Sloter expects other NFL options (if Vikings keep 2 qb's)
If quarterback Kyle Sloter doesn’t make the Vikings’ 53-man roster, he believes he’s done enough to be picked up by another NFL team.
“Yeah, I would hope so,’’ Sloter said Tuesday. “I feel like I’m a young guy who’s put his best foot forward in the games, and I’m hopefully just going to show that I can get better and better.’’
Head coach Mike Zimmer said Tuesday he doesn’t know if the Vikings will keep two or three quarterbacks when the roster is set Saturday. Locks to make it are starter Kirk Cousins and backup Sean Mannion. Along with Sloter, the third-stringer, Minnesota also has undrafted rookie Jake Browning.
“It all depends on other positions really,’’ Zimmer said. “Where we’re at with the 53, if we’re going to keep three or keep two.’’
Sloter, 25, has been on Minnesota’s active roster the past two seasons but has not appeared in a regular-season game. He’s not approaching Thursday’s preseason finale at Buffalo as if he has a roster spot assured.
“The mindset that I carry is that I always have to make the roster, and I don’t ever want to get complacent,’’ Sloter said. “My mindset is that I’m fighting for a spot and it’s served me well in the past and I’m just going to assume that I’m not safe.’’
Sloter leads all NFL quarterbacks in the preseason with more than two attempts with a passer rating of 146.9. Sloter has completed 23 of 27 passes (85.2 percent) for 280 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions, although he has gone mostly against third stringers.
Zimmer has been critical at times of Sloter. He said last month he must do better in practice and he said after an Aug. 18 preseason game against Seattle that “there’s a lot of things that he has to get better at if he wants to be the backup quarterback.’’
Asked last week about Zimmer’s comments regarding the Seahawks game, Sloter said he would “let my play do the talking’’ in last Saturday’s game Arizona. He then completed 6 of 7 passes for 102 yards and a touchdown with a perfect passer rating of 158.3 in a 20-9 win. He led the Vikings to two fourth-quarter touchdowns after they trailed 9-7.
“I think that’s the way players need to approach it,’’ Sloter said of his comments last week. “We’re not really in a position to argue. We’ve just got to come out here and show our best on the field.’’
Cousins won’t play Thursday. Zimmer wouldn’t say whether Mannion will start or also will sit out. Sloter said he doesn’t know who will start, saying quarterbacks likely won’t find out until Wednesday.
https://www.twincities.com/2019/08/27/if-vikings-keep-just-two-quarterbacks-kyle-sloter-expects-to-have-other-nfl-options/
Hurry-up Vikings, we ain't getting any younger!
@"JimmyinSD" said:@"HappyViking" said:@"JimmyinSD" said:@"jargomcfargo" said:@"HappyViking" said:@"kmillard" said:@"StickyBun" said:@"kmillard" said:@"MarkSP18" said:No matter how you slice it.If Mannion or Sloter have to play in a real game then we are in more trouble than a little bit!
I wouldn't be so sure just yet... Kirk needs to step up his game, thats all I will say.
Cousins wasn't the issue: 30 TDs - 10 INTs - 4300 yds and completed over 70% of his passes.
I saw issues in a few games last year, NO, NE, Buffalo, both Bears games. He needs to step up and win a few of these types of games when maybe everything is not perfect to convince me.
Don't forget the Nationally televised Seattle night game. It was embarrassing to watch KC fumble and stumble into that loss.I want to like KC, but he's just not getting it done when he faces adversity. When the going gets tough against winning teams, he's usually on the losing end.
I hope this year is different, but I think at this point of his career, this is just who he is.
Agreed, Cousins is inconsistent. Good stats, not a winner. He was check down charlie the second half of the season. It is right to blame the offensive line and hope that is the only problem. We shall see.Preseason is mostly meaningless, but the third game is often an indicator of good the first string can be. If so, it is an indicator of ongoing inconsistency and the offense looks a bit like last year.
As for Sloter, I think the Vikings would like to keep him and continue his development, but we will find out Saturday. As a fan I would like to see him get some snaps against better competition, but so be it!
but being on the losing end against good teams isnt always on him. the D did him no favors in LA last year and KC kept the team in that game as well as leading drives to give Carlson opportunities to miss field goals in green bay.
I agree it's not always on KC, but it's hard to continue to ignore the stats. Is it mostly bad luck, or other players fault for losses?
