“Unbelievable!” – Rich Eisen on Vikings QB Sam Darnold’s 5-TD Game vs Falcons | The Rich Eisen Show

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1. Watch most of your clips religiously. Great take Rich. We have to let these QBs marinate longer.

   Next year maybe it will be Zach Wilson… Okay wishfull thinking lol

2. Glad Rich finally noticed the team between the Lions and the Packers

3. I’m a vikes fan my whole life but this team is overrated like most of the vikes teams of the past. They just don’t have that “ it” factor to get anywhere

4. Problems moving forward, JJ McCarthy was outplaying him in Preseason. I guess best possible situation would be to resign Darnold to another year to give McCarthy another year of growing adjustment. Not sure how this Is going to shake out but the Situation with Darnold and Baker Mayfield definitely shows that a different environment can pay huge dividends.

5. Come get you some purple kool-aid

6. 2 year deal would be best for 70m I’d say

7. KOC deserves COY in my mind

8. Happy for Sam. It's very unusual for a QB to get a 3rd chance to earn an NFL career. The cliche Not For Long is a cliche for a reason.

9. How many QBs does KOC need to go through for people to realize it’s his coaching that is the main reason for the QB success. This is why we go with JJM after this year because he will more of the same and the whole team can be made formidable!

10. Thank you BIG TIME Rich for showing my Vikes some love!

11. I will always remember this game as the Cousins punishment game. The Vikings punished Cousins.

12. I'm truly happy for Darnold. Glad he finally got on a team that allowed him to hit his stride.

13. Pay Sammy D

14. Stopped trying to force feed Jefferson lead him here

15. If maga and trump take away our SS security and Medicare and Medicaid and EBT and Obama care and VA benefits we will resist the needs of the many outweighs the needs of the few 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮

16. Darnold is overrated !!!

17. I thought we have the best receivers in nfl. And one of the best coaches. I always thought we going to win. But then again I’m a Vikings fan

18. Vikings fans always say they want to have a QB situation like Green Bay where they get one great QB after another.

    Well, here's their chance.

    They have $76.5 million cap space next year. Sign Darnold to a 3 year extension. They can do $45 to $50 million. Leaves plenty of cap space to sign people.

    If Kwesi and KOC do their jobs right they should be able to easily sell Darnold on staying for the right price because he will not find a better situation for him in the NFL not only for his career but for a championship.

    The teams that will come calling in free agency will be bottom dwellers who have no coaching, no supporting cast and no shot for years.

    McCarthy would be 25 when he takes over. Same age as Love and Rodgers.

    At that point Darnold will have a better chance at signing with a better team.

    Better for his career.

    Besides, sometimes plans change.

    Plan A for the Patriots was a really good Drew Bledsoe.
    Who got hurt and Plan A changed after Brady took over.

    Plan A in Seattle was Matt Flynn. But Plan A changed when
    Russell Wilson showed up.

    Plan A at the 49ers was Trey Lance.

    But Plan A changed
    when Brock Purdy showed up.

    Plans change and smart GMs and coaches know when to pivot.

19. If you think Sam will leave the Vikes for better money elsewhere – just look at Sam's face after the game and in the pressers compared to Kirk – then consider that Sam is earning $10m this year, and Kirk is effectively earning $100m for this year.
    Do not underestimate the attraction of being at a great organisation, on a winning team, where the players and staff respect and believe in you. I don't think Sam will push for top dollar. He knows what it's like to be at a shitshow, and his dream is probably to win a SB, not hack around at some C grade outfit winning once or twice a month, but cashing a slightly fatter paycheck.

20. It’s time to put Kevin O’Connell with Sean Mcvay and Kyle from the 49ers

21. Vikings will screw it up and let him go some place else.
    They always manage too F ' it up for us in Minnesota , never fails.

22. Had the wrong stats for Sam on the ticker. It said 22/38 but should've been 22/28

23. LOL. There's no way to really know if JJ McCarthy will be a great NFL QB.

24. Lets not forget Vikings have better weapons than the falcons

25. It is what it is, Skol!

26. Keep sleeping on the Vikings, Rich!👌

27. Sam Darnold is my favorite USC quarterback. He has a good attitude and is a natural athlete. He played at his local public high school. And he started as 3rd string quarterback for USC after declining a linebacker position and took then them to the Rose Bowl.
    Sam Darnold has not had the benefit of good coaching till he joined the 49ners. He's a good student. Look how much he has improved this season. The Vikings should make Sam Darnold their franchise quarterback. You need to believe what you see. There is no speculation or guess work here.

28. Pennix time?

29. It is amazing how someone looks when they are outside a toxic organization

30. The Minnesota Vikings are playing really good but the problem that I see in the playoffs is the pass defense Yes they're getting the interceptions but they're also allowing just barely better than mediocre quarterbacks throw for 300-400 yd games I know that they keep them out of the end zone but these teams that shouldn't even be close in the game they're kept in the game because of their pass defense..