What Can Sam Darnold Become In Kevin O'Connell's Offense? | Film Room
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- Опубликовано: 25 мар 2024
- Gabe Henderson is joined by former Vikings player and coach Pete Bercich, who continues his breakdown of the team's 2024 free agent additions, by taking a look at quarterback Sam Darnold's game.
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Darnold was an MVP candidate in his first 4 games with the Panthers: 10 TDs total, 1200 passing yds. Then McCaffrey went down and his receivers kept dropping passes (Moore led NFL in drops and Anderson was close behind). This is the first season he has a top 3 WR, top 3 TE and a great offensive minded head coach. If he doesn't ball out in MN, he's not gonna do it anywhere.
Gran Slam ...... Jamslam!
I've been preaching the same to anyone who will listen. Darnold could very well ball out and revive his career. He is only 26!
Well if the running game comes through and I think he needs one in order to run a productive offense there's no excuses left, addison and Jefferson are one of if not the best wr duos in the league ,Aaron Jones is a top 7 rb along with hockenson at t.e he's got all the weapons, if he plays better than cousins they could win the division ....getting past the packers of course
@@jaha777jaha6 Agreed. This is truly Sam's FINAL CHANCE to prove he can be a starter in this league.
If he succeeds (which I think he will), then he'll get another legit opportunity either here with the Vikes or elsewhere and get PAID well on a multiple-year deal this time.
If he, god forbid, fails then his naysayers would be proven right and he'll be a backup for the rest of his career which would suck considering the first two teams he was on, they didn't do jack-diddly to put him in a position to succeed from the get-go.
I'm still leaning toward him balling out, though, so LET'S F'N GOOOO.
I’m in on Darnold. LES GO 🏈
Darnold and Mayfield both played on the 2022 Panthers, below are a comparison of their performances in games in which they started.
BAKER MAYFIELD
Starts: 6
Passing TD: 4
Rushing TD: 1
INT: 6
FMB: 5
Passing YDS: 1,158
Rushing YDS: 52
Total YDS: 1,210
Pass Attempts: 186
Rush Attempts: 16
Record: 1W - 5L
(Mayfield appeared in 1 additional game against the Bengals, coming in during the top of the 3rd quarter and down by 35 points (some would call this “garbage time”). He threw for 2 TD, 0 INT, and 155 YDS. The Panthers lost: 21-42)
SAM DARNOLD
Starts: 6
Passing TD: 7
Rushing TD: 2
INT: 3
FMB: 6
Passing YDS: 1,143
Rushing YDS: 106
Total YDS: 1,249
Pass Attempts: 140
Rush Attempts: 26
Record: 4W - 2L
(During Baker Mayfield’s time as a 2022 Panther, Christian McCaffery played in 5 out of 6 Mayfield starts, and DJ Moore played in 6 out of 6 Mayfield starts. During Sam Darnold’s time as a 2022 Panther, Christian McCaffery played in 0 out of 6 Darnold starts, and DJ Moore played in 6 out of 6 Darnold starts)
Based on these stats, I believe people are heavily undermining the ability of Darnold especially when compared to Mayfield. We have an identical sample size for these two players who were on the same team in the same year, and people look over it. Darnold can absolutely have a major year on the Vikings, given what Mayfield did on the Bucs.
I agree, and if you watch the games, I think he looks even better. He only really had DJ Moore to work with. We saw how Bryce Young was absolutely crucified the following year behind that O Line with no one getting open.
I haven't seen enough of him playing to form any opinion.
I will say that it's hard to evaluate young QBs off of rookie years or sporadic starts.
Especially when they've been on bad or multiple teams. Or multiple bad teams.
Justin Fields made the Bears the #1 offense in the entire NFL fro 3 weeks running the same year those stats are from without Run-CMC _or_ D. J. Moore.
Why tf didn't the Vikings get _him_ so they wouldn't have to trade their future away for a QB?
