All Things 2025 Minnesota Vikings In-Season Thread

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GopherWeatherGuy said:
Who they played matters. They should have been 3-0. Wentz did nothing to win the Cincy game, and he lost the Steelers game.
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In all fairness, protecting the football is part of winning football. JJM, in just 2 games, threw 3 INTs and fumbled 3 times; In three games, Wentz has thrown 2 INTs and fumbled once.

I don't know what's going to happen over the next handful of games and honestly, I don't know what SHOULD happen either. JJ McCarthy is still just 22 yrs old, so if the staff wanted to roll with Wentz for a few more games, it's not like it's going to completely stunt McCarthy's development.

Whatever they do, they have infinitely more information at hand than we do so I'm good with whatever they decide. KOC and the staff have earned the benefit of the doubt at this point
 



TRF Guy said:
Can we see what JJ has first before we crown him the franchise QB. We don’t know. With that said I hope he is the man but again we don’t know yet
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That's why you play him.

We know what Wentz is.
 















GopherGrit said:
Same. And we have 2026 and 2027 to find out.
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Don't the Vikings have to decide before 2027 if they want to exercise the 5th Year option (2028) on JJM?

GopherGrit said:
No need to take a S on the 2025 season, where we are still very much in NFC title contention with a healthy team.
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I find it astonishing that you equate plugging in JJM with just totally bailing on 2025. He could very well be the best option with a healthy team.

He's had zero snaps with Darrisaw protecting his blind side or Addison as a weapon. Zilch.
 

People who have eyes watched the disaster that was 7 out of the first 8 quarters of the season.

This year's team always needed a veteran QB.
 

GopherGrit said:
People who have eyes watched the disaster that was 7 out of the first 8 quarters of the season.

This year's team always needed a veteran QB.
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My eyes didn't see Darrisaw nor Addison on the playing field during those 8 quarters.
 

Well I don't think McCarthy had four backups playing on the OL.

Wentz so far has played superior to what we saw out of McCarthy. Today proved it.


We wouldn't be having this discussion if they had stuck with Howell, or if they had happened to not find someone like Wentz.

They got lucky as hell -- again, like with Darnold.

Ride it.

Silly and absurd not to. When we don't even know if Flores will be back with us next year.

2025, ride or die
 

GopherGrit said:
Well I don't think McCarthy had four backups playing on the OL.

Wentz so far has played superior to what we saw out of McCarthy. Today proved it.


We wouldn't be having this discussion if they had stuck with Howell, or if they had happened to not find someone like Wentz.

They got lucky as hell -- again, like with Darnold.

Ride it.

Silly and absurd not to. When we don't even know if Flores will be back with us next year.

2025, ride or die
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What you have just described is completely different than "taking a dump" on the season if they go with JJM.

We don't even know if Wentz will be healthy for the Eagles game, with the injury he sustained today.
 

Remaining 1972 Dolphins members celebrate "only unbeaten team ever" streak with a prune juice toast.
 



Ogie Ogilthorpe said:
In all fairness, protecting the football is part of winning football. JJM, in just 2 games, threw 3 INTs and fumbled 3 times; In three games, Wentz has thrown 2 INTs and fumbled once.

I don't know what's going to happen over the next handful of games and honestly, I don't know what SHOULD happen either. JJ McCarthy is still just 22 yrs old, so if the staff wanted to roll with Wentz for a few more games, it's not like it's going to completely stunt McCarthy's development.

Whatever they do, they have infinitely more information at hand than we do so I'm good with whatever they decide. KOC and the staff have earned the benefit of the doubt at this point
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It is, but JJM also didn't have Darrisaw and was doing 5 step drop backs nearly every time. Stefanski just made Dillon Gabriel look competent at QB, KOC should be able to do the same with JJM.

The Vikings have a chance to do more this season with JJM at QB over Wentz.
 

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