And at this point its all just about investment.weimy froob wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 12:04 pmJJ beat a team with a superb defense. the other game was a shootout and penix was great. then we saw him go against a better defense.Oriole81 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 11:51 amIf we're playing that game though then Penix's semifinal game should count too. This whole convo goes back to the OP entirely writing off Penix because of the natty game and heralding McCarthy.weimy froob wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 11:31 am
you're forgetting what he did in the actual "championship" game against alabama. if it wasn't for his play in the 4th quarter against arguably the best team in the country they would've won that game and would've destroyed washington in the title game. imho.
But in Penix's semi game against a very good Texas team/defense, he was 29 of 38 for 430 yards and 2 TDs, and that win had them at 10 wins in a row when the difference is under 10 points.
I'll clarify that I would still rank McCarthy ahead of Penix, but I just think the OP was getting a little ahead of himself. There's plenty of QBs that have clutch game performances.
anyways, i think there are more than a couple QBs that will be able to hit vikings open receivers. maye is actually having some red flags come up because of his inaccuracy with the throws that you just have to make in the NFL to succeed. this is what's happening as the tape gets scrutinized. penix has a medical analysis "that isn't awful." what does that mean? i've personally got a red flag on him because of his injury history.
JJ throws lasers and is fast. i think he could hit the vikings open receivers. i think daniels would be dynamic and might get the vikings offense to where it wants to be faster than any of the other guys. i think nix could hit the open receivers. heck, i wish the vikings would've given darnold a two year contract that was partially guaranteed in the second year at that salary because he might be able to do it too.
We will get a QB this year. It's positioned to be such an inevitability.
We could stick at 11, and get someone for free.
We could do a modest trade up to 4 or 5 and get a slightly better someone.
We could do a more involved trade up to 3 and get a slightly slightly better someone.
But what are you actually paying for and how do you quantify that?
Because if we make the dialogue so narrow, then all you do is make it easier for you to justify trading four first round picks because this guy is the only guy.
That's a dangerous recipe.