Potential Minnesota Vikings Backup Quarterbacks

JJ McCarthy will be the Minnesota Vikings quarterback. That’s a good thing. Recent years and Vikings history has shown that a competent backup quarterback is necessary. Daniel Jones was supposed to be that quarterback. Unfortunately, Jones chose to compete for a starting job with the Indianapolis Colts rather than a sideline role with the Vikings. So, the quarterback room in Minnesota currently sits like this:

J.J. McCarthy

Brett Rypien

All of the NFL throws by the pair have been thrown by Brett Rypien.

The Vikings need an experienced backup. 

While the team’s coaches have shown a remarkable ability to get quarterbacks ready for games, the Vikings need an experienced backup. They have some options. A lot has been made of those options because one of those options was apparently Aaron Rodgers. It’s a laughable option because Rodgers is an unbelievable turd. He’d wreck the team. He’ll wreck any team. I’m hoping his football days are done. Just wander into the unknown, Aaron! I expect any actual Vikings conversation about adding him was cursory, at best. I assume the actual consideration of Aaron Rodgers as the Vikings was short and filled with unrelenting laughs. The puzzling thing about the whole Rodgers-Vikings nonsense was that many in the media really seemed to want it. The nonsense that often drives NFL conversation never ceases to amaze. Anyway, on to reality. 

So, who are real options to backup J.J. McCarthy?

Joe Flacco

Carson Wentz

Ryan Tannehill

If it’s not one of those three, I’d turn to the coaching staff:

Kevin O’Connell

Josh McCown

Charlie Frye

I’d rather have offensive line coach Chris Kuper chucking passes than the shithead Rodgers. 

So, it comes to this. Unless the Vikings trade for a backup quarterback, the options appear to be Flacco, Wentz, or Tannehill. My hope is Wentz. My guess says Flacco. Actually, my hope is that the Vikings QB2 never sees a meaningful snap. My hope is that J.J. McCarthy brilliantly kicks off his Hall of Fame career.