So it would have been reasonable for outside observers to cringe at Sam Darnold's wild flip of the ball toward running back Aaron Jones Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers, not only because it threatened to turn a busted play into a massive turnover,

If Sam Darnold lead the Vikings to a deep playoff run, Minnesota could regret letting him walk in favor of hitching itself to J.J. McCarthy.

When the schedule is loaded with tough games at the start of the schedule, it sends a message to the team that it must be ready to compete hard as the season gets