The Vikings presently have 4 quarterbacks on the roster. There may be no starter, for now.
Coach Kevin O’Connell defined throughout a current go to with PFT Dwell that, ultimately, there can be a transparent delineation of positions on the depth chart.
The true query is when. He didn’t rule out the potential of figuring out the starter coming into coaching camp. That appears unlikely, nonetheless. The competitors will doubtless begin throughout preseason practices and video games.
The purpose, as O’Connell defined it, is to have one man prepared the ground all through the season. That’s what occurred in 2022, when Kirk Cousins began all 17 video games, and in 2024, when Sam Darnold began all 17 video games. The Vikings went 27-7 in these two seasons.
It’s going to come down, undoubtedly, to Kyler Murray or J.J. McCarthy. O’Connell defined that he has no concern about McCarthy turning into disenchanted if he doesn’t win the job.
The perfect information for the Vikings is that, nonetheless it performs out, they’ll have a strong No. 2 and (if Carson Wentz makes the ultimate 53) a third-stringer who can win video games if want be. Final 12 months, Wentz confirmed up lower than two weeks earlier than Week 1, and he performed higher than anybody might have anticipated. This 12 months, he’ll be concerned all through the offseason program and coaching camp.
In 2025, the Vikings got here inside a whisker of the playoffs, regardless of having three totally different quarterbacks begin video games. This 12 months, with the Vikings studying down the stretch that there are methods to win that don’t depend on a high-octane passing recreation, they may discover a strategy to do higher than anticipated.
However that’s the way it’s been going for the Vikings lately. When the bar is low, they do nicely. When the bar is excessive, they sputter.
This 12 months, the bar is low once more. Which is strictly the place they want it to be.