@@choosecarefully408 And again you spout under-informed pre-conceived BS. Run CMC was traded to the 49ers after Baker's stint, and before Darnold's 6 games. I'm also pretty sure that Fields did have DJ Moore.
So your angst actually amplifies how significant the difference was in favour of Darnold.
And you might also consider that KOC and Kwesi acquired Darnold the moment Kirk walked out the door - so it was clearly a pre-determined plan - and they had to pay a bit because I'd guess Shanahan and the 49ers were pretty keen to keep him.
But then again what would a SB winning OC and three time SB coach know about NFL QBs that you wouldn't??
@@choosecarefully408Thinking the same. But Chicago wasn't going to trade fields to the vikings division rival's
Truely excited about Sam...26 year old who hasn't reached his ceiling...❤
💯💯💯facts
He is only 26 and has a high ceiling...he will be ALMOST as effective as cousins .😮
Such a fan of the understated AND clear, concise way Pete Bercich does film study.
Viking fan since 1970. It's like the song says, "BRIDGE over troubled waters"!!!
I Love it!!
If you are sceptical about Darnold, just watch that Ravens 49ers game. The Ravens trashed Purdy from the get go sacking him 4 or 5 times in 3 quarters, hurried him into a 50% completion rate, and eventually knocked him out of the game.
Darnold came in - threw 3 completions, before a drop by CMC then this TD that Bercich analyses. Darnold was sacked on his next drive when Colton McKivitz (the emergency in game fill in at LT for Trent Williams) was beaten pointlessly, but he recovered and drove the field again despite a couple of drops, and his INT was basically a Hail Mary forced into pressure.
Sam can really play, and we might forget Kirk quicker than we expect.
Let us all hope you are correct!
True story
So he played his best after the Ravens stopped trying their best? Great. Just what's needed to not win games.
@@choosecarefully408 Sure, you can take that, or you could consider that Darnold succeeded under the same duress when Purdy couldn't.
And you could consider that Purdy had the best LT in the game Trent Williams, whereas Sam had an emergency Kolton McKivitz improvising there.
Or you could actually bother watching some of Darnold's most recent starts for the Panthers where everyone was trying and he went 4-2 (that's winning), when he was playing for a much worse team, and still smacked over the Lions the week after the Lions comfortably beat the Cousins led Vikes.
Or you could stick with your initial, lazy position typically suited for an uninformed simp.
@@robe2504& the Panthers didn't keep him because why? _He_ didn't *win* those games. The team won despite him. Didn't he fumble the ball right before the end zone in two of their wins? I know people conflate wins with playing well, but Dan Marino's entire career makes that assertion a lie. Cripes, so does Tom Brady's.
When the HC is Todd Bowles or Nick Sirianni & the entire game strategy is to pit one's roster against that of the other team, then a QB might get a chance to be responsible for the win by doing something that wasn't the play-calling Darnold did better than Mayfield in those circumstances. So what now, he's S-tier?
He's someone you start when even Baker Mayfield sucks. He's Gardner Minshew but with a way lower ceiling.
This is aggravating. I returned to watching NFL games only after I discovered channels that provide some analysis so I can tell when something is the play-calling, the defense, the o-line etc. Everywhere I get people who then turn all this high-end analysis into "he won that game so he must be better."
Are there *two QBs playing every snap* that you're comparing them so eagerly only this way, or is it that this is the only way he can seem decent? It's the second one of course. Steelers fans are now doing this with Russ.
Because they dream that neither Russ nor Fields is actually better than what they had they dream that Russ is the QB he was 6-10 years ago & Fields can learn from him. _Those_ people don't watch games.
Russ has led the league in passes behind the line of scrimmage *five years straight* & doesn't even look at any receiver in the middle of the field nor heading there. Fields has had his own coaches sabotage him for two years straight & during that time still made the lowly Bears offense #1 in the league 3 weeks straight. Russ is done, Fields may be élite.
But even the comments on the videos proving Fields is being sabotaged the comments are like yours: _"He_ can't win" like he is responsible for the play-calling. When the Bills get a lead twice in a game then Sean McDermott takes over the play-calling & gives the victory away, is that Josh Allen's fault? Equating team wins with QB play strictly is BS.
