Strange Praise for Rosenfels

Now all we have to do is trade Chester to the Saints for Mark Brunell and we can have the extremely talented backup-type quarterback trifecta!

To go with our extemely talented (not) backup type coaching staff…

Until Favre starts his drama-queen un-un-un-un-un-retirement crap again in September, I expect to hear some of Matt Leinart-to-the-Vikings trade rumors. Praise for Jackson’s and Rosenfel’s back-up skills will do nothing to stop this.

Thing is, I see nothing in Leinart to think he would be an upgrade over Tar-fels. I certainly don’t think Leinart would be worth Chester Taylor, even in the last year of his contract.

At least the Vikings shot down the Vick rumors. Leaving all the baggage that dogs him aside, the Vikings already have a younger, better, felony-free version of Vick in Percy Harvin. Raw talent and hype aside, Vick was really just the best novelty act in NFL QB history.

None of this addresses the Tar-fels dilemma, though. I continue to believe (unless Jackson or Rosenfels rises above excellent backup QB-level mediocrity) that the Vikings missed the boat in not signing Jeff Garcia.

As I have been telling a co-worker who thinks the Vikes can do no wrong – as opposed to myself who sees things a little more realistically – Chilly didn’t sign Rosenfels to be his starter and T-Jack isn’t the answer either. Rosenfels was Plan B.

The Favre Fiasco™ was Chilly’s plan for a starter and it blew up in his face.

Now he has to play Sage Rosenfels (please, is that a QB name? Or a kicker’s?) or T-Jack, neither of whom is a franchise quarterback.

We are so screwed.

Of course, this means Favre will come riding in on his pale horse on or about 1 Sep to save the day.

What did we do to deserve this?

Haven’t heard any Leinart-to-Minnesota rumors, but the Cardinals said Leinart will be competing for the back-up job, not the starting position, which is Kurt Warner’s. This announcement started the ESPN talking heads speculating about whether Leinart should have a fresh start somewhere else, in addition to discussions about his trade value.

The Vikings’ QB situation being what it is now, I fully expect to hear someone report Leinart-for-Chester Taylor rumors, or at least make the suggestion. Myself, I don’t think Leinart is worth that, or much at all, from the Vikings’ point of view. Adding Leinart would be like adding another Tar-fels, given what Leinart has actually accomplished on-field in his NFL career.

Anyhow, as Ragnar just said, I fully expect Favre’s name to re-surface before the end of September.

Yes we need to feel better about the QB issue, but a good line will help any of are QB’s confidence! We should watch what is going on more with the center, right guard, and right tackle as much as the QB. Minn. has so much Talent out there that if the line comes together, the issue of QB will not be important until the play offs. No on Farve and yes on Cutler would have been the answer here. They should have draft him in Chilli’s first year! TJ and Sage can do the job and may slip through the play offs. Injuries could spell problems!

It’s ironic, the people who have actually good things to say about Sage have been Texan fans, the ones who have been watching him play the last couple of seasons. ChemErik made a good point with Sage, that he screwed up when he had to win games by himself, and make deep and dangerous throws because either the team was behind and the clock was ticking away or the defense wasn’t scared at all of the run. The Vikings finally have a defense that can hold on to a lead and a running game that forces defenses to put eight in the box and leave some gaps in the pass defense. He needs to be accurate, not powerful to succeed with this team.

And it’s been well lauded that Rogers and Culter are considered better than either Rosenfels or Jackson, but here’s a point I’ve pondered…

What if the starting QB for either the Pack, Bears, or Vikings goes down. Who backs them up?

Let’s see….the Packers…Matt Flynn is listed as second and he has thrown all of two passes in the NFL in one game and lost a fumble on top of it. The third-stringer, Brian Bohm has zero experience.

The Bears have Caleb Haine who has no experience either and their third-stringer Brent Basanez has six passes in one game to his resume.

Granted, there could be a Matt Cassel lurking in there, but I doubt it. And if for argument’s sake Sage starts and goes down, then Tarvaris takes over…I think I would take Tarvaris over the back-ups for the Pack and Bears. No offense to either Haine or Flynn. The Vikings may not have the best starter, but they will have the best back-up by far of the three.