Sam Darnold, Judy, the rare 27 year old
Pro Bowl quarterback coming off of his best season,
but you've got to make the decision. Can you
get a deal done at a number that you can
live with? Do you tag him? Do you
potentially tag and trade him? A lot to consider
when also remembering, oh yeah, you got your
first round pick last year, JJ McCarthy waiting in
the wings. Yeah, this is to me the
most interesting decision of the offseason and again it starts
with the franchise tag window opening tomorrow for the next
two weeks. What did they do with Sam Darnold
? Certainly I think if you're Sam Darnold, the
ideal situation would be to stay with the Vikings somehow
. He had a career renaissance there with Kevin O'Connell
. They won 14 games. They were a wild
card team. He played. Great for most of
the season. However, as you mentioned, JJ
McCarthy is there. They loved him before he got
hurt in the preseason. So the question is going
to be, do they want to keep Donald short
term? Does Donald want to stay someplace short term
? Would he prefer to go someplace that can offer
him a longer term contract? Certainly if the Vikings
let Donald go, that tells you everything you need
to know about where they. I think JJ McCarthy
is in his recovery. They then think he is
prepared to become the starting quarterback, but as you
pointed out, they could also tag Sam Darnold and
try to trade him. Certainly again there are plenty
of teams that need a quarterback and he is a
young one who is coming off a really good season
for Sam Darnold, I think the most important thing
is going to be finding the right fit. Where
is the right place for him to go?