Vikings will have to hit on QB to keep up in NFCN

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@HappyViking said:

@medaille said:
It is what it is.  You
need a good QB to win in this league.  You
also need to get some superstars and get good production from your low cost
players.  That said, it isn’t about
keeping up with the rest of the division, we need to build something that truly
contends for a SB.  Winning 8-9 games a
season is fine and certainly better than winning 4-5 games a season, but we
weren’t on the path of winning a SB, so we had to get on that path.

Very true the Vikings need a change in culture and player development.  It's almost hard to believe this franchise has only had back to back winning seasons once ('08 and '09) since 2000.   Seems like if a good season happened, something would derail them for the next season or two.

Year    Lg                 Tm  W  L T Div. Finish

2023   NFL  Minnesota Vikings  7 10 0    3rd of 4

2022   NFL Minnesota Vikings* 13  4 0    1st of 4

2021   NFL  Minnesota Vikings  8  9 0    2nd of 4

2020   NFL  Minnesota Vikings  7  9 0    3rd of 4

2019   NFL Minnesota Vikings* 10  6 0    2nd of 4

2018   NFL  Minnesota Vikings  8  7 1    2nd of 4

2017   NFL Minnesota Vikings* 13  3 0    1st of 4

2016   NFL  Minnesota Vikings  8  8 0    3rd of 4

2015   NFL Minnesota Vikings* 11  5 0    1st of 4

2014   NFL  Minnesota Vikings  7  9 0    3rd of 4

2013   NFL  Minnesota Vikings  5 10 1    4th of 4

2012   NFL Minnesota Vikings* 10  6 0    2nd of 4

2011   NFL  Minnesota Vikings  3 13 0    4th of 4

2010   NFL  Minnesota Vikings  6 10 0    4th of 4

2009   NFL Minnesota Vikings* 12  4 0    1st of 4

2008   NFL Minnesota Vikings* 10  6 0    1st of 4

2007   NFL  Minnesota Vikings  8  8 0    2nd of 4

2006   NFL  Minnesota Vikings  6 10 0    3rd of 4

2005   NFL  Minnesota Vikings  9  7 0    2nd of 4

2004   NFL Minnesota Vikings*  8  8 0    2nd of 4

2003   NFL  Minnesota Vikings  9  7 0    2nd of 4

2002   NFL  Minnesota Vikings  6 10 0    2nd of 4

2001   NFL  Minnesota Vikings  5 11 0    4th of 5

2000   NFL Minnesota Vikings* 11  5 0    1st of 5

Provided by Pro-Football-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 3/20/2024.

It's because we've never had a young franchise QB to build around outside of five seasons with Culpepper (rookie season and injury season don't count). We've constantly taken on reclamation projects, older veterans, or low end rookies at the position that haven't panned out long term and we are hitting reset every few seasons at the position. If you want to look at uneven discrepancies on our record through our history and mediocre results, there's the answer..