Sam Darnold Is In The Perfect Situation With The Minnesota Vikings

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[@Como651]

Sam Darnold is going to be the Cinderella story of 2024. I have a feeling this is going to be a breakout year for him. We may have our franchise QB and just don’t know it yet.

[@presidentzippy5506]

I kinda think so too, this is his best supporting cast and the best coaching staff he's ever had. It could be another Sam Bradford story, except he stays healthy

[@kironafly6605]

Look at Sam … with his red beard he looks like a Viking. He also knows the position of QB better than most.

[@davidpeterson725]

Sam is gonna surprise a lot of people. I’m not saying he’s gonna lead us to a Super Bowl or anything, but most people view darnold as a flat out bust when he never really had a supporting cast and also had some of the worst coaches. He will keep the Vikings competitive and will earn himself some money next off season

[@kevin122759]

Sam is better at $10 million than Cousins would be at $45 million.

[@FormalCarrot1]

And way younger. I don’t know how kirk’s agent got the falcons to pay him 180 million over 4 years, and he is definitely not good enough for that contract.

[@lawrencewellington1959]

​@@FormalCarrot1... His agent should be in the NFL Hall of Fame for Best Agent of the Decade💰💰💰💰💰💰 We paid Kirko 125mil in 6 seasons... Atlanta got fleeced

[@brett6314]

So goes the home town discount with Kirk. Whats funny is if he signed with us for 25 million, most hater "fans" would rip Kwesi and Kirk.

[@kevin122759]

@@brett6314I like Kirk but it is time to move on. As a Viking fan, I do realize our team is not capable of winning the division or even competing within the division if we have a $45 million hit for one player.

[@jeremybruce654]

The team will be better anyways!

[@thebakersmancardgallery6431]

Let's go Sam. Another redemption story

[@r.williamcomm7693]

Excellent video. You did a really good work. Love what the Vikings did breaking out of Cousins’ contract prison. If Bradford learned to run that offense in San Francisco then things will go well for the Vikings. Shanahan taught Cousins in Washington DC. Hope he taught Darnold well.

[@John-po6ln]

Darnold went 9-8 with the Panthers in his 2 seasons there. That’s a better record than the Vikings the last 3 out of 4 years. You’d think he’d win at least 10 games here

[@lesgobrandon9444]

Playing in the pitiful South ....where a 500 record may win you the division

[@jasonmcmurrin5131]

OL ,DL darnold wil be fine he's got many weapons!

[@holgernorton1488]

Been a fan since 62, seen all the up and downs of the all the Vikings Regimes., really hope this one is the one to take us to the Promise land., just wanted 1 super blow win in.my lifetime, am 66 and live in the bay area ( California,), hate the 49ers, please just 1 super blow win, I Believe we can do it, very soon

[@leonardshevlin7260]

trivia: Who were the quarterbacks drafted ahead of Fran Tarkenton? Who were the two players Minnesota drafted ahead of Tarkenton?

[@holgernorton1488]

Tommy mason was a very first draft pick ever by the vikings, Rip Hopkins was second and Fran tarkenton, Shaw was the QB before tarkenton

[@leonardshevlin7260]

Mason, LSU; Hawkins, UNC, Tarkenton, Georgia All got the chance to experience an Upper Midwest winter together in 1961-62. Norm Snead, Wake Forest University; Billy Kilmer, UCLA; picked 2nd and 11th in first round. My parents and grandparents were at the first game when Tarkenton led a 2nd half comeback over the Bears [who had a rookie TE named Ditka].

[@scottfisher352]

Same here. 66 years old and still waiting for that 1st SB win. That ‘69 team still my favorite led by Joe Kapp and the Purple People Eaters. Let’s go get one!

[@johnloving9401]

An excellent take on Sam Darnold. Kyle Shanahan loved Darnold, but couldn't, rightfully, let him compete with Purdy for QB1 after the latter's surprising rookie success. I hope that the Vikings use pick 11 to build around Darnold.

