thought this was fairly obvious even in his Michigan days.....he didn't do anything to propel Michigan to victory other than game manage and do the bare minimum. He's never been a good passer and unfortunately, that is literally the main requirement to be a competent NFL qb......it's gonna be a looooooong year
If that's so, let's hope our failures land us a real franchise QB then...and the Vikings don't mess that up in the draft!
I think he will obviously play the rest of the season, but if there isn’t much improvement by seasons end I think the front office/ownership is going to have a serious discussion if JJ can actually be developed into a franchise QB. If KOC and staff say “yes” I think Vikings probably see a massive reset and restart as in lots of players traded/cut.
I think most of the jumping ship is fans see other QBs who were in same draft class or maybe one sooner are doing so well and did do well in first seasons. I think it’s legitimately something to be worried about.
When you are getting that paycheck you need to show some hope that you are worth it. Him and his wife can afford a nanny. Hopefully he gets better if not he's still set for life.
It’s not that he’s been bad, he’s been one of all time worst QB’s in the league. Yes, this is a small sample size. But we have seen zero progress in his development. And he is throwing to arguably a top 5 receiving corps in the league. If you can’t be successful with these receivers/TE’s, you’re just not going to make it in this league
I full understand all of the arguments against him, and appreciate the feedback. I guess I'm just willing to be more patient. The savior we all seek isn't likely in this years crop of draft QBs, so I feel like we have to ride with JJ at least thru the rest of this season and likely into the next.
also the fact that while he's a rookie, he has one of the best supporting casts around him and he's still struggling......JJ (Justin Jefferson) has to be incredibly frustrated right now
This season makes total sense. The season is lost and you need to see as much of him as possible. QB development is the secondary job. The first job is evaluating if he’s worth developing. Right now that answer looks like no. Maybe that will all change and something clicks. But he needs to get a lot better really fast. He hasn’t been “young inexperienced QB” bad. He’s been historically bad.
It’s been worse than Zach Wilson’s start to his career and that’s saying something
100% correct. He cannot be trusted to screw up another draft and leave us with no young depth and talent. That is the biggest problem the franchise has right now. No young talented depth. He is SO bad at talent evaluation.
