It might be argued Sam Darnold price himself some huge cash over his final couple video games, however one Minnesota Vikings legend says Darnold’s executed sufficient to stay the group’s quarterback.
In his first 16 video games, the No. 3 overall pick within the 2018 NFL Draft rewrote his story, throwing for 4,153 yards and 35 touchdowns whereas finishing 68.1% of his passes. All of these numbers have been, by far, profession highs.
But in his ultimate two video games — one during which he might have clinched the highest seed and the opposite a playoff sport — he threw for only one landing move and 411 yards and led his offense to only 18 factors.
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Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold runs off the sphere after a sport in opposition to the Tennessee Titans Nov. 17, 2024, in Nashville. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Darnold appeared in these ultimate two video games like what he was identified for earlier than arriving in Minnesota, and there at the moment are requires the group to maneuver on to J.J. McCarthy, the quarterback they chose with the tenth decide final 12 months.
But former Vikings working again Chuck Foreman thinks Darnold did sufficient to stay the starter.
“The man comes into the league, he is drafted by a group that has no expertise, he will get labeled. Goes to a different group with no expertise, will get labeled extra. Then he goes to San Francisco, a successful group to get behind the coach that exhibits him the best way … after which he comes right here with Kevin, and he takes them to a different stage,” Foreman advised Outkick’s “The Ricky Cobb Show.”
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold throws a move in opposition to the Indianapolis Colts throughout the first quarter at U.S. Bank Stadium. (Jeffrey Becker/Imagn Images)
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Foreman shifted blame for the 2 losses to Minnesota’s offensive line quite than Darnold, who, he mentioned, was helpless in opposition to the Lions and Rams.
“The strain he was beneath, I solely see one or two different quarterbacks that would have any type of escapability with that, and that is Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen,” Foreman added.
“I’m signing him, I’m hoping they will each come collectively within the center. I perceive the cash half, however I hope Sam understands his profession has been revived proper right here. And he is received a following right here. Make changes subsequent season, however I feel he needs to be the man.”
Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) and Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold, heart proper, hug after a sport Oct. 24, 2024, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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Darnold is a free agent after the season and is a candidate for a franchise tag. His earlier highs in yards and touchdowns have been 3,024 and 19, respectively, in 2019 with the group that drafted him, the New York Jets.
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