[@brett6314]

With our ties to SF I wonder if Kwesi knew more about Sam.

[@russelljackson8153]

Kirk and Dak are numbers 3 & 4 when it comes to QB rating over the last 5 years but what has either done in the playoffs? Would you really want one of them over Herbert, Burrow, Allen?

[@bentbarrels]

Vikings are loaded at WR, RB Aaron Jones, and TE. With 2 very good Tackles. Now or never for Darnold.

[@TristanandIsolt]

Good analysis.

[@mgtow-balance3409]

well some were hoping it would happen in san fran but purdy stayed healthy. now, offensively, vikings are just as capable, so let's see what sam can do finally

[@hueydevotedUH1]

Yeah.....Josh Dobbs was also "in the perfect situation" last year. QB friendly coach (unless you're a running QB), good offense. Granted he was just tossed into the fire. But did you notice the more KOC tried forcing him into the Cousins type of role....the worse he got.

[@randylewis8628]

Dobbs is an inaccurate passer

[@hueydevotedUH1]

@@randylewis8628 KOC in incapable or unwilling to coach to the talent he has. So it's going to show us if he's able to develop a QB when he gets HIS GUY. I give him 2 seasons after this draft.

[@TrokTalks]

Sammy Dimes!

[@tomcatpurr]

Half the vikings fans loved and other half hated Cousins, now they can hate the QB together, awwww

[@CaseyBoles-bc2yk]

Gotta pull for whoever tossing it for us skolvikes

[@NAT-turners-Revenge]

Darnold is turning 27 in june! Still very capable! The jets and the panthers!? Ha, let him cook with a organization with some consistency like the vikings. Also, darnold was mostly a linebacker in high school. He's relatively new to the qb position.

[@bk36442]

Atlanta area is talking about Super Bowl, just like Mn was 6 years ago!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@evans.1448]

Kirk’s actually 36

[@johnloving9401]

No - he turns 36 in August.

[@evans.1448]

@@johnloving9401 oopsie daisy, apologies... Well he’s closer to his 36th birthday than his 35th 🤣😂

[@dealwithit8203]

It's possible and it's a fun thought...but the O line...which in fact got worse with not signing back Risner.

[@JackBurton-zx3qm]

You said it well, guy has had a raw deal. Jets and then panthers? Terrible o-lines on both. 9ers felt they had lightning in a bottle with Purdy, so Sam didn’t even get a chance. Maybe…. Juuuust maybe….. he can be Shane Falco for us.

[@MNWILD43]

Kirk will be 36 soon.

[@trevonpernell0814]

2:29 Tell it, my boy.

[@APST21]

Jets basically ruined him with that horrible head coach I'm happy he is getting a second chance

[@trevonpernell0814]

@APST21 I will say as a Jets fan, put Sam Darnold on that 2022 Jets team, I firmly believe that team makes the playoffs.

[@michealblake2253]

@@trevonpernell0814As a fellow jets fan firmly agree with you when Sam was our QB you knew there was a chance we could lose, but when Zach was our QB you didn’t even know if we were gonna score a touchdown😭

[@trevonpernell0814]

@michealblake2253 A chance we could win you mean? With Sam Darnold that is.

[@trevonpernell0814]

@michealblake2253 I haven't seen Zach make ANY plays like this! Sam Darnold on the other hand... kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZyUlp9mgp1oo7ssi=Ff5ZOTcdTmaJuBcZ

[@Omar-ni5sf]

And as much as I like Sam, I don't even think his ceiling is Kirk Cousins. Kirk was able to elevate some pretty bad Redskins teams back in the day and made the Vikings a lot better than otherwise would have been especially when he first got there. Sam, at his best at this point projects to a top 20 maybe top15 guy imo. He dosn't have the natural feel for the game/moxy attributes to be much more.

[@kiritshah9114]

Kirk is also 35 and had injury that may not heal properly at his age

[@herbb8547]

Sam is one of those QBs that has never had a chance to play on a good team. He has never had weapons or an offensive line that gave him any time. There are few QBs that could have succeeded in those situations. Time will tell how well he does with the Vikings.

