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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I still don't know about Darnold in free agency. Seems to me he's found himself a fit and should probably stay with the Vikings. The teams that would be in the running for his services will not have the same amount of talent or coaching to insulate him and I would be cautious of handing him a lot of guaranteed money given his history. Even with this 14 win season he's still two games under .500 for his career so there's a high possibility he turns back into a pumpkin on a mediocre/bad team. Maybe he's the next Gino Smith but even at that's not an overly high bar. I think as with Cousins, a lot of average QB's can look very good in that Vikings offense so there's a lot of buyer beware here.
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I think it comes down to if McConnell thinks he can get the same or better production out of JJ on a cheaper contract. I think Darnold has played well enough that he's pretty much priced himself out of Minnesota.
It's also supposed to be a pretty weak draft class for QBs, and there are a bunch of QB-needy teams this year (NO, TEN, SEA, IND, LV, Jets, Giants, etc.).