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(3 hours ago)MAD GAINZ Wrote: I do think from Brez and KOCs talking points after the season... they realize how important a strong QB room is when you're trying to develop a young QB. Look at 2024 compared to 2025...
KOC has big input into that room and which QB we select. Added a veteran in Darnold, then OK'ed drafting JJ McCarthy. He gets hurt in preseason and we add Daniel Jones late in the year to protect against an injury to Darnold when it was clear we were making the playoffs.
Then in 2025, I heard some rumblings that KOC wanted to bring Darnold back to give JJ McCarthy time to get back into football shape since he missed most of his rookie year. GM and some FO folks wanted to go with the rookie QB team building strategy. Think the backup plan was to bring back Daniel Jones (cheaper vet option than Darnold), but Kwesi bungled that. Left us with JJM, Howell (trade), and ultimately Wentz and Brosmer. Way different look than 2024.
Now that Kwesi is gone, I'm sure KOC will add a viable veteran to push McCarthy. It's no coincidence JJ McCarthy was showing out when he was competing with Darnold his rookie year. He didn't have anyone really pushing him this past off-season and I think that's a priority for the Vikings this year.
I 100% agree someone is coming in, of that I have no doubt. Who that might be? Nobody knows is my point. But we can now add Malik Willis as well, lol...
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also points out toward the end that the Vikings may be interested in Malik Willis, if the price is right.
Pelissero makes it seem like Willis' price may have been inflated the last few days and if it comes in under $20M AAV could the Vikings be interested?
