ESPN: How Darnold went from bust to MVP candidate
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https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41588912/sam-darnold-vikings-bust-2024-nfl-mvp-jets-2018-draft
"The NFL is awash this season with concerns about quarterback play and the lockdown that defenses have shown on downfield throwing -- for most teams, anyway.
In Minnesota, the message to quarterback Sam Darnold has been decidedly different.
"If I've told him once I've told him 100 times," coach Kevin O'Connell said this week, "'You're as talented of a deep-ball thrower as I've been around, and I want you to take the [opportunities], and I want you to be confident to pull the trigger.'"
"The NFL is awash this season with concerns about quarterback play and the lockdown that defenses have shown on downfield throwing -- for most teams, anyway.
In Minnesota, the message to quarterback Sam Darnold has been decidedly different.
"If I've told him once I've told him 100 times," coach Kevin O'Connell said this week, "'You're as talented of a deep-ball thrower as I've been around, and I want you to take the [opportunities], and I want you to be confident to pull the trigger.'"
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I'm happy for us, players and Sam. He and the team had a great September...
[b]But I am still in prove-it mode. [/b]
[i]September for show/December for dough. [/i]
Seems live I've lived it a million times.
Same here. Its just not something you are going to shake if you are a long time suffering fan. You just can't. Doesn't mean we aren't having fun on the ride. Seems us long timers are always qualifying things by saying, 'Loving it! But.....' Its why I make sure to have fun and pump things up on the board with positive stories.
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