Brady has a higher winning % in playoff games where he threw *3 or more INTs than Aaron Rodgers has in playoff games where he threw 3 or more TDs.* Rodgers is _clearly_ the better QB in those games that he lost, Brady _clearly_ worse in those games that he won. *Enough of this BS disguised as analysis.*
If you can't see what makes one QB better than another, how do you even enjoy the games? Darnold still plays like he's trying not to look over his shoulder constantly. I don't _hate_ the guy, I can see that the *skills* are there. He's simply not mentally focused most of the time. I like Drew Lock too, but similar thing.
I didn't like Cousins' play at all. About 3 games before he tore his achiles tendon he had Just Started to focus better in clutch situations, something he lacked terribly. I don't make up my mind anyone can't progress.
At this point we haven't seen it with Darnold. KOC is a great coach for a QB, but so is Brian Daboll & you can only get more out of a QB than another coach would. But Daboll is never gonna make Jones Mahomes & KOC at best can make Darnold what? Baker Mayfield on a bad day? Or as I said above, Gardner Minshew but with less sparkle?
I'd love to see Sam love up to his potential this year!
I am hoping he will revitalize his career.
I think Sam Darnold is going to be a very pleasant surprise.
I'll give Sam a fair shake at QB1. Fact is, with the 3 teams he's been on, he's never had a Justin Jefferson, Addison or Hockensen to throw to. With KOC calling plays, he's setup for success with the Vikings. All he has to do is perform. I think he'll have the best year of his career this season. If I'm wrong, we'll have a rookie Drake Maye, Pennix Jr, McCarthy or Nix on the sideline itching to get on the field. Either way, Vikes are in good shape. SKOL!!!
I just feel good about Drake Maye..... family of athletes!
@@johnswanson3741 I would love to see Jayden Daniels in Purple. A mobile LSU QB scrambling and throwing to a LSU WR in JJ. Or....I like, "JJ to JJ for the touchdown!" I can hear it now 🎵🎶 But honestly, i'd be happy with any of these Top 6 QB guys. They all have great potential
Sam is the truth and the world will see it in 2024!
I wanted the Vikes to go after Darnold when he left the Jets, but noooooo! Hope he proves me right this season!
Facts
Bruh😂 coming from a niner fan, no hes not
Only if that oline can work for him. Kirky didn't like the stains on the oline's pants.🤣
Darnold is trash
I like this signing more and more. I think about him as a really good safety net. Chances are if there is good competition between him and a rookie, there should be at least one of them that can play at a high level.
He will certainly have more success in Minnesota than anywhere he's been before. Learning the offense will be a challenge but with the weapons around him he will have a positive season in my eyes. Whether or not he earns the spot long term is entirely up to him. He's got a great opportunity, the rest is up to him.
I’m sure Gabe knows his football terms but sounds like Pete kept putting him on the spot to answer and respond 😂
We all know what Darnold has been, and I understand if you dont like the signing, I dont really like it either. But here's the thing: he's one of us now.
I'd rather back him in and be proven wrong than see the team suffer for the sake of "I was right".
I believe there is something to Sam, I think it's his time with a good team.
Dan of the Danette Crew said when Darnold was drafted, that he was an incredible QB
Let's see what KOC can get him to show the NFL
Yeah, it's time!
I am definitely in on Darnold as QB1, and he has never has a receiving corps like this one (he basically was a backup all year with the 49'ers). I feel we should use our 2 first round picks to shore up the O-Line, or maybe a stud corner or D- lineman. Looking at you, Quinyon Mitchell and JPJ! Only downside is we will probably have to franchise Darnold if he balls out.
Get an extension half way through the season if he balls out
I'd be fine rolling with Darnold if teams go crazy and draft 4-5 qbs early. That just means a better non qb falls into our lap. Cheap qb play allows us to Front load and pay who we need to pay. Give Darnold a good team and see what the kids got. Imagine what we could do if we don't draft qb and Darnold works out.
