Next QB? Look beyond the names you are hearing?

[MaroonBells]

Howell was a terrible decision...I know you've been pimping Rogers a while now, I wasn't there a mos ago, but Ive come around after watching some Steeler games. 

I have no idea if he wants to play anymore, let alone where? Let alone with whomever the Steelers are going to backfill Tomlin with? Will that person even what him back? 

I suspect we could have added 2-3 more wins on a 9/8 year if he was healthy and at the helm, maybe more.

Hell, I wasn't even there months ago. And I wasn't there last year either.  I agreed with the decision to give JJ the nod. The only thing I didn't like was Sam Howell. I even predicted last summer that he would not be our QB2 when all was said and done. 

I came around to Rodgers in December when I realized that with just average QB play this team is certainly in the playoffs and maybe even winning 13 or 14 games. I'm 100% convinced Rodgers would've given us at least that.

I'm not saying he's the perfect choice. I hate the man. He has problems. We went over them all last year, and those things are still true. But there just isn't a perfect candidate out there. There are a few younger options that would be very intriguing. But I can't help but think that would be a big slap in the face to JJ McCarthy. Hell, I don't know. Maybe he needs that. 

Either way, he's another year older and he may or may not want to play another year. But I think if he does, and it comes down to the Steelers and us, or hell, ANYONE and us, Rodgers is going to choose the Vikings. I really do believe the reports that said he really REALLY wanted to play in this offense. Remember, he only signed with Pittsburgh after his conversations with the Vikings ended.

[pattersaur]

But look at where that got Pittsburgh.  1 and done with a poor performance from Rodgers against a tough D.  Is he still a solid QB.  This season he was.  But he's not anywhere near the MVP he was 4 years ago.  And at 42, he's 6 ft from the edge of falling off that cliff.

I think the Vikings need to find a viable backup and see how JJ McCarthy develops in 2026.  We need to know if he's the guy or not.  We can't sit him for another year and then start him in Year 4.  This team will look completely different next season and even more different two years from now.

Yeah, for me the JJM injury stuff is a huge problem and the Vikings need a much better Plan B this season. But solely based off his play, and how it improved as the season went along, I want him as QB1.

Bringing in Rodgers to be the starter with a tentative plan to go back to JJM the following season is wild to me. Either they believe in McCarthy or they don't. Another year of hemming and hawing with McCarthy tells me that almost no matter what happens, he was a bad pick for us at #10 overall. I'd much rather watch the kid play through it (if he can stay on the field) than see Rodgers and Valdez Scantling and Lazard padding their stats here next year. Do fans seriously want that? Ick