I think Uncle Sammy is saying goodbye here...

[StickierBuns]

from r/minnesotavikings

[JimmyinSD]

Not really sure how else you would take that.

[AGRforever]

Letting Sam walk is the right decision. It was awesome this year but stick to the plan.

[StickierBuns]

Letting Sam walk is the right decision. It was awesome this year but stick to the plan.

Totally agree, but I'm finding it just a tad sad. And I say that being all in on McCarthy. I think Darnold is the kind of guy I'm going to find myself rooting for.

[Canthony]

Now the only thing is, did we find a trade partner to tag and trade him or did we just tell him we won't retain him. I have a feeling we found a trade partner that wants him and doesn't want to fight for him in FA. I believe that is the only way he sends that out this soon.

[purplefaithful]

I have to say the Vikings have given me my season tix $$ worth 2 of the last 3 years.

Sam's communication definitely has a feel of so long to it...VEGAS BABY!!

Only question now might be who is in the QB room competing with JJ this season?

---

Letting Sam walk is the right decision. It was awesome this year but stick to the plan.

.
The Commanders are doing what every team dreams of financially in the salary cap era: Win big with a really good quarterback on his rookie deal. They’re doing exactly what the Vikings hope to do this fall when they probably transition to J.J. McCarthy, whose cap number ($5 million) will take up only 1.8% of a cap that Overthecap.com estimates will be $272.5 million.

One more win on Sunday and Washington will do what no other team has done ever — reach the Super Bowl with a rookie starting quarterback.

Daniels, drafted second overall, eight spots ahead of McCarthy, takes up only 2.6% of his team’s cap ($6.9 million as the league’s 24th-highest paid quarterback) this year and will take up only 2.9% ($8.6 million) next year.

Nine key players on Washington’s current roster will have larger cap numbers than the quarterback who has led Washington from 4-13 and worst in the NFC East to 14-5 and the team’s first NFC Championship game in 33 years. 

Those nine players include important guys in the trenches: Daron Payne and Jonathan Allen on defense and Samuel Cosmi, Andrew Wylie and Tyler Biadasz on offense; top edge rushers Frankie Luvu and Dorance Armstrong; and second-team All-Pro receiver Terry McLaurin.

It’s a whole lot easier building a team that way as opposed to what Atlanta is looking at right now with Kirk Cousins, now a backup quarterback, taking up 14.4% ($40 million) of next year’s salary cap.

Strib

[Canthony]

PF, seeing rookie QBs succeed this year will only help JJ's cause. I am sure that makes us want to see him even more. KOC is probably thinking, if those rookie QBs can succeed, I wonder what JJ can do being coached by me. Sooner the better is what I say with JJ

[comet52]

Uncle Sammy?

[Zanary]

That certainly felt "farewell-ish", and it's been a strong possibility since JJM's injury. Sam got his shot, mostly did well with it, and now stands at a great age/experience level as he wanders into free agency. As with so many others, I wish him the best of luck...except, against us.

Assuming JJM is ready to go for this season, or most of it...the extra downtime might serve him insofar as getting to reinforce his memorization and getting to witness the plays taking place in real time. Sam is similar enough in terms of arm strength and mobility that most elements should transfer to the young'un pretty solidly.

The real question is: what's the kid actually made of? No amount of college/preseason footage tells us who he'll be in September.

[StickierBuns]

Uncle Sammy?

lol, my wife asked me this same question. I answer is I don't why I call him that sometimes, which is weird.