I love the passion of local radio announcers. They can be homers and do some fantastic calls. Another one is "It can't end this way." when they missed a chip shot FG.
Unfortunately, it’s true. Had he played relatively well & the sacks came on good defensive plays, he probably would’ve been ok, but he was having some regression back there.
@@justfitz08 Seinfeld gif of Kramer yelling You Blew It doesn't even come close to describe the chance Darnold just pissed away. His agent had to be in tears.
I feel like I saw a whole season of footwork, rhythm, and all the small things vanish during that game. He was a statue on half those sacks; standing on his heals, lurching forward, and failing to get back on platform with enough confidence to throw. It was vomit inducing. It felt like watching my son grow up, continuously get better, and just become a new person. Then, in the big game, he shit up his back and vomited all over himself. It was devastating, felt awful for him.
🤣🤣that was a valid description. As a bears fan that watched him be solid vs our defense when that was the only u it performing on our team, he forgot how to play the game.
"I'd run outta the back of the end zone if I thought losing that game was Sam Darnold's fault!" Dan "I just ran outta the back of the end zone" Orlovsky
According to analysts, it wasn’t just Darnold. It was the centers and the play calling too. The Rams were going up the middle every time and KoC for some reason tried to call deep plays 90% of the game. Talk about having the worse game on the worse day
The year they had Cunningham, Moss, and Carter was so disappointing. They were like 15-1 in the regular season, with huge point differential's, and they were one and done in the playoffs in a low scoring game.
What makes it even worse is that the Rams went up the middle because they saw the Lions pass rush return from the dead by doing the exact same thing the week before. Minnesota didn't make _any_ adjustments even when they had a week to do so.
Maybe the Jets can get him back now that another team has shown him how to win. How many times and quarterbacks do you have to say, maybe it's not the QB,s but the coaching. And Woody should just stay out of the coaching with his kids! The Johnson's do not know anything about football. Be a owner and let people that know football make the decisions.
@@harrymills2770I mean theres still starters in the league that are worse than darnold. He proved he isnt a top qb last 2 weeks, but he still is starter-tier
From a longtime Chiefs fan, you have my sympathies. Until Mahomes, I always looked at the Vikings as the NFC version of the Chiefs…..We’d do alright in the regular season, then either regress, or lose on some fluky shit in the playoffs. You guys are always a sentimental favorite for me on the NFC side. I’m hoping JJ comes in & slings it all over the field.
I know Sam didn’t help his car the past two week but honestly I watch the Vikings quite literally run the same game plan for 120 straight minutes and at no point pivot to a new game plan. This was a massive coaching blunder, you have max protection and are running on three receiver in mid to deep concepts and wonder why no one is open and then you give Sam no check down options. Wtf did you think would happen.
at sack #3 I was scoping out his check down options to RB or TE or shorter routes. I couldn't pick out many. I thought the coaching staff should have adjusted to situation.
It's the first time he played meaningful, high stress football. I think everyone needs to cut him some slack. When it comes to important football games the kids basically a rookie.
@@PhriedahThey need to keep him, like I get it… but end of the day.. who tf else are they going to be able to get at this point? They have JJ waiting, but they need to let him heal and teach him.. But release Darnold after THIS season? Is absolutely bonkers. This was his FIRST playoff game. I feel like EVERYONE is ignoring that fact. Even Daniels played “off” compared to his regular season. Releasing Darnold is nothing but spite at this point
@@iitstre_4550 They don't need to keep him. There was a great team around him and luck on at least 4 of those wins. If Darnold was 10-7, no one would be calling for them to resign him. And you've got to get JJM in at some point, can't be wasting years. He needs to learn on the field, not sitting on the bench.
@@robertcampbell8070 there is always luck on some wins. A 14 win season doesnt deserve anything but a ton of credit. Everything else is, while true and meaningful, is less important
The Vikings' Super Bowl appearance drought has now extended to 48 postseasons. But they weren't expected to do much this season anyway, so if anything, the fact that they got this far with Darnold should give the Vikings and their fans even more hope about what they might get with McCarthy.