[@DF-qe8ul]

Instead of drafting up for a crap shoot .. bolster the OL

[@eastmanresearch3143]

best of luck to Sam Darnold. He was a good thrower but a bit of a butterfingers w/ the niners.

[@jasonmcmurrin5131]

QB's in draft all over rated c what they can really do in nfl way diff then college competition

[@RI-yz8do]

Cousins will actually be 36 before the season starts 😮

[@robertknutson4047]

You are spot on.

[@byebyestefondiggs593]

You know ball bro

[@thehypnoticdog6682]

In so far as his career has gone, he has certainly learned how to survive in the league, let alone how to be a serviceable quality quarterback

[@martysheets6882]

Great Analysis.

[@psssjonny]

Sam is strictly a BRIDGE QB. Even if he does well it’ll likely be an Alex Smith siutation

[@roryolson61]

Let's hope he has a great season so they don't rush the qb they are going to draft!

[@geminiman8137]

Lol Darnold is bunz. Vikings will be lucky to be .500 this year. Stop juicing it up.

[@PRODIGY-vr4sd]

Facts this dude is 💩

[@armanitransport2604]

🤔 But Donald, Kenny Pickett, Mac Jones, Trey Lance and Daniel Jones aren't meant to be a starting quarterback in the NFL. These teams and coaches keep on trying to make them starters and they're not. Facts Dude, Sam Donald isn't shocking anything but a car battery. Lol

[@johnloving9401]

Do you mean Donald Duck?

[@Omar-ni5sf]

I like Sam, I think this is the best they could have done after the fact, but lets be honest, this was one real dumbass move to just let Kirk walk out the door for nothing. Your talking about at least a top 12 QB in football with stretches of elite play and you let him go, for what so you sign Sam Darnold who hasn't proven anything and take a flier on a rookie. Around 70% of even first round rookie QB's don't end up being long-term starters much less elite, and you just let a guy who is on the fringe of that just walk for a few extra million?

[@APST21]

They couldn’t have traded him though unless he wanted to be traded. The Vikings were in a tough spot and still are. They could not have paid Kirk that much money coming off a huge injury and Sam is a solid bridge but eventually they would have to draft a QB sooner or later.

[@Omar-ni5sf]

Your right in the fact he had a no trade clause but imo should have kept him no brainer. Clearly the Falcons thought highly of him and they are in even better draft position to take a guy. Achillies injury is not the end of the world nowadays remember Kobe came back from an Achillies and played well at age 37, almost 10 years ago + he's a basketball player. This was a move by a GM that's trying to extend his job by drafting a young QB. He's scape-goating Kirk for their lack of post-season success, instead of looking in the mirror. @@APST21

[@Fight_fan123]

A few extra million?? Kirk got 100 million guaranteed… are you paying that for the next few years with Kirk w/o Jefferson? I’d rather have a 10 million dollars Sam Darnold with the best team and coaching he’ll have around him and a developing rookie QB.

[@robe2504]

Kirk for another $100m guaranteed to the $28m they just had to eat, and 4 years, no thanks. Apart from Tom is there another QB that has even looked OK at 38? Ryan imploded at 36. Rivers and Big Ben both declined markedly after 36, and the Packers look better with Jordan Love than they have in the past 2 seasons with 40 year old Rodgers. 50% of 1st round QBs play at least 60 games at a decent level, but only 5% of QBs drafted after the 1st do, so there is still a 10 x better chance working with a 1st rounder than taking pot shots on late round guys.

[@hueyang5943]

Step back from Ed Ingram and don't turn to that side of the offense.👍🤣

[@mikebarrett3428]

If the offensive line is not a priority, he will be hot garbage!

[@ocsugar]

Wasn't any good when they gave him the rock at SF. He is a backup.

[@jessemontgomery8987]

See my qb is sam darnold. Omg please draft get here quicker i need an actual qb

[@ChuckNoris274]

Wrong age!

[@brianmitchell5154]

skol