When you think of the Minnesota Vikings, high scoring offenses and great defensive lineman come to mind. Fran Tarkenton was ahead of his time and the Purple People Eaters were indeed a tremendous front four. OFFENSE QUARTERBACKS Fran Tarkenton ...
Bart Starr was a winning machine as a player. He led the packers to three consecutive league championships, and won the first two Super Bowls as the MVP. He was clutch when it came to postseason games and has the highest passer rating of all time for quarterbacks in the postseason (104.8...
Top 5 Worst Minnesota Vikings Quarterbacks Gallery Credit: Tony Hart Christian Ponder Getty Images Christian Ponder Christian Ponder was never a fan favorite, the coaching staff had WAY more expectations for the QB. Ponder played most of the 2011 season, all of the 2012 and was eventually ...
allowing them to rush Brees up the middle. The duo of Griffen and Hunter combined for three sacks on one of the least-sacked quarterbacks in NFL history. An Anthony Harris interception – his seventh of the season – and two touchdown runs by Cook put ...
but before his career in the broadcast booth, the Cowboys quarterback was a legend on the field. Thesix-time Pro Bowlerspent all 12 years of his career in Dallas, a Cowboys record for quarterbacks, and during that time, the Hall of Famer won three Super Bowls. His on-field earnings tota...
A lot of whether or not this team can contend for a playoff spot is dependent on how their quarterbacks perform, which is a question mark, but they have a solid supporting cast on both sides of the ball. Update: The Vikings will start Sam Darnold all season with JJ McCarthy out ...
“One of the things you could see at his Pro Day workout was his mobility and the ease of which he could move and can get himself back on a platform where he can make an accurate throw and you can see that on tape,” Sholiton said. “There are tall quarterbacks who get a lot of...
Two veteran quarterbacks,Tarvaris Jacksonand Sage Rosenfels, are in limbo, trying to prepare for the season while answering questions about being placeholders for Favre. They've done it before and say it hasn't been a distraction even through all the twists and turns this week. ...
What's the risk:Frankly, Darnold has never performed well for an extended period of time in six previous seasons. His career QBR of 42.1 since 2018 ranks No. 39 of 43 quarterbacks who have made at least 16 starts over that period. He is still young, with his 27th birth...
The former Ohio State star also has room to grow and could be tested when Chicago (4-9) hosts Minnesota (6-7) on Monday night. The Vikings, after all, tend to give rookie quarterbacks headaches. "Justin's seen some defenses that like to bring it and he's seen some that are a ...