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I never believed in Sam from the day they signed him. He was on a Case Keenum horseshoe ride until he wasn't. The neck up issues that have always been his problem still are.
It was fun to win 14 games but ending like the Hindenburg pretty much erased all that and just left the taste of throwup in our mouths.
The silver lining is that the last two games obliterated the ridiculous talk of paying him big $ and sitting or quitting JJM.
Don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out, Sammy!
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(Yesterday, 05:04 AM)StickierBuns Wrote: ...before Sammy got paid in purple. Thanks for a fun season, but you have to want more out of a QB in big game situations. Holding onto the ball like he does will catch up to you and he cannot change that about himself. If Minnesota truly wants to make the big next step to NFC powerhouse, it can't be with Sam Darnold. Simple as that. KOC has the new QB still with the plastic on to mold into his perfect version of what he feels a NFL QB should be like, so let's go on McCarthy. Full steam ahead. That's how he will be judged. HIS QB running HIS system. He's been smart enough and successful enough to deserve that and he's built an amazing culture. The next step in O'Connell's evolution is now playoff success. Sometimes it takes a really good HC a bit to break through in that area.
You have cap money, an unadulterated young QB full of potential and very soon a new extension: build the team you want now and let's change the narrative for the Minnesota Vikings. I feel KOC can do that. I still feel very good about this team's near and long-term future. Let the trolls and doom-sayers bray like donkeys, it won't change my perspective as we stand now. As disappointing as this is, I can't help but see the silver lining because its very obvious to me. I'm convinced these two will bring home to Viking Nation what we've desperately wanted.
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(Yesterday, 08:33 AM)Still Hurtn Wrote: I was a Sam is the bridge QB to wait a minute this guy might be the real deal to OK let's see how he finishes the season to throw the bum out.
I think that is the bus that most of us were in. I always wanted McCarthy to get his shot, but I thought at one point after the Seattle win that it might be inevitable that he would be franchised for a year. But Minnesota never spoke like that was their plan, maybe they never wavered in letting Sam walk. Its obvious now.
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Time for JJM. I’d take Sam back at $10m/yr.
The dude bought a negative lottery ticket. No one has lost $75m faster in pro sports history.
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Yesterday, 08:47 AM
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The only good news for the Vikings is that their starting QB hasn't played all year.
Darnold was a nice Cinderella story for a while, but his giant fat feet just smashed the glass slipper as he stumbled ass-backwards into his 57th sack, so the keys are gonna get tossed back to McCarthy in 2025.
Yeah, Sam is gonzo:
The Purple Persuasion
The way Kevin O’Connell talks about Sam Darnold here really signals that he’s gone:
“I think that can stay with him moving forward… Sam and that journey him and I went on will always be something that’s a special place in my heart.”
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Yesterday, 09:22 AM
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There will be revisionist history from people who "never bought in" but Sam had a great season overall, up until the end.
I'm shocked and did not see his collapse coming. Even after the Detroit showing I thought he'd bounce back last night.
The only way I think I'd be comfortable moving off someone who played so well for so long would be a bed-messing of massive proportions... And that's what happened.
Absolutely unbelievable. I got duped. I got swindled. I thought Charlie Brown was going to finally kick the football this time.
NOPE!
Sad. Not sure I've ever seen a meltdown like it. I mean, did Sam even attempt a run last night? Or last week? Normally when guys get skittish they take off and run. Or get rid of the ball quicker. Not our Sam! Hold that ball and take that sack baby!
W. T. F!
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I think the reality is that while we are hoping JJM turns into an elite QB, the odds would suggest that for at least the first year or two, he's going to be learning on the job and need a similar level of support as Darnold did. I don't think you just drop JJM into the same scheme and same lack of running game and it magically is better than this. I still like JJM. I still think Darnold probably is a Kirk Cousins level guy you can win with. I just think personnel-wise we're still a work in progress and scheme-wise we need to get better to take that next step.
(Yesterday, 09:22 AM)pattersaur Wrote: There will be revisionist history from people who "never bought in" but Sam had a great season overall, up until the end.
I'm shocked and did not see his collapse coming. Even after the Detroit showing I thought he'd bounce back last night.
The only way I think I'd be comfortable moving off someone who played so well for so long would be a bed-messing of massive proportions... And that's what Sam did.
Absolutely unbelievable. I got duped. I got swindled. I thought Charlie Brown was going to finally kick the football this time.
NOPE!
Sad man. Not sure I've ever seen a meltdown like it. I mean, did Sam even attempt a run last night? Or last week? Normally when guys get skittish they take off and run. Or get rid of the ball quicker. Not our Sam! Hold that ball and take that sack baby!
W. T. F!
Sam tried to run, but there was nowhere to run to. He couldn't step up in the pocket and couldn't flee sideways. I think his best option was getting the ball out sooner even at a receivers feet, but you can see why he ended up eating multiple 9 yard sacks.
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Sam needed more hurry up and accuracy. He was holding the ball too long, balls were sailing, he missed wide open receivers and he didn't always set his feet. 9 sacks is unacceptable. He stepped into some of them. It got in his head too. We'll see what JJM has. Darnold cost himself some money. They still need to upgrade the OL for JJM period
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