I hope Sam Darnold has a great year. That said, I believe you could put together a couple film examples on every quarterback who ever played in the NFL that would make them look like superstars.
I think it is to the Vikings benefit if he not only starts, but also does better than expected.
Well shit then draft all Defense end trade back four spots stay in grasp of a good edge and pray that at 23 pick someone good there and then go to church put a few bucks in the donation hopefully god a Viking fan😜
Thanks
And this doesn't even show his rushing prowess and agility and strength in the pocket when pressured. He is light years superior to Kirk in both skills. I think Darnold is going to flip Vikes fans more than Kirk ever did, and quicker. I have never been a Darnold fan, and often bet against him, but after watching film of his last few seasons, I am 100% a Darnold supporter. I'm not even worried whether the draft a QB this year, because I doubt the rookie will play this year, and I could see Sam being extended through 2025 and beyond.
he legit ran over people several times
Rite on, Brotha! With ya all the way!
Never heard of him before we signed him but i welcome anything he can bring!
Optimism I will take it
Sam Darnold could just turn out to be the best QB pick up since Sam Bradford. Hope he holds up a lot better! We may not need this years rookie QB for a season or two if Darnold balls out like I think he may!
We just have to find out this upcoming season
I hope Sam and Kirk both have great seasons with their new teams this year.
8:14 "big time football before he got injured"? Incorrect this 4w 2L(due to bad def lack of depth ex-panther fan here) record was after he returned from IR after his preseason injury. Sam was playing great football and the team playing beyond their means after the owner tossed in the towel and was tanking the team! Sam really needs to be the starter in Min to show what he can do!
I like the Darnold signing. With that said I don’t think this will happen because he’s too much damaged goods, but what if! What if he turns it around and becomes a good quarterback this year?….. he was a stud in college! Again, I don’t think it’s going to happen but it’s gonna get interesting if he ends up being a good quarterback.
WHAT IF HE'S THE MODERN DAY JIM PLUNKETT!!
It be good if Darnold can change the red zone percentage. 47.06 just too low👍
All the hype about the new JJ but he has not played one down in the NFL. How many on his Michigan team went to the NFL? Darnold has always had the skill but not the weapons around him. JJ could be sitting on the bench a few years. No one knows!
Thanks for showing these great plays. Hopefully KOC can get the best receiving corps open this fall.
Sammy Dimes!
I wouldn’t mind the Vikes sticking with Darnold and drafting a guy like Pratt or Rattler to develop
i mean we already have Hall to develop unless you have given up on him after 1.5 games (which after the packers game is understandable)
The Vikings apparently have given up on him
Ya Sam has the tools 🔧 to make a good offense great
I hope we are giving due consideration to Bo Nix in the draft. Just when I was dropping Nix down a couple notches I find this. It's long, but well worth the read. It seems like it was written by the Bo Nix PR dept., but it was written by a PFF analyst. I'm hoping KOC and KAM see this.
PFF's Mason Cameron - 2024 NFL Draft: Highest-graded quarterbacks in every category
CLEAN-POCKET GRADE: CALEB WILLIAMS, USC (93.4)
When the protection holds up and Williams is given adequate time to work, there isn’t a better passer in the nation. Without pressure, the Trojans' signal-caller amassed 17 big-time throws with just two turnover-worthy plays in 2023, with the latter being the lowest of any eligible passer in this year’s class.
PRESSURED GRADE: BO NIX, OREGON (91.2)
Nix established himself as the far and away best passer when under pressure this past season, with his 91.2 grade sitting more than 18 points on the grading scale above the next highest grader. The Oregon product recorded an outstanding 9-to-1 touchdown-to-interception ratio when pressured.
