae Barron (No. 9), Michigan’s Will Johnson (12), Florida State’s Azareye’h Thomas (43), Kentucky’s Maxwell Hairston (44) and Notre Dame’s Benjamin Morrison (45).
Short story shorter, the Vikings might have plentiful CB options to consider late in the first round.
*So long, of course, as the field isn’t wiped out by cornerback-needy teams. In addition to the Vikings, Reuter underlined CB as one of the first three “biggest needs” for Jacksonville (5th pick), San Francisco (11th), Indianapolis (14th), Atlanta...
