Reminds me a bit of David Carr's doomed NFL experience with the Texans. The only difference is that at least Sam could run away from the Defenses and even make a play or two on the run so he wasn't ruined mentally like David was where HE was a human pinata.

Is it really that difficult to spell Sam's last name? D-A-R-N-O-L-D? Unless you think he's Donald Duck or something. lol

@@oel734 Truly sorry, my bad. I always spell words incorrectly, so that wasn't the first time...won't be the last no matter how hard I try. And as people have been spelling my actual name wrong my entire life, I usually don't get affected by misspelled words/names...that's life.

yea idk how Josh situation was anything like the other 2 lmao. confused me a bit

Yea Albert is all over the place..Allen had a first time head coach who primary focus is defense.

Putting the situations of Lamar and Mahomes in the same sentence is funny. Lamar MADE his situation, Mahomes was blessed with sitting for a year in an Andy Reid system with Travis Kelce and Tyreek Hill to get the ball to. Lamar’s situtation pales in comparison.

Lamar went to a tram with John Harbaugh as the head coach. A veteran coach that had won a Super Bowl. He had a great offensive line and a good defense. I don't remember the receivers he had, but he utilizes tight ends way more anyway and he had two good tight ends. His situation was a lot closer to Mahomes' situation than it was to Allen's

Texans too before CJ!

IF Sam Darnold is 'balling out' there is 0% chance they replace him with a rookie mid-season.

Hopefully darnold plays great and jj can sit for 2 years. Then super bowl 2027

Not this season. The NFC North is a buzzsaw

​@pmc1727 I think alot of teams in the North are massively overrated. I may be wrong

​​@@pmc1727top 10 defense that got better Top 10 weapons on offense. Top 15 pass blocking line. The North isn't decided. There could be a lot of games traded this year. All falls on if Darnold falls apart under pressure or not on whether they are competitive.

KOC seemed to do pretty well with Dobbs and Mullens - I'm sure he'll cope with Darnold. What KOC did with Cousins will probably look pretty good soon when the Falcons find out that they've bought a lemon.

@@pmc1727 Sam Darnold in 4 games vs the Bears, Lions and Packers: 7 TDs 1 INT 942 passing yards 110.42 passer rating At least he has a history of playing well against them. Yes, he's 2-4 record-wise but remember the teams (franchises) he was on.

If he fails, he will have no one to blame but himself. Up to this point, it's been the Jets, Panthers (first season), and him not getting to start for the Niners (aside from one game). Now he's starting, has all the weapons to throw to, has the coaching. Put Up or Shut Up time, Mr. Darnold.

@@oel734 exactly, but he hasn't been vocal. He's been shutting up this whole time. He wants it, that's for sure. I'm just worried about when he has 300 lb men chasing him.

@@user-yc6pt6wu7o Well he's no Michael Vick (football-wise) but he's no David Carr either. He can more often than not run for his life and even make some plays on the run.

@@oel734 well, if you're referencing the Jets and Panthers, you're taking his experience from the worst two teams in the league. He's had nothing but top notch coaching since where he had none from those two dumpster fires.

I lost all respect for Albert when his take on Josh Mcdaniel's coaching performance with the Raiders was all on the Raiders player level talent and not that Josh is actually not a very good head coach, it was a stupid take when he said it out loud and it's aged even worse (he's kind of a hack) he's likable and seems friendly but 50% of his "insider takes" are terrible

Watch the game and you might see what he saw. Then watch his start vs the Rams, Then watch him finish the 2022 season with the Panthers. If you actually analyse the games instead of living on tired old Jets takes you may notice that Sam has continued to learn and develop. Don't be surprised if the Vikes start 4-0 and have all the experts back tracking.

I'm sure you're smarter than talking as if you know more than Albert Geer.

It's crazy there are fans out there that can't see the forest from the trees. (oh hi there, fan)

His first pass in a regular season NFL game was a pick 6, but then he had a pretty fantastic game bringing a W.

I think it's safe to assume that Darnold's inconsistency is due to a lack of weapons and poor offensive lines throughout his career, rather than him as a player. And if we're going to bring up college days (which for Sam was 7 years ago) McCarthy threw for over 300 yds just once in his last season of college. In Sam's last season of college he threw for over 300 yds 8 times. Minnesota is a pass heavy offense, and to ask a rookie to effectively run an NFL caliber pass heavy offense when they were in a run heavy system in college is flat out unrealistic and unfair to the player's development. Let's not be impatient, best case Sam starts the whole year and JJ. starts next year.

That was like 6 years ago. And if I’m not mistaken that jets team has been a mess for like 10 years plus

I think it could be better for him. He focused on the fundamentals the last few winters.

so he's Baker 2.0 an needs major seasoning and a HC to play to his strengths? Maybe!

Incoherent

@@nnjjee1 More like "Holy Run-on sentence, batman!"

Nope

Geno Smith took 10 years to be adequate. Sam has reached that level already. He managed to go 8-9 with the Panthers. Baker went 1-6 then won the division with the Bucs the next year, including a win over the Vikes. Bryce Young went 2-15 with the same team. Geno might be flat to win 5 or 6 games if he was playing for the Panthers. It's easy to get locked into cliched takes.

Geno also is a career backup lol

@@Jiff321- You’re right… and I’m a Geno fan.

@@robe2504 Here's something else to chew on, robe : What is the Jets record without Sam at QB? Horrific, right? With Sam, they were just bad. So in that regard, Sam made chicken salad out of chicken sh-t and there was plenty of the latter that he couldn't make it totally salad.

He never had success? Look how many seasons he was a starting QB in the NFL? How many mid level QBs pass as well as him? He lead a team with nothing on defense to a division title. Not many have done that.

​@jamesmerritt3267 The bar needs to be higher than one playoff win in all those years. That's not good enough. It's about winning playoffs and superbowls. Kirk fleeced the vikings. If I fail at my job, I get fired.

You’re the one who’s delusional. Situations matter in the NFL. If Albert Breer would’ve talked like this about Geno Smith two years ago, I guarantee you would have the same sentiment. Sam Darnold finally has a team around him and he will surprise many people this year with his play.

Well we're going to find out now that the excuses being made for him are gone. He has weapons surrounding him and he has Coaching. And HE'S STARTING (which is the most important) unlike in San Francisco. If he still fails, you can go right ahead and pat yourself on the back there, bud. But I don't think he will fail and will re-establish himself as a Starting QB in this league.

Well said, man. This is how I feel as well. Darnold went number 3 in the 2018 NFL draft for a reason. This dude has great arm talent and is very mobile as well. If people would’ve said that Geno Smith would have a breakout year two years ago, they would’ve been called crazy. Heck, if people would’ve said that Baker Mayfield would have a great year last year, some people would’ve called that statement obnoxious as well. After all, NFL is full of surprises every year. And I’m willing to bet that Sam Darnold will be the great surprise this year with his great play this upcoming season. I think Sam Darnold plays so well with the Vikings that he might become a pro bowler this season and potentially become the Vikings starters for years to come. Obviously the Vikings have JJ McCarthy, who I believe will get traded in a year or two.

Don't be sorry. We're very happy to take the +800 division odds.

Bears are going to playoffs. Leaving the Vikqueens last. Wait to till you realize Cousins made KOC and not the other way around...🤣🤣🤣

@@drbenway4 Now THIS is pure Delusion. Falcons are going to find out they signed a Lemon. 😏