Minnesota Vikings’ Sam Darnold has chance with J.J. McCarthy injury | Pro Football Talk | NFL on NBC

Mike Florio and Chris Simms point to the silver lining for Sam Darnold and question if Kevin O’Connell’s offense will change with Darnold at the helm. #NBCSports #ProFootballTalk #NFL #MinnesotaVikings

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Minnesota Vikings’ Sam Darnold has chance with J.J. McCarthy injury | Pro Football Talk | NFL on NBC

[TristanandIsolt]

As a Vikings fan I have decided to spend more quality time with my family during the time I would have been watching football.

[paullee]

As a vikings fan, Sam Darnold will be serviceable. Idk why all of these Vikings fans are so salty. JJ McCarthy was not going to play this season regardless of this injury or not. I just hope JJ doesn't become injury prone. SKOL

[MrJaberwocky]

Darnold played for 2 dumpster fire teams, jets and panthers. Sam just spent a season on the Niners learning the offense the Vikings run. Vikings going to be fine this season.

[erikmattson]

Lets hope his spirit for the game wasn't 100% diminished in his early years.

[EffigyofChaos]

I’m just excited for Tannehill in Minneapolis

[sharonreel]

haha upper quartile to the upper quartile. nice throwback!

[Noir-Tesseract]

Remember, Sam Darnold was going to start this season anyway.

[random-nzdy]

It's definitely darnold's best chance but it's ridiculously stupid to say that there's no pressure on him because of this.

He still has tons of pressure.

[ghupe]

Samantha is gonna turn some heads this season. Not worried about it. Our Dfence special teams will step up. Sam gonna have a nice yr. Wild card fringe team easily. To well coached. And to much talent around darnold to fail

[whatwhat]

Talking good about Sam Darnold makes me confident to draft Justin Jefferson in fantasy leagues. So keep talking good about him

[jack-]

When the Vikings start the season 2 and 0 what are you going to complain about

[hawaiiguykailua]

I said it was the year of the Ginger back around the holiday's😂

[aidenravy]

The vikes should call Brady, long shot sure but they should try!

[joshuajones]

Gotta love how Darnold and Geno sucked in multiple locations but the Jets are the only ones that ever get blames
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[davidyusten]

We Vikings need JJ McCarthy if he can be ready to go late season he should not be counted out we never know what looms over the horizon not saying hurry back just saying IF the healing process has passed be ready ! go viks.

[prereq]

Kyle Orton! LOLOLOL haven't heard that lame duck name in a bit. How bad is your team when Simms and Kyle are your QB options?!?!

[mt_baldwin]

A chance to do what he always has done at the NFL level and be a turnover machine? Yes. The problems Darn-old has have nothing to do with the talent around him, he makes bad decisions and panics under pressure. Is the Vikings offense so perfect he'll never face pressure or double coverage?
Baker and Geno showed potential before their resurgence, an argument can be made that Baker never should've been let go of in the first place. But not Darn-old, he's never shown to be anything other than he is.

[GREGGSOHO]

Wild card game? No Vikings fan wants to hear this....

[charleslynching]

Sam Darnold is almost as pathtic as Chris Simms

[daleamacher]

Sam is not a starting QB he has shown it