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Recapping Sam Darnold's Roller-Coaster Season with the Vikings
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1/14/2025
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And let's put this all in the context as well the Vikings signed Sam Donald who was a good backup last year in San
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Francisco with Kyle Shanahan to a one-year ten million dollar deal only for 2024 kind of to be that bridge
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Initially to the young JJ McCarthy who was drafted 10th overall by the Vikings JJ McCarthy got injured at some point in the only
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Preseason game he played for the Vikes and looked pretty good in doing so so now out for the entirety of his rookie season
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It wasn't Sam Donald the bridge. It was Sam Donald the guy for Minnesota and he exceeded anybody's wildest
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expectation of what he could be as an NFL starting quarterback more than
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4,300 yards in
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2024 regular season 35 passing touchdowns 12 interceptions a
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66%
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Completion percentage he rejuvenated his career this year Joe, but I think there was some conversation
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Of course in the final month of this season
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What would the Vikings do between Sam Donald and JJ McCarthy would they bring Donald back?
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Would they pay him after investing a 10th overall selection and a young rookie?
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They believe in in JJ McCarthy if Sam Donald were to walk in free agency
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Would there be another NFL franchise willing to offer up?
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2025 30 plus million dollars to bring in Sam Donald to compete for a starting job
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I think sadly we learned in the last two games
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But Sam Donald as a future in the NFL
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But probably not as a starting quarterback that is going to lead your franchise to overwhelming success
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In the moments where it matters most
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Well, if you can't protect him, then I don't care who they have
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Undercenter there whether it be JJ McCarthy or anybody else. I mean listen, those were real numbers
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He put up this year for a team that would had a one six and a half
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Win total maybe if they were lucky and they doubled that and they win 14 games
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they go toe-to-toe with big bad Detroit and
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Basically as the season progressed the offensive line got hurt and they got worse and as they got worse
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They you end up setting a record by allowing your quarterback to get sacked nine times and hit every other time that he threw the ball
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So, you know again, Sam Donald certainly could have played better like the coach said there
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But the reality is you don't fix that offensive line and get yourself a running game
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It really won't matter who's under center for Minnesota moving forward man
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