Cheesehead TV · Nov 22, 2025
Cory's Corner: It Could Be A Lot Worse
It’s fair to say that the Vikings guessed wrong at quarterback.
Just a year ago, Sam Darnold threw for 4,319 yards with 35 touchdowns and a passer rating of 102.5 to lift the Vikings to a 14-3 regular season record. All the purple happiness was replaced by purple sadness when the Rams blew out Minnesota 27-9 in the NFC Wild Card.
The Vikings let Darnold go to Seattle and he’s got a 105 passer rating as he has led the Seahawks to a 7-3 record in a very tough NFC West.
In Darnold’s place was J.J. McCarthy. He was who the Vikings took 10th overall in 2024. He came to Minnesota with a lot of promise after learning at the knee of Jim Harbaugh at Michigan.
