So Mond

Really blew the 3rd down play though, Marsette was wide open 

@"1VikesFan" said: Really blew the 3rd down play though, Marsette was wide open 

So far so good on the DL. 

Is still raw but he has to play. He has to have some things clicks but he doesn't look totally lost. 

Lights out on that 4th down throw 

@"AGRforever" said: Lights out on that 4th down throw 

Well, I know you shouldn’t read anything into preseason. But Manion gives us roughly a 0.0% chance of winning a game. If he starts I probably wont even bother to turn it on. Which is a lot from someone who could count the games missed on a hand over the last 30 years.  

At a very minimum, Mond has youth and the ability to run. He’s not reading defense at an NFL level yet but that doesn’t mean he couldn’t.  Where as Manion has no chance of improvement. 

TD throw was nice too

@"AGRforever" said: Well, I know you shouldn’t read anything into preseason. But Manion gives us roughly a 0.0% chance of winning a game. If he starts I probably wont even bother to turn it on. Which is a lot from someone who could count the games missed on a hand over the last 30 years.  

At a very minimum, Mond has youth and the ability to run. He’s not reading defense at an NFL level yet but that doesn’t mean he couldn’t.  Where as Manion has no chance of improvement. 

Mond looks so so but yes in theory still has some upside. Wish he’d have started but glad he’s getting extended snaps. 

EDIT- And just as I say that Mannion is back in. Pain. 

Nope there is nothing from Mannion. He is what he is. Mond is still raw but he needs to play and if it's between Mond and Mannion, I'm going with Mond. He has the mobility advantage.

They have to dump Mannion, keep developing Mond and bring in another QB. Just not sure who that should be. 

Chandler and Kene look great.  I know Cook is a special player but at a high cost, I think we can have a productive RB group without him.

ISM played well, Davidson looked very athletic on his grab.

Mond has a rocket for an arm, and legs, but he's brain isn't up to the NFL speed yet.

BTW can we trade for Nick Mullens now?  How is a 3rd QB on the Raiders?

That drive was nice, Mond looked good. 

@"1VikesFan" said: That drive was nice, Mond looked good. 

Browns should trade for raiders QB “Grabers”, with a name like that, he’d would fit right in, in their QB room. 

Mond has shown me enough to release Mannion and role with 2 QB’s once the season starts. The kid just needs reps more than anything. He’s seeing it, but not confident enough to pull the trigger. 
The key I needed to see was ball placement and he’s been excellent tonight. As he gets more confident and comfortable, he’ll get out of his head and simply play. 
The kid is a legit talent and has so much to work with. Another year or two of seasoning would definitely help, but he’s good enough now to backup Kirk.

A few more nice throws on the 2nd to drive.

Let’s see how the next couple preseason games go but if they go like tonight, Mond will be QB2. That’s good to see. 

I thought the Vikings played decently well other than some costly “penalties” on defense early. 

@"BigAl99" said:

One of them is entertaining to watch, the other not so much.

only Mike Zimmer could say Mannion (maybe paul allen) is the better option for 2nd string after one game.
To me it is blatantly obvious for #11.