All Things 2026 Minnesota Vikings Off-Season Thread

[Ope3]

Wilfs!

Root cause.

 

[Slim Tubby]

Cousins and Geno? Excuse me while I step outside to throw up.

Tom Pelissero Names 4 QBs the Vikings Are Considering​

This is not a secret: the Minnesota Vikings will onboard a new quarterback this offseason, either to support J.J. McCarthy as a veteran backup or compete for his job at training camp. And thanks to NFL Network‘s Tom Pelissero, an early list is reportedly on the table, including Kirk Cousins, Mac Jones, Kyler Murray, and Geno Smith.

Pelissero’s list puts Cousins, Jones, Murray, and Smith in the Vikings’ orbit as Minnesota weighs its big quarterback decision.

It’s not a list from heaven, but Minnesota could do much worse.

Tom Pelissero Names 4 QBs the Vikings Are Considering

Tom Pelissero name-dropped four QBs tied to the Vikings’ offseason plans, framing Minnesota’s options around J.J. McCarthy and urgency.

vikingsterritory.com

 

[Gophers1992]

If KOC really is the QB whisperer that people think he is (I'm skeptical of the title), you should be intrigued by the thought of him getting to work with someone with Kyler Murray's talent level. I say if the salary cap math can work, make it happen. See what he can do outside of that dreadful franchise in Arizona.

 

[howeda7]

If KOC really is the QB whisperer that people think he is (I'm skeptical of the title), you should be intrigued by the thought of him getting to work with someone with Kyler Murray's talent level. I say if the salary cap math can work, make it happen. See what he can do outside of that dreadful franchise in Arizona.

Murray's biggest problem is the same as McCarthy's...I don't trust him to stay healthy.

 

[Gophers1992]

Murray's biggest problem is the same as McCarthy's...I don't trust him to stay healthy.

No doubt that's a concern. That said the big differentiator between the two is that Murray when healthy can be a competent to very good QB where that is not the case with 9.

 

[howeda7]

No doubt that's a concern. That said the big differentiator between the two is that Murray when healthy can be a competent to very good QB where that is not the case with 9.

I don't think we know that yet.

 

[Gophers1992]

I don't think we know that yet.

I do.

 

[Ogie Ogilthorpe]

Cousins and Geno? Excuse me while I step outside to throw up.

Tom Pelissero Names 4 QBs the Vikings Are Considering​

This is not a secret: the Minnesota Vikings will onboard a new quarterback this offseason, either to support J.J. McCarthy as a veteran backup or compete for his job at training camp. And thanks to NFL Network‘s Tom Pelissero, an early list is reportedly on the table, including Kirk Cousins, Mac Jones, Kyler Murray, and Geno Smith.

Pelissero’s list puts Cousins, Jones, Murray, and Smith in the Vikings’ orbit as Minnesota weighs its big quarterback decision.

If KOC really is the QB whisperer that people think he is (I'm skeptical of the title), you should be intrigued by the thought of him getting to work with someone with Kyler Murray's talent level. I say if the salary cap math can work, make it happen. See what he can do outside of that dreadful franchise in Arizona.

Murray's biggest problem is the same as McCarthy's...I don't trust him to stay healthy.

Murray is infinitely better at avoiding big hits than JJM. Not even close. I don't know that any of Murray's injuries have been from getting whacked, unlike JJM. I wouldn't hate it, if the Cardinals ate a reasonable amount of the contract.

I don't think Mac Jones is leaving the 49ers. He's technically under contract, but a small one. The 49ers won't let him go if they can avoid it.

Geno Smith? Hell to-the-f*ck-NO. Holds the ball forever, doesn't really push the ball down the field, takes terrible sacks. Just a dumpster fire. And technically he's still under contract as well but they'll probably cut him if they can't trade him.

I think Cousins could be a very real possibility. It's the perfect spot for him, and he would fit exactly the type that the Vikings SHOULD be looking for; the guy the Vikings bring in probably has to have the ability to start more than just 2026.

A. Rodgers would not be out of the realm of possibility, although doubtful

Tua could be on the table and really, as much as I am NOT a fan of Tua being your franchise QB, I could see him doing well in the KOC offense.

I entertained the idea of Derek Carr initially, but heard a good discussion on him that killed that. I think he fits what the Vikings would be looking for in terms of a guy that COULD start for more than a year but then I remembered: Carr absolutely does NOT push the ball down the field and that is one thing KOC wants his QB to do. It was one of the things he didn't like about Cousins but Cousins isn't anywhere near as bad as Carrr in this regard.

IF he finds the right spot, the right offense, I don't think Carr would be a terrible idea for one of the QB needy teams; maybe someone that drafts a QB like Ty Simpson who really needs to sit. But Carr would not be a good fit for the KOC offense I don't think

 

[Spaulding!No!]

Cousins and Geno? Excuse me while I step outside to throw up.

Tom Pelissero Names 4 QBs the Vikings Are Considering​

This is not a secret: the Minnesota Vikings will onboard a new quarterback this offseason, either to support J.J. McCarthy as a veteran backup or compete for his job at training camp. And thanks to NFL Network‘s Tom Pelissero, an early list is reportedly on the table, including Kirk Cousins, Mac Jones, Kyler Murray, and Geno Smith.

Pelissero’s list puts Cousins, Jones, Murray, and Smith in the Vikings’ orbit as Minnesota weighs its big quarterback decision.

It’s not a list from heaven, but Minnesota could do much worse.

Tom Pelissero Names 4 QBs the Vikings Are Considering

Tom Pelissero name-dropped four QBs tied to the Vikings’ offseason plans, framing Minnesota’s options around J.J. McCarthy and urgency.

vikingsterritory.com

Last spring and summer I read over and over and over that JJ McCarthy was great.