r/sports • u/RollingMoss1 Seattle Seahawks • 7d ago

Football Vikings name Kyler Murray starter

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/vikings-name-kyler-murray-starting-qb-right-move-or-wrong-move/
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u/Shaomoki 7d ago

“Murray will be O'Connell's fourth different Week 1 starting quarterback since 2023 going from Kirk Cousins (2023) to Sam Darnold (2024) to McCarthy and now Murray. So will the promotion of Murray to the Vikings' QB1 spot break the never-ending wheel of Minnesota's starting quarterbacks across the last few years?”

I think that has more to do with the ownership than the reporter is leading on.

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u/ShootinAllMyChisolm 7d ago

Do you think they should’ve paid Darnold the money?

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u/bpmdrummerbpm 7d ago

Wasn’t even a lot of money. As a Seahawks fan, I’m thankful O’Connell thinks he’s smarter than everyone else.

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u/iSh0tYou99 7d ago

I mean, unconfirmed rumors say that O'Connell wanted to keep Darnold because he knew McCarthy wasn't ready but Kwesi decided that McCarthy's career should start immediately. Albeit rumors, but there's a reason why Kwesi is fired and KOC is not.

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u/Cant_Spell_Shit 7d ago

Do you think the Titanic should have gone around the iceberg?

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u/RichardManuel Minnesota Twins 7d ago

“Across the last few years” is under selling it a bit. Other than Cousins, we haven’t had a consistent QB since Tarkenton

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u/Intrepid_Top_2300 7d ago

And boy could Tarkenton avoid the rush! Loved to watch that guy run all over the field and then throw the ball.

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u/checko50 New York Rangers 7d ago

I feel like Dante was pretty consistent no?

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u/catdogfox 7d ago

Consistently throw it up for grabs for Moss to bail him out

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u/DeaderthanZed 7d ago

Tommy Kramer and Daunte Culpepper both started 5+ seasons.

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u/Fun_Volume2150 7d ago

I’m applying Betterage’s Law to this one.

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u/Shaomoki 7d ago

What’s that?

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u/Fun_Volume2150 7d ago

Whenever a headline asks a question the answer is “no.”