Everyone can relax, great news here.....

Damn it, now I have hope.
Maybe Sam and KOC can put something together, soon to be 27,  6' 3" 225 lbs. I'm old enough to remember Jim Plunkett, drafted 1st overall in the '71 draft and then left for dead after being passed around by several miserably bad teams. Outright released in '77 then picked up by the Raiders. Went on to play pretty well, won a couple of  Super Bowls.

@"StickyBun" said: ...won't be needing a QB after all:

"Sam Darnold was a guy that jumped out to me personally and I've evaluated him at different points of his QB journey… I can't wait to get working with him and I think his best football is ahead of him" 👀

- #Vikings HC Kevin O’Connell
pic.twitter.com/bhpFs1ZUFY

— The Purple Persuasion (@TPPSkol) March 26, 2024

@"JimmyinSD" said:

@"StickyBun" said: ...won't be needing a QB after all:

"Sam Darnold was a guy that jumped out to me personally and I've evaluated him at different points of his QB journey… I can't wait to get working with him and I think his best football is ahead of him" 👀

- #Vikings HC Kevin O’Connell
pic.twitter.com/bhpFs1ZUFY

— The Purple Persuasion (@TPPSkol) March 26, 2024

Would be wonderful,  I'm still taking a QB early and let the best man win.

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/kevin-oconnell-sam-darnolds-best-football-is-ahead-of-him

@"StickyBun" said:

@"JimmyinSD" said:

@"StickyBun" said: ...won't be needing a QB after all:

"Sam Darnold was a guy that jumped out to me personally and I've evaluated him at different points of his QB journey… I can't wait to get working with him and I think his best football is ahead of him" 👀

- #Vikings HC Kevin O’Connell
pic.twitter.com/bhpFs1ZUFY

— The Purple Persuasion (@TPPSkol) March 26, 2024

Would be wonderful,  I'm still taking a QB early and let the best man win.

lol, me too. I hope everyone understands my sarcasm!  :p

If by some miracle, KOC pulls a rabbit out of the skunk pit with Darnold, crown his ass. Physically, he's got what teams want in a NFL starting QB. But odds are very long.

 Sorry KOC...

Nice things dont happen to Viking fans. 

I'm at peace with that after 50 years. 

@"purplefaithful" said:  Sorry KOC...

Nice things dont happen to Viking fans. 

I'm at peace with that after 50 years. 

So true. On some show they were talking about how Cowboys fans are struggling because of their Superbowl drought.

I hope Darnold has a great year and then signs a huge contract with another team. That could be a 3rd round comp. Although, we are going to have so much money to spend next year in FA that we probably won't qualify for comp picks. 

Copy, paste, repeat. It's the same stuff he was saying about Dobbs. Count me on the "we're fucked" boat if Darnold starts most of the season 

It would be cool though if Darnold is able to have a redemption arc. But of course they are still drafting the best qb they can 

Man if talk developed quarterbacks and won championships, this fan base would be worn out from so many victory parades.

If the Vikings take a QB at 11 or earlier, he will be playing sooner rather than later. Darnold won't have many starts, if any!

I don’t believe one word he says about Darnold. He literally HAS to say that stuff because that’s his QB1. He has eyes and a brain, therefore he knows Darnold is dog shit

@"CFIAvike" said: I don’t believe one word he says about Darnold. He literally HAS to say that stuff because that’s his QB1. He has eyes and a brain, therefore he knows Darnold is dog shit

@"purplefaithful" said:  Sorry KOC...

Nice things dont happen to Viking fans. 

I'm at peace with that after 50 years. 

"The Cubs, playing in their 11th World Series overall and their first since 1945, won their third championship and first since 1908, ending the longest championship drought in North American professional sports history."

@"jargomcfargo" said: If the Vikings take a QB at 11 or earlier, he will be playing sooner rather than later. Darnold won't many starts, if any!

@"StickyBun" said:

@"purplefaithful" said:  Sorry KOC...

Nice things dont happen to Viking fans. 

I'm at peace with that after 50 years. 

Hang in there, buddy....

"The Cubs, playing in their 11th World Series overall and their first since 1945, won their third championship and first since 1908, ending the longest championship drought in North American professional sports history."

@"comet52" said:

@"StickyBun" said:

@"purplefaithful" said:  Sorry KOC...

Nice things dont happen to Viking fans. 

I'm at peace with that after 50 years. 

Hang in there, buddy....

"The Cubs, playing in their 11th World Series overall and their first since 1945, won their third championship and first since 1908, ending the longest championship drought in North American professional sports history."

The Phillies had the longest drought from birth to first title, 1883-1983, a full century.  

So to spin things positively, we're still #2!

@"StickyBun" said:

@"comet52" said:

@"StickyBun" said:

@"purplefaithful" said:  Sorry KOC...

Nice things dont happen to Viking fans. 

I'm at peace with that after 50 years. 

Hang in there, buddy....

"The Cubs, playing in their 11th World Series overall and their first since 1945, won their third championship and first since 1908, ending the longest championship drought in North American professional sports history."

The Phillies had the longest drought from birth to first title, 1883-1983, a full century.  

So to spin things positively, we're still #2!

Yep, and only 26 years to go to win the big one! Hang in there Vikings fans!

@"MaroonBells" said:

@"jargomcfargo" said: If the Vikings take a QB at 11 or earlier, he will be playing sooner rather than later. Darnold won't many starts, if any!

It depends on who we draft, but I'd be surprised if Darnold didn't start every game. Maye and McCarthy have bright futures, but anyone who starts them as a rookie is making a big mistake. The others less so.