Vikings Working to Land Exciting Young QB, Analyst reveals
With just one victory under their belt after five weeks, the Minnesota Vikings have the second-worst record in the NFL.
For the Vikings as well, things aren’t getting any simpler.
On Wednesday, October 11, Justin Jefferson was placed on the injured list, keeping him out of at least the next four contests.
The Vikings may be well-positioned to trade up for highly-touted college prospect Caleb Williams if they are unable to salvage their season without Jefferson in the next four games.
In light of Jefferson’s injury, analyst Mark Gunnels thinks the Vikings are continuing to play the tank.
“I believe that it is obvious that the Vikings are making a play for Caleb Williams.
This is unquestionably the best scenario among all the teams that have a chance to select first overall.
The best situation exists for them.
In Jordan Addison, their best wide receiver in football, they have a former college teammate.
Gunnels wrote on X (previously Twitter): “This team just won 13 games a year ago.
The Vikings are definitely tanking for Caleb Williams, in my opinion.
This is undoubtedly the best scenario out of all the teams that have a chance to select first overall.
Jordan Addison, who was his college teammate, is the best wide receiver in the NFL.
Just 13 games were won by this team each year.
The Father of Caleb Williams Discusses How His Son Got the Right Job in the NFL.
In the past five years, Williams has been one of the most highly anticipated quarterbacks to emerge from college.
The father of the 21-year-old USC star, Carl Williams, said his son, a junior, can go back to school if he chooses not to carry the franchise’s “curse” with the No. first overall pick.
“The strange thing about the NFL draft is that he’d almost be better off not being selected than being selected first.
According to Carl Williams, the system is entirely outdated.
“Due to the design of the system, you are placed in the worst scenario.
Because they want to maintain parity, the worst team and organization in the league are given the first pick.
Thus, there is a curse and a gift.
He continued, “(Caleb’s) got two chances at the apple.”.
In other words, he can return to school if things are not good.
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The Vikings are currently predicted to have the fourth overall pick in the draft, just behind the No. No. 1 (received from the Carolina Panthers, the last remaining winless team), and No. Denver Broncos at No. 2, and the second pick.
3 for the Tankathon.
Williams could, however, simply tell those teams to not draft him and not declare for the draft if he does not think either situation is a good fit for him.
The ideal quarterback situation is with the Vikings.
For a young quarterback in the NFL, the Vikings unquestionably have one of the best situations.
With Jefferson, Addison, and T, Minnesota has a receiving core that is nearly in the top five.
J. Hockenson and tackles Brian O’Neill and Christian Darrisaw, both of whom are Pro Bowl caliber.
A quarterback-friendly coach like Kevin O’Connell, who has gotten winning quarterback play from Kirk Cousins, and an elite organization that received the highest marks in the NFL Players Association poll are also important pluses for any prospect.
Finally, as Minnesota continues to develop its young talent for a potential run in the four to five years of affordability at quarterback, the cap savings of having a quarterback on a rookie-scale deal can help cover up the rest of the roster’s deficiencies with free-agent signings.