BLITZED GRADE: BO NIX, OREGON & JOHN RHYS PLUMLEE, UCF (90.6)
Just three passers surpassed the 90.0 grading threshold against the blitz, with Nix and Plumlee sharing this title among draft hopefuls. Nix made few mistakes when faced with blitzes, totaling 21 touchdowns and zero turnover-worthy plays, both of which pace the class. While Plumlee may not have thrown nearly as many touchdowns, he attacked the defenses that blitzed him, producing a 12.6-yard average target depth and a 61.6% air-yards rate.
PLAY-ACTION GRADE: MICHAEL PENIX JR., WASHINGTON (93.0)
Washington made effective use of run action all season long, a scheme in which Penix excelled. The former Husky led the class in play-action dropbacks (198) this past season, from which he produced 18 big-time throws and zero turnover-worthy plays while amassing 96 first-downs - all of which led this year’s prospects.
THROWS PAST THE STICKS GRADE: JAYDEN DANIELS, LSU & BO NIX, OREGON (94.8)
Needless to say, former transfers Daniels and Nix both attacked opposing defenses this past season, with each throwing more than 37% of their passes beyond the sticks. That aggressive approach allowed them to produce fantastic numbers, including each surpassing 30 touchdowns with sub-3% turnover-worthy play rates when targeting past the sticks.
SHORT PASSING GRADE: CALEB WILLIAMS, USC (90.7)
Williams has the awareness to orchestrate the timing and tempo needed to efficiently run the short-passing game. The Trojans' signal-caller produced 7.3 yards per attempt with an incredible 84.4% adjusted completion rate on throws targets nine yards or less downfield, all without recording a turnover-worthy play - one of just two draft-eligible quarterbacks to throw none.
INTERMEDIATE PASSING GRADE: BO NIX, OREGON (94.7)
The Oregon standout had a knack for finding the soft spots of FBS defenses and using a defender’s leverage against them, which allowed him to attack the intermediate parts of the field (10-19 yards) with ease. Nix showed off incredible ball placement, particularly when targeting back-shoulder routes, in the intermediate passing game, where he racked up 16 scores and just a single turnover-worthy play.
DEEP PASSING GRADE: JAYDEN DANIELS, LSU (99.2)
The Heisman Trophy winner has a rocket for an arm, and he wasn’t afraid to make full use of it this past season. Daniels produced a phenomenal, class-leading 63.3% adjusted completion rate with 22.4 yards per attempt and a 142.4 passer rating on deep throws.
FIRST- AND SECOND-DOWN GRADE: JAYDEN DANIELS, LSU; BO NIX, OREGON; & MICHAEL PENIX JR., WASHINGTON (91.3)
Keeping an offense on schedule on early downs is one of the more stable metrics when evaluating quarterback play. Daniels managed an impressive 140.7 passer rating on first and second downs, while Penix tallied 40 big-time throws and Nix produced an 83.9% adjusted completion rate.
THIRD- AND FOURTH-DOWN GRADE: BO NIX, OREGON (91.8)
Accuracy on late downs was undoubtedly a strong point of Nix’s game this past season. The Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year managed an outstanding 82.3% adjusted completion rate on third and fourth downs while targeting 50.5% of his throws past the sticks. Additionally, Nix surrendered just a single sack on 113 late-down dropbacks.
RED-ZONE GRADE: SAM HARTMAN, NOTRE DAME (88.8)
While he took just 41 dropbacks in the red zone, Hartman produced class-leading marks in big-time throw rate (8.1%) and adjusted completion percentage (83.3%). Perhaps more impressively, 12 of Hartman’s 24 completions resulted in scores.
OUTSIDE THE POCKET GRADE: BO NIX, OREGON (87.9)
Nix boasts the requisite athleticism to make plays from outside the pocket. When flushed in 2023, he produced an 81.7% adjusted completion rate and a 65.2% air-yards rate on his way to nine passing touchdowns and just a pair of interceptions.
THROWS OUTSIDE THE NUMBERS GRADE: JAYDEN DANIELS, LSU (92.8)
It takes immense arm talent to attack outside the numbers at a high level, something Daniels displayed time and time again in 2023. The LSU standout flashed his strong arm often with impressive throws outside, totaling a 14.1% big-time throw rate and a 144.4 passer rating - both top marks in the class.
