It’s exceptionally rare for an NFL team to get a do-over. Damaging mistakes typically last years, and can result in an entire front office shift as a result. The Vikings critically made that mistake a year ago at their quarterback position by putting faith in J.J. McCarthy to be their heir apparent, allowing Sam Darnold to walk in free agency. McCarthy turned into an oft-injured pumpkin, well en route to being a major draft bust, and Darnold, well, he went on to win the Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks.
The decision to let Darnold walk was a critical error, but understandable at the time. Minnesota wasn’t wholly sold that
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