Minnesota Vikings Sign QB Sam Darnold to a 1-Year, $10M Deal

The Minnesota Vikings have signed quarterback Sam Darnold to a 1-year, $10M deal. The bridge QB is the former #3 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft by the Jets and was teammates with now Vikings QB coach Josh McCown.

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What’s going on jeromes so after the Mota fight and Vikings allowed allowed Kirk Cousins uh to take his talents to hotlanta actually maybe this is the revenge for the 98 championship game where hey Atlanta it’s your fault that Denny took a knee in the fourth quarter and it’s your fault that Gary Anderson

Missed the field go for the first time in two years unbelievable so here’s here’s Kirko for uh 100 million guaranteed it’s kind fun man but the Vikings needed to add a a ver veteran quarterback even though yes they should be drafting a quarterback as well and

They did that uh late on Monday evening uh by signing up slinging Sam darnold that’s right the4 is back in the building in purple uh rapi go a new quarterback in Minnesota the Vikings are expected to sign 49ers quarterback Sam darnold per me and to pisero darnold

Gets a one-year deal worth 10 million bucks sou say and joins former teammate Josh Macau who is Minnesota’s new QB coach Kirt cousins out darnold in now 10 million bucks so that’s roughly the going rate for one one of the more upside backup quarterbacks out there uh

You know Garner menu the Vikings were reportedly in on he signed a decent deal with the Raiders uh so I’m perfectly fine with darnold I was perfectly fine with Nick Mullins too uh but I think darnold just given his age even though he’s just slightly younger than Mullins

Uh he does have a little bit more upside him being the former number three overall pick and also it’s funny where the these guys are hitting for agency where we’ve the show’s been on for you know a couple years now so now we have not only the guys that we’ve done draft

Profiles on but Vikings need to trade for Sam darnold three years ago was just a kid it’s crazy that’s a good graphic though I miss pry Ricky Spielman anyways uh but yes bajillion per of the Vikings need to be in on being aggressive and trading up for the quarterback of the

Future yes uh but darnold does give you a decent hedge uh in the spot so let’s talk about him today backround 26 years Young D does turn 27 in June 63 2 and a quarter uh former five-star recruit out of San Clemente California kept in State uh was took his talents to

USC actually no we have to we have to represent as much as possible like hey uh him and Jordan Addison already got that connection the men of Troy uh was a two-year starter for the Trojans he arguably had one one of the better reter freshman seasons in college football history he was Dynamic

Uh sophomore year maybe not so much but still uh went number three overall in the 2018 draft uh Baker was one saquan was two uh in that class and his his draft profile from nfl.com from L Airline this gets a little bit spicy so draft projection top three NFL

Comparison Andrew Luck Overview at the end of the day darnold has NFL size arm strength accuracy pocket Mobility Poise and field reading capability his windup is an isore for sure uh but he has the velocity to mitigate the additional release time while darnold has the mental toughness and talent to start

Tomorrow early sideline seasoning could uh help him better process coverages and attempt to eliminate future interceptions uh that wasn’t going to happen with the Jets darnold has the tools to thrive in any system and doesn’t have to have perfect protection to succeed well Sam darnold you my friend

Here in Minnesota will be the bell of the ball uh his floor is solid is a solid starter but he has a ceiling to be one of the top tier quarterbacks in the game as he gains more experience woo spicy I I love it man and then darnold

Uh so basically was ruined by the Jets uh for for lack of a better term I mean it just was not good I mean it sort of is what it is but I mean Adam gase was there for two of the years it just didn’t do him any favors but he is

Famous uh first time with the Jets for three M’s so Number One Mono I mean out being out for the kissing disease good times as well as the memes like I I feel like this kid from The Incredibles like it’s him and Derek Carr I no Derek Carr

Is the kid from Toy Story it doesn’t matter as well as of course Macau where maau was a backup with the Jets and one of the reasons why so many people project Josh maau not Luke mccon almost did it uh as a future head coach is that

The way that he helped Sam darnold along where I mean the coaching style for the Jets was no great shakes but I mean Josh mcau was basically the the quarterback’s coach and I think that uh that familiarity really helped get Donald here to the great state of Minnesota and