@@j.p.deagensworth4781hell the fu ck no!!! The man can stay far away from the raiders. He’s way too soft mentally to handle the pressure. He doesn’t fit what we’re looking for. Sam Darold does not scare anybody with his presence nor does he demand respect when running an offense. The raiders love to play physical for both offense and defense. Sam Darold is not a physical player, he’s not cocky either with a attitude against the opposing team. He can go literally anywhere else and I’ll be happy. I have zero confidence in Darold I wouldn’t sign him to the practice squad for a workout. Easily the worst take I’ve ever heard by far. Find a quarterback that fits what the raiders are. He is completely different in every aspect of being a Raider. Look how out Jimmy G worked out. Bro thought he could hang with us and earn that money. Nope got his a ss beat hard every time and got cut. Exact same thing will happen if Sam Darold plays even one game for the raiders he’s getting folded immediately
If you can’t win with arguably the TOP WR combo in the NFL, what can he do with lesser talent? Darnold would be back to his old self playing for most of the teams in the NFL.
Football analysis had a great point on the game too…their late clock management since the 3rd quarter was all out of sorts. Felt like they thought the game was over already. Absolutely zero hustle to the line or no huddle offense plays for the most part. Gotta feel for Sam.
Trust me, it would have been far more embarrassing if I had been the starting QB of the Minnesota Vikings instead of Sam Darnold. I'd have to wear a ski mask and a Johnny Manziel false mustache or something. Maybe a wig too. I was never here, and you can't prove otherwise!
Mediocre Mike Tomlin is very happy with Sam Darnold's performance. Takes the spotlight off his sixth year of continual choking. Sam should be a Stiller next year!
If you look up the quote back when Darnold was on the Jets he was quoted saying he was " Seeing Ghosts out in the field" after getting benched. I feel like that's what happened again during this game, Darnold saw those ghosts again and the rest is history. 👻
I agree. I blame the line more than anyone. I also think he started holding onto the ball too long for 2 reasons 1. They called way too many long developing passes and obvious screens 2. He wanted to avoid throwing picks for free agency purposes, so he took more sacks than usual to be able to throw his line under the bus instead
@@Pilifilip yeah I’m not arguing that it wasn’t. He can prob find another contract and taking some sacks makes sense. But to not throw the ball away, or run out of the situation, the man just was too far in his head and couldn’t make a decision. Gotta be quick in the league
He also got all the credit for the Vikings success, despite clearly being a pretty mediocre QB, so you win some and lose some. There is a reason the guy was a backup QB on multiple other teams, and Vikings fans were deluding themselves with this guy exactly as they did with Cousins. But yes, his play against the Lions and Rams was horrendous. He gave up *so many* sacks because he had zero pocket awareness or decision making process. He took each snap and immediately started seeing ghosts. And when he did throw his accuracy was terrible.
I blame Daniel Jones being a Jonah because the lore states that when you have a Failed jets QB and failed giants QB on the same team, bad things happen
It's worth reminding everyone that he's just 27, has only had 2 seasons with actual good coaches, and is still developing. And a lot of QBs peak after 27. Hell, John Elway was nearly AARP age before he finally hoisted the lombardi. No, Darnold won't get a record setting contract, but he's going to be one of the better free agent QBs out there this off season. And hopefully he looks at what went wrong the last two weeks and is able to correct it.
I agree. You can't look pass the fact that he helped the team go 14-3. Even in the Vikings situation, can you really let him walk for an unproven rookie?
People act like he’s gonna be poor or something 😂 he’s still getting tens of millions of dollars. Most of these people laughing at him wouldnt know the difference between 20 mill and 100 mill is they saw it cause they never seen it before. He is gonna be just fine.
I'm just glad he had the decency to show us before we did something insane and gave him a huge contract. Don't care how many regular season games he won, if you collapse like that in a wild card game in a neutral location you are absolutely not the guy.
