05-23-2024, 01:49 PM
(05-23-2024, 08:18 AM)pattersaur Wrote: At the bold- this would be nutso in most scenarios. I suppose if it's the first couple weeks of the season maybe-- as a temporary solution-- but beyond that, come on.
I'm not sure how coddling McCarthy like a baby bird is preferable to letting a football player play football. Just don't agree.
In your scenario where we sign a guy off the street and start him 3 days later: Are we trying to win football games or not? Because to me the guy in house who knows at least some of the offense seems highly preferable to trading picks we don't have for a fill-in or signing a practice squad QB.
Keep in mind as recently as last season this team has prioritized winning games on a week to week basis above all else, including at times common sense.
No, the Vikings wouldn't likely sign a starter to play ahead of McCarthy. I'm just exaggerating to emphasize my point: that I don't want to see him play at all this year. It's just too important, and we absolutely cannot afford to fuck this one up. Handle this kid with care, keep him in the playbook and away from sharp objects, hot stove tops and live bullets. Call it coddling all you want; I call it the smart play.
Smart people can disagree on the best way to develop a QB. I know Peyton Manning and Kurt Warner believe that young QBs learn best by playing. Other NFL people argue that it depends on the QB and the situation, that if you're not careful, you can breed enduring bad habits by playing a QB before he's ready. I especially disagree with Manning and Warner when the QB is barely old enough to buy a beer, trying to learn a notoriously complicated offense that took Kirk Cousins 8 months to fully grasp.