Kirk Cousins Career Stats:
Record in Primetime Games: 6-13
Record on Monday & Thursday Night: 1-12
Record vs. Winning Teams: 5-25
Record vs. Winning Teams in 2018: 1-6
Career Road Record: 13-23-2
Post-season Record: 0-1
he was one of the few bright spots on an otherwise dismal DC team. Without seeing his stats in those games its really hard to put the blame on him. its like saying because Ponder, TJack, and a few other former Vikings QB busts ended up with superbowl rings that they were quality QBs, stats and accolades just dont tell a complete story.
We're talking about games KC actually played in and was the starting QB. These aren't games where he was a backup QB like Ponder and TJack.If KC gets the benefit of a top tier defense, top tier running game, and ST play like Case did a couple seasons ago, then he should do much better than he historically has in the past. Clearly, he's not going to elevate a mediocre team to greatness. I'm just not convinced he has that kind of team surrounding him.
@"HappyViking" said:@"JimmyinSD" said:@"HappyViking" said:@"JimmyinSD" said:@"jargomcfargo" said:@"HappyViking" said:@"kmillard" said:@"StickyBun" said:@"kmillard" said:@"MarkSP18" said:No matter how you slice it.If Mannion or Sloter have to play in a real game then we are in more trouble than a little bit!
I wouldn't be so sure just yet... Kirk needs to step up his game, thats all I will say.
Cousins wasn't the issue: 30 TDs - 10 INTs - 4300 yds and completed over 70% of his passes.
I saw issues in a few games last year, NO, NE, Buffalo, both Bears games. He needs to step up and win a few of these types of games when maybe everything is not perfect to convince me.
Don't forget the Nationally televised Seattle night game. It was embarrassing to watch KC fumble and stumble into that loss.I want to like KC, but he's just not getting it done when he faces adversity. When the going gets tough against winning teams, he's usually on the losing end.
I hope this year is different, but I think at this point of his career, this is just who he is.
Agreed, Cousins is inconsistent. Good stats, not a winner. He was check down charlie the second half of the season. It is right to blame the offensive line and hope that is the only problem. We shall see.Preseason is mostly meaningless, but the third game is often an indicator of good the first string can be. If so, it is an indicator of ongoing inconsistency and the offense looks a bit like last year.
As for Sloter, I think the Vikings would like to keep him and continue his development, but we will find out Saturday. As a fan I would like to see him get some snaps against better competition, but so be it!
but being on the losing end against good teams isnt always on him. the D did him no favors in LA last year and KC kept the team in that game as well as leading drives to give Carlson opportunities to miss field goals in green bay.
I agree it's not always on KC, but it's hard to continue to ignore the stats. Is it mostly bad luck, or other players fault for losses?
Kirk Cousins Career Stats:
Record in Primetime Games: 6-13
Record on Monday & Thursday Night: 1-12
Record vs. Winning Teams: 5-25
Record vs. Winning Teams in 2018: 1-6
Career Road Record: 13-23-2
Post-season Record: 0-1
he was one of the few bright spots on an otherwise dismal DC team. Without seeing his stats in those games its really hard to put the blame on him. its like saying because Ponder, TJack, and a few other former Vikings QB busts ended up with superbowl rings that they were quality QBs, stats and accolades just dont tell a complete story.
We're talking about games KC actually played in and was the starting QB. These aren't games where he was a backup QB like Ponder and TJack.If KC gets the benefit of a top tier defense, top tier running game, and ST play like Case did a couple seasons ago, then he should do much better than he historically has in the past. Clearly, he's not going to elevate a mediocre team to greatness. I'm just not convinced he has that kind of team surrounding him.
point is, stats and accolades dont paint a complete picture. and last years Vikings team was hardly top tier in anything. If they can put a decent line in front of him and keep the play calling from becoming stagnant, IMO KC will do fine, he isnt a top 5 QB, but he is good enough to keep a decent O in the top of the leagues rankings. as far as wins and losses, horrible stat to try and compare a single players ability off of.
I think if Sloter would go out and have a fumble and throw a couple pick 6's tonight, we could all relax a bit!
@"jargomcfargo" said: I think if Sloter would go out and have a fumble and throw a couple pick 6's tonight, we could all relax a bit!i am sure that some are hoping for exactly that, starting with Mannion.
@"JimmyinSD" said:and probably Zimmer@"jargomcfargo" said: I think if Sloter would go out and have a fumble and throw a couple pick 6's tonight, we could all relax a bit! i am sure that some are hoping for exactly that, starting with Mannion.
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