THROWS INSIDE THE NUMBERS GRADE: DRAKE MAYE, NORTH CAROLINA (93.4)
The North Carolina signal-caller displayed masterful control when attacking inside the numbers. Maye took advantage of the middle of defenses often with a variety of concepts that allowed him to target all levels of the field. His 17 big-time throws led the class, along with an impressive 1.2% turnover-worthy play rate that ranked second among 2024 draft prospects.
I'm so excited this year!!! I can't wait for another 7-10 season!!! Let's do this!!!😮
The more tape I watch of this kid being broken down the more I'm not concerned about what the Vikings are going to do at QB in the draft....and I think the front office knows that so they have all the cards in their hand in this years draft. Can you bank on Darnold being a franchise guy at this point...that's a tough sell, but I certainly think he could at least give us a competitive team while he mentors the next guy we draft this year.
At this point I'm down for whatever happens. I just want them to fix the trenches for sure and maybe grab a CB prospect.
I think he will prove you all wrong guys. He has never had the weapons we have. I think we´ll draft JJ McCarthy but I also think he will sit at least a bunch of games maybe even the season
“Never had the weapons we have” 49ers had way better offensive weapons and a play caller
But didnt play with them so never had them as the number 1 QB
Maybe even into 2025. Darnold might be as good as any of these rookie QBs. Remember he was only 20 when he was drafted and thrown into that disaster at the Jets.
Hope the Vikings are able to get Drake Maye, he has the pedigree to be great!
And how much did he play? 1 game?@@Johnhargrove18
Draft Bo Nix and you don’t have to worry about it.
Bagging groceries!
The same Sam Darnold as the NY jets observed.
I know you gotta sell tickets but nobody is getting hyped over Sam Darnold 😂
Keep and developed Sam, draft Marvin Harrison Jr!!! Sam has more upside/experience than any of these kids. JJ. Hock. Addison. Marvin. Unstoppable.
I was thinking the same. these QB kids are just a crap shoot. Look at how many have been drafted with so much hype and turned out to be busts! Harrison Jr. is a sure shot, but we would have to get to the third pick to have a shot at getting him. That would excite me!
Nothing. Players don’t change.
Darnold ??? Wasn't he on Green Acres ? Mr Ziffel owned him. Great actor.
That was Arnold and Sam ain't no pig! Lol
Koc is going to make him great just watch
Darnold starts the season.Ten million for the year is not chump change.The Vikings will not throw away regular season games just so they can rush JJ into action.
I'll take Sam Darnold over ANY of the QB's the Vikings would pick in this draft. Hell, I would rather see Mullens start than the Vikings absolutely waste a 1st round pick on ANY of these QBs and squander the chance to bring in young talent that could actually help build a championship caliber team for a number of years. Darnold is still young, obviously has the skills needed to succeed, and has actual work put in and experience at the NFL level. The Vikings are absolutely wasting their draft position angling for any of these overhyped college QBs.
Skol!
Probably warm the bench.
Somebody tell this man growing up 35 minutes away from eachother doesn’t translate to anything football related
It would be great to be up 30 points coming out to start the 3rd quarter you can do it vikings!!! The vikings could be a Dangerous team if the vikings want to
The team has not had a lead of more than 14 points in two years if I recall correctly
I swear if he becomes the next Christian ponder, I am going to be LMFAO ALL THE WAY TO THE HOSPITAL🤣 singling out every vike fan that put their trust in him😂 No joke
There was a reason Sam darnold was a 3rd overall pick. LIke altogether toom any tiop college prospects, he went to one of the worst teams in the league. I'm excited to see what he can do with the talent the Vikings can give him.
A back up
Darnold's a bridge quarterback and a career backup and should be treated as such. Nobody is expecting this guy to suddenly become a world beater, even coming to a team with an improved offense. He is what he is; a placeholder until the new quarterback, whomever it may be, is ready to take over.
