“What a Season!” – Rich Eisen: Why Sam Darnold and the 14-2 Vikings Could Win the Super Bowl

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1. It's been a dream season. I thought we were going to be a borderline playoff team. 8,9 wins. I just felt Kirk has always been overrated and their wasn't much difference between him and Sam we would be fine at QB. I was wrong. Sam is a much better QB and I am sorry I compared him to that whiny loser in Atlanta.

2. I hope to see the Vikings vs the Vegas aces in the Super Bowl.

3. Thank you rich you’re the only media personality that knows JJ wasn’t going to start over Sam regardless

4. Please have Nick Swardson on again!

5. As a Vikings fan, this was awesome to hear. Our Vikings are special this year, yet most just look past us, somewhat understandably minus the fact each year is a new team.

6. For a rookie quarterback to be able to observe, absorb and grow in this environment will prove invaluable throughout his career. Go Vikings.

7. No tradey! Let the kid develop. This is a rare opportunity for the Vikings

8. Cant wait for the Vikings to beat the Aces in thr superbowl 🎉🎉

9. Seeing Sam darnold succeed honestly makes me feel that much more sorry for all the qbs that weren’t blessed w a competent team

10. The Vikings were already good with cousins lol if you put darnold on the jets you wouldn’t get the same results. It’s like mediocre mark Sanchez on a really good Jets team.

11. Love it that Sam is doing well. However, the Viqueens are cursed in the post-season.

12. he finally said it SKOOOOOLLLL!!!!!!

13. Skol!

14. That’s my team! SKOL

15. JJ is on a rookie deal. You don't trade him. What a stupid idea.

16. Thank you for giving not only Sam Darnold his due, but for being the one to proclaim that what is happening to the MINNESOTA VIKINGS is an EPIC story! They are not reacting to history, they are making history!

17. Coaching wise, the man that deserves at least 50% of the credit for the success of Sam Darnold is the quarterback coach Josh McCown. Josh was hired by the Vikings during the off-season. Now here’s a guy that has something that Kevin O’Connell does not have. On field experience as a quarterback in the NFL. Josh played in the NFL for 16 years for nine different teams and a bunch of different offensive systems. His knowledge has been clearly invaluable to Sam.

    Kevin O’Connell came to the Vikings in 2022. He did not improve Kirk cousins. That is a fact. In 2023 Kirk played about half the season and tore his Achilles tendon. And then the Vikings went with a variety of quarterbacks with not much success.

    I am telling you that the difference is not only Sam Darnold but also Josh McCown. I have watched every Vikings game this season and the only time Josh‘s name was mentioned was in week 16 against Seattle. Nobody in the Twin Cities or anywhere in this country has said anything about Josh McCown and his contribution to the Vikings.

    And God dammit it’s about time he got some recognition.

18. KOC will go down as one of the greatest coaches in MN sports history. He will be right up there with Tom Kelley and Herb Brooks.

19. watching vikings celebrate like they just won the superbowl is hilarious😂 enjoy the 1 good year i guess

20. Only person having a better year than Sam Darnold is Kendrick Lamar

21. Shows these bad organizations never learn how to build around a QB and think that the QB alone can carry them like Superman like the Jets and Panthers as prime examples!
    As fans who saw Sam’s talent I am glad he is showing off that talent and proving that bad organizations ruin talented players

22. I want a Ravens Vikings Purple Bowl so bad.

23. Horrible story rich

24. Most of you won't be old enough to recall, for I'm old NOW but was a puppy when it happened but Darnold's pulling a Jim Plunkett, with better stats. With Geno, Baker, Darnold…they might wanna create a Jim Plunkett award for a QB thought to be failure…but actually succeeds elsewhere.

25. Vikings @ Tampa Bay would be wild af!

26. Living in a fantasy world. Lions win against vikings. JJ McCarthy should be traded to Chicago.

27. Trade him. Daniel Jones can do this exact thing with this team and coach next year, one more year for JJ to sit and learn. Get some massive value for Darnold 🤘

28. JJM was right in the middle of the scrum if you didn't already notice it.

29. I think this is the first season where four different teams all have a win streak of 9+ at some point in the season. And three in the same conference, two in the same division. Insanely good teams at the top this year

30. It's funny how Rich never had this respective until we reach 14 wins😂 SKOL💜💛

31. Jets and panthers said Sam wasn’t good enough

32. Trading JJM is a moronic idea, and thank goodness there's no way they actually would.

33. The only way you trade JJ McCarthy is if some team gives you such a ridiculous offer (i.e. 2 #1 draft picks) that you can't turn it down. As a Vikings fan, I'm MORE than content having Sam be our QB1 for the next fear years w/ JJ sitting, learning in the wings.

34. Keep Sam Darnold. McCarthy is still on his cheap rookie contract. Now, Keeping Sam will mean losing a lot of players to FA. Gilmore, Murphy, Bynum, Jones, etc.