You have to think that if the Viking were truly worried about the quarterback situation, at least in 2008, they would've taken one before the fifth round. But as NFL Network's Adam Schefter re-reminds us, some of the league's best quarterbacks were taken late in the draft. Like, say, Tom Brady (I couldn't believe it either).
Now there are some in the league who believe that Minnesota's fifth-round pick, former USC quarterback John David Booty, could have the chance to prove he was another player who slipped further than he should have.Decision making was an issue for Tarvaris Jackson during his first full season as the Vikings starter, and if Booty is allegedly the down-the-road answer at the position, let's hope that there's no correlation between Wonderlic scores and on-field performance.
Booty is known more for his accuracy and decisions than his arm strength, which could play perfectly in Minnesota. The Vikings have the league's top running back tandem in Adrian Peterson and Chester Taylor. As long as their quarterback makes few mistakes, Minnesota will be difficult to defend and beat.
And just for the sake of argument, didn't Minnesota already have a heady, weak-armed QB? You know, before they released Kelly Holcomb? And Holcomb had the added advantage of experience. Why invest the time and energy into grooming the next Holcomb when he was already on the team?
That's not to say that Jackson might not be the long-term solution, or that Booty won't someday be a swell NFL quarterback. It's just that if the Vikings were serious about upgrading the position, you think they would've done it before the fifth round with a guy who only managed a 14 on an IQ test.
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5-16-2008 @ 11:58AM
Peter said...
"...if the Vikings were serious about upgrading the position, you think they would've done it before the fifth round with a guy who only managed a 14 on an IQ test."
That's a big misleading. He scored a 14 out of 50 on the Wonderlic. That's 28% out of 100%. An IQ can be well above 100 (in fact 100 is average) so to imply he has an IQ of 14 is misleading.
I was a bit surprised when the Vikings moved up in the 2nd round and did NOT take Brohm. They must still have a lot of trust and confidence for Jackson. He's still only played 14 full games, and I think he's shown improvement. I was at the Broncos Vikings game last year when Jackson came alive in the 4th quarter, and it gave me hope for the future.
We shall see.
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5-18-2008 @ 2:50AM
Bob Budbreath said...
Don`t kid yourselves folks, Tarvarian Jackson sucks. The Vikings will be starting Gus Frerotte by week #6, and it will only take that long because Childress is in denial about making a lousy pick with Jackson. He is hell bent on proving everyone wrong and it will cost Minnesota this season and Brad his job.
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