This is actually 2 questions:

  1. How do you proceed after the bye
  2. How do you proceed after the season

As you can imagine, Vikings fans have a lot of opinions here. You have your Kirk loyalists, your tank commanders and even your Dobbs defenders.

It’s a bit of a cluster, but I am confident /r/nfl will have the answers.

Let’s start with the 1st question. You have 3 options here:

  1. Start Mullens: very likely this will give you the best chance to make a playoff run, but let’s be real… you are not going to do anything when you get there.

  2. Start Dobbs: Maybe you could delude yourself into thinking last week was a blip and not his luck running out?

  3. Start Hall: He looked good in the couple of series he played, why don’t you see what you have to get a more accurate picture for our next question?

Now on to question 2, again we have 3 options here:

  1. Resign Kirk, make no mistake, you will not get a discount. Let’s assume it’s a market rate deal. He will be 36 for most of next season coming off the injury.

  2. Fuck them picks and try to get in spitting distance of one of the top QB prospects in the 2024 draft.

  3. Let it fall to you, take a QB in the top 50ish picks, have Hall and rookie QB dual it out, let the chips fall where they may.

It’s a complicated situation, and we need answers. Obviously Kwesi is here religiously so give him some good advice.

  • Chirpy69@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    As long as the Vikings are mathematically alive, go with Dobbs. If you get eliminated from contention, roll with Hall. If he shows anything that can be considered franchise QB material, you go with Hall as the starter next year and Dobbs as a vet backup, or whomever could be a good mentor to him and let Kirk go. If Hall shows nothing at all, bring Kirk back

  • hoobsher@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    even if Dobbs didn’t put up an absolute stinker, did anyone really think they were gonna sneak into the playoffs from a low wildcard spot? maybe you get lucky and knock off whatever dogshit NFC south team takes the division, then you have likely the Lions, Eagles, 49ers, or Cowboys to get through on the road.

    Dobbs playing well enough to keep the team in the playoff race was a nice surprise but this was always going to end. roll with Dobbs, get a proper evaluation on him as a 17 game starter and address this in the offseason properly, not midseason.

    • chillinwithmoes@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      did anyone really think they were gonna sneak into the playoffs

      I mean, they’re still more likely than not to get the 7th seed. If they hadn’t blown the Bears game they’d have been at like 85%. The middle of the NFC is terrible this year.

    • raphtafarian@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      The NFC is very weak and the Vikings probably only need to win 3 of their remaining games to win, which is doable. This wouldn’t be a question if Kirk wasn’t injured. I’ll maintain he would’ve won MVP this season if he didn’t get injured.

  • Amateurmasterson@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Omg, the answer is ride with Kirk til he’s done done. Kirk is a top 10 QB and extremely underrated.

    You can draft a developmental qb if you’d like but no other major changes. He is not and hasn’t been the Vikings problem

  • Purplin@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    They need to draft a QB in the first next year. Let him sit right away though to learn/adjust.

  • chicknsnadwich@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I mean starting Mullins makes pretty much no sense at all. Dobbs is better than him in every way so unless you’re trying to tank, It has to be either Dobbs or Hall. I wouldn’t mind them going back to Hall, as evaluating the young QB could help a lot in their decision going to next year.

    For question 2, I think you have to try and re-sign Kirk. In order to convince JJ to re-sign, there needs to be some form of direction at QB. If i’m the front office, I’d really just talk to him and see what he prefers, because the most important thing for them is to keep him in the building.

  • GenXer1977@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    As a Steelers fan, I really like Dobbs and would have preferred to keep him over Tribusky. So if I’m the Vikings, I’d want to keep him as the #2 guy. But,vIs also talk to Dobbs, and if he wants a chance to leave and try to be a starter somewhere I’d let him.

  • owlbear4lyfe@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Sign Kirk to reasonable 10 year extension 15M/ year guaranteed, while the result of surgery is unknown. save money down the road.

  • S_204@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Move Cousins to a front office role. Sign the guy you have now to a 3 year deal for moderate money and hope like hell to find a guy in the draft that can slide in after a year or two of learning.

    Their window is closed now. It was barely open but it’s closed. They’re back at square one with a roster too talented to get a great pick but not built well enough to be a threat in the playoffs.

  • Sharcbait@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    If Kirk wants to come back on a much reduced contract I bring him back, if not I let him walk and get a comp pick.

    Dobbs, thanks for the fun, hope you get us a comp pick back too.

    Hall/Mullens + a first round pick (please be Big Penix energy!)