Also hey could we get a double whammy since Josh maau uh coach Drake May uh in high school like we get darn and maau all the pupils of the Macs go ahead go ahead uh but overall eventually he was ended up with Carolina uh he he did lead

That 96 yard touchdown drive and two-point conversion against the Zimmer defense bring the day it’s good times uh but KJ still call game in overtime uh but then uh last year he was Brock P’s backup uh in San Francisco uh ended up winning the qb2 job in Camp which

Facilitated the Tre Lance R to the Cowboys eventually uh he has a career 59.7% completion percentage uh 12,000 yards passing uh 78.3 quarterback rating and a 6356 touchdown interception ratio but again this is the perfect combination of hey Josh maau knows this guy hey he he does

Have the draft pedigree and hey quacy loves the mama I can change him uh type players plus you know 10 million bucks uh for a backup and a guy who could end up starting uh at least the start beginning of the Season ain’t bad it’s

Bad at all and with darnold like he is strong like bu he is all of 63 and 225 he can be tough to bring down in the pocket he does have really good Mobility uh as well a good pocket awareness that’s why all the talk of hey he can

Survive without good protection I mean to a degree like his his sophomore year at USC the protection was kind of spotty uh even though they did have some NFL Talent along that line the Jets was obviously bad uh but he does go through progressions he does have a hose

For an arm uh he does have great arm Talent does make throws with anticipation does have experience with a similar offense there’s a lot of crossover between Concepts between the shanan offense from last year uh in with San Francisco as well as the Kevin mconnell offense does have that Josh

Macau connection of course that could be important it does hedge with the draft pick to a degree because uh again bajillion 10,000% the Vikings should be in on drafting a quarterback but if they’re somehow frozen out of the big four uh and maybe they go with Nicks or

Pennx or Rattler whoever uh in the back end of the first top of the second round uh it does give you a bit of a hedge there where I if you land a guy outside of the first round or if you land a guy who may not be ready to start right away

Even if you trade up for him uh darnold could give you that cushion where uh with the defense likely improved I mean we made great strides on Monday uh as well as the weapons as well as hopefully a sutured up offensive line and hopefully a better running game I mean

Darnold could operate the offense for you uh for a while now he does have that long ass release it’s not quite Byron left Wich it left witches or he’s not like a Trav just like loading up uh but it has gotten a little bit tighter uh

But and it still sort of uh telegraphs what’s going on also does have that high turnover rate that was his problem his sophomore season at USC as well as a 6356 touchdown interception ratio like we said so I mean two degree is he like uh Nick Mullins who is

Taking number three overall like he he can move the offense but he’ll serve up a meatball or two possibly Poss possibly uh so the Vikings quarterback depth right now sing in Sam darnold Nick Mullins as well as jiren Hall uh overall like you’re not paying Sam darnold 10

Million bucks to be qb3 so I and Nick Mullins depending what happens with jiren Hall I think they should keep four uh four quarterbacks in the sphere so you’ll have the rookie you’ll have darnold uh you you’ll likely have Nick Mullins on the active roster maybe jiren

Hall be down on the practice squad as that fourth quarterback I I think that would make sense because you saw how important it is to have multiple quarterbacks last year because ish does happen but o overall I mean it could be worse right so I wasn’t in on jamus I

Was definitely not in on Jimmy G I was sort of you lukewarm and Ted on darnold uh but you see the positives like you do see the upside I think 10 million bucks is a fine price point uh and also this does not preclude you from going up and

Getting your quarterback of the future if anything it should fuel you because are you ready to hit your wagons and because remember Kev O Connell and quac do fensa like now they’re betting their jobs all right so are you going to bet your jobs that Sam darnold can have a

Baker Mayfield type 2024 season like Baker had 2023 maybe maybe not but overall I think this is a good piece of the plan now go get your guy hey like we said Drake May Josh McCown Sam darnold that would make sense that it would make sense man but your thoughts are thoughts Viking

Science slinging Sam darnold the pride of USC one year 10 million bucks let us know your thoughts and our thoughts in the comment section below subscribe for daily Vikings takes want support the work put a little something in the venmo but to next time skull production value