Alot of what ifs how many rookies excel first two years hmmm
He had no talent with jets or Carolina so how u judge from sub par talent huh
A backup
A back up lmao thats it
I don't believe the hype. The new QB meta is to find someone who can create and possibly scramble. These old school QBs rarely do that and want to be pocket passers. Only the super accurate and IQ ones who can read the defense can be true pocket passers. We don't need someone who can just take us to the playoffs again, we need someone to take us to the SuperBowl. Is that Darnold? Nope.
This is Sam last chance. If it plays well, he will be starting QB for Giants or Raiders in 2025 if he plays great. JJ will be traded to the Giants or Raiders
Win win situation both qbs flourish in koc offense and Vikings trade Sam darnold to a QB needy team mid season 😂
Jj mcarthy wont be there next year give patriots extra number one get jj and hear jj to jj for years to come
Drake Maye would be the Patriots pick at #3. I believe that is who Kevin would go after1
Can we just stop with the stupid connections like "they came from the same area". What a reach.
Unless they worked out together and had some substantial contact it's irrelevant.
It's the football equivalent of anybody who spent 30 seconds here in Minnesota as a kid is suddenly a "Native Minnesotan".
Let sam darnold play this full season, draft a DE at 11 and a DT at 23. When he failed we can draft a qb next season.
We going to suck this year
can't show a picture of other teams. and there is a big difference in other teams O-line compare to vikings. how many time did cousin get sack or have to scramble. that is how many time darnolds going to scramble and get sack too. nothing will change.
Right... Are you aware that there are a lot of O Lines that are significantly worse than the Vikes? Darnold got sacked jus as much as Cousins and Darnold is much quicker and more agile in the pocket than Cousins. I think you'll find that Sam does pretty well behind the Vikes line.
Sam is also a much more dangerous runner than Kirk. He is not as good as Lamar, Kyler, Josh Allen, or Fields, but after them he might be one of the best rushing QBs in the league.
@@robe2504 yeah thats what makes viking playoff contenders. they just needs a little more to boost it up sum to be superbowl contenders. i wouldn't put sam behind those good qbs its none comparable i should say. i dont doubt sam he was a better pick then dobbs so that a plus. lol! then i always felt like viking abandon the run game ever sense they got jj and got rid of cook. so they will definitely need to build their line up again to support running Qb and Rb. this might be the year .
darnold's best o-line was ranked around 28th. vikes are ranked 14th right now. so yeah, that's darnold best o-line ever
why waste your time hyping sam when everyone knows your drafting a QB
because there is a decent chance he starts for at least a couple games
why waste your time typing out on a Vikings video when everyone knows you're a Texans fan
If we start the rookie it’s a waste and almost a 90% bust for sure look around the league, it’s rare to have a rookie start and do anything
Lol other then the Packers and mahomes most every top 5 drafted QB has started and been fine if they weren't drafted into a dumpster fire. It's more the situation they are in why some fail. Minnesota has the infrastructure for them to succeed.@@skylermummert24
I think you're underestimating Darnold. He was drafted at 3 because of his prototypical traits and potential and put into some terrible situations as a young player. He is arguably more talented than Kirk and his recent record as a 26 year old is little different from Kirk's record when he arrived as a 30 year old. The rookie might end up sitting as long as Jordan Love.
Even as a back up, I hate that he's with us.
ok? nobody cares what you think 🤡
Why though do you not like him?
Well, I'm sure they'll dump him now that you've let us know.
You should be in their draft room to make sure they only pick players that meet your approval.
He's probably starting most if not all of 2024. Remember he's KOCs choice.
Jj is way overrated harboug is pumping him up waving bate to the Vikings we are the fish Vs Pen didn’t do nothing and you’re telling me he’s all of a sudden become a passer all these guys are top passers in college and in pros studder look at Carolina. Vikings please he’s no tarkenton
Pointless video. We all know Darnold is nothing more than a poker chip. He's not here to be qb1. He probably won't be on the roster week 1.
Get Herbert
Quit with the stupid comments!