This should surprise nobody. Darnold was brought in with the express purpose of being a short-term bridge QB while whichever rookie QB they drafted was trained up. It would’ve taken a Stroud-level rookie QB camp to change that plan. As a Vikings fan I have less than zero expectations for this season but higher hopes for the near future. The only annoying thing is that the division as a whole is taking big leaps forward into one of the overall strongest divisions in the league and it’s taking all this rebuilding effort just to keep up with the other three teams.
![[Rapoport] The #Vikings list QB Sam Darnold as the starter on their initial depth chart, not a surprise.](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/8f9be1ee-f96f-41ed-b54f-ac40638b96cb.png){kind=link}
This should surprise nobody. Darnold was brought in with the express purpose of being a short-term bridge QB while whichever rookie QB they drafted was trained up. It would’ve taken a Stroud-level rookie QB camp to change that plan. As a Vikings fan I have less than zero expectations for this season but higher hopes for the near future. The only annoying thing is that the division as a whole is taking big leaps forward into one of the overall strongest divisions in the league and it’s taking all this rebuilding effort just to keep up with the other three teams.