Listen, NFL teams will CRAWL through all of his games, frame by frame. If you're right, he'll get a huge multi year pro bowl QB contract. If you're wrong, he won't.
As for his losing a job argument, it’s simple. Pay a 2nd contract guy $30-50M a year or draft a rookie for $40M for 5 years ($8M). In a cap rate environment like the NFL that delta is 3-4 additional players.
I think the Viking coaches thought triple and quadruple WR actions would get them open, rather than slants, outs, short stuff. The Rams D was so aggressive with blitzes and pass coverage they may have been susceptible to draw plays, even a trick play. There were counters the Vikings could've employed.
It felt like they gave up. They were running, using full play clock down at least two scores in the 4th quarter
Listen, NFL teams will CRAWL through all of his games, frame by frame. If you're right, he'll get a huge multi year pro bowl QB contract. If you're wrong, he won't.
Hard to connect with receivers with multiple rushers overwhelming the Vikings OL. Darnold took a complete and repeated beating.
I think the Viking coaches thought triple and quadruple WR actions would get them open, rather than slants, outs, short stuff. The Rams D was so aggressive with blitzes and pass coverage they may have been susceptible to draw plays, even a trick play. There were counters the Vikings could've employed.
It felt like they gave up. They were running, using full play clock down at least two scores in the 4th quarter