Darnold deserves a lot of blame, but not all of it. The tone was set on the first drive when the Rams dog walked that Vikings Defense down the field for a touchdown. KOC and Flores deserves a lot of blame too and maybe they aren't who we thought they were either. On Darnold's best day he was never going to be Tom Brady or Manning, so expecting him to bail you out in a wildcard game is fool's gold. The Vikings as a team folded, Darnold's just going to be the scapegoat
@@Manchu504 This guy gets it. Darnold was not the play caller, so the coaches constantly calling these long downfield passing plays while getting blitzed was unbelievably dumb, especially when that's how they lost every game all year. Even a middle school coach knows to call WR slants, TE outs and RB dump offs when you're getting blitzed, not just keep chucking it for the endzone like a Madden gamer. This was 90% bad play calling and making NO adjustments, which was unbelievably bad.
The Bears showed the rest of the league how to defend Jefferson. It was the undoing of this year's Vikings. Also lot's of victories against the bottom-feeders in the league made many people believe the Vikings were good this year. Reality said otherwise. Playoffs always reveal the truth.
I think Sam proved he "can" do this but his mental gets in the way in big moments still. He needs a little more development but Im not sure he has the potential at this stage in his career.
@@JonathanRodriguez-hm7jp Not just Californians. I'm from Massachusetts and I think I have Resting Broken Husk of a Man Face with how often I get asked "are you OK?" out of nowhere.
@@BuriedDimensionhe just looks like he is watching a murder happen right in front of him...all the time. He's like the one character in any movie that first notices the big monster or catastrophe heading towards them. ☝️" Gu-gu-Guys.... Look."
If you put this on Darnold, you don't know football. This was just POOR play calling by the Vikings coaches. On all but one of those sacks, there wasn't a check down receiver within 10 yards of the line. And on the one sack where there was a receiver close, it was the TE who completely whiffed a chip block and then didn't immediately turn around to bail the QB out. This was 95% on the coaches still calling long bomb plays downfield when you can't make those plays under a blitz. A middle school coach knows to run WR slants, TE outs and HB dump offs when getting blitzed, but they kept trying to throw for the end zone on every snap. Just horrible play calling.
Right, what did they expect Darnold to do, throw it before the receivers were able to break open? Their resistance to doing anything different other than what got them there is what cost them. Of course he was gonna hold it on long developing routes
I still think he'll get a 25-30 million deal from the Vikings. And at that price, if he doesn't bounce back they can just put in JJ and go back to the original plan.
Literally! The amount of people saying they expect him to be released is INSANE! They would be flat out brain dead to see this season’s performance and then release that guy because he sucked in his FIRST PLAYOFF GAME! What do you expect them to do?
@@iitstre_4550 100%. I think the red flags of one good year should have always been there, so a franchise or Baker type deal was always what I expected. It's a guy who literally picked himself off the scrap heap and was a top 5 QB this year AND he's still not that old of a guy. He's been in the league a while, but he's only 27, younger than Joe Burrow, Lamarr Jackson, Josh Allen, and Patrick Mahomes.
@@moopert86the raiders have interest in both but I wouldn’t offer the number 6 draft pick for Sam Darnold. At the most I’m only offering a 2nd and 3rd for Darnold. JJ McCarthy is the only way I’d offer the 6th pick or I’m hanging up the phone. You can still pay McCarthy his rookie shake money for a year or two more but with Darnold he’s demanding 30+ mil after losing a playoffs game lmao maybe if he won a game before being eliminated maybe but nope you got eliminated first game with a team who barely made it in.
Seeing Sam, Baker, Lamar and Josh all make the playoffs felt like a 2018 reunion, and if anything Darnold folding under the brightest lights slams the door open for a certain rookie coming off a torn meniscus (as if that wasn’t always the plan)
The problem was that the Vikings relied too much on one receiver. In the two games, when they played Chicago this season, the opposing teams were shown how to control Jefferson and that is what exactly happened in this game. Darnold is not throwing the ball because he is looking for JJ and he isn't open. Minnesota (similar to GB and Det) had the easy schedules this season. It harms their chances of winning in the playoffs. Maybe next year?
On top of that, they doubled Jefferson all night. They kept giving him long developing routes to run, of course Darnold had to hold the ball. The line is already shoddy and it can only hold up for so long
Mental toughness separates the good from the great...Some QBs choke when it's all on the line Then there's QBs like Brady, Mahomes, Montana..Field Generals who crave the pressure of the big moment.
8:03 They've made a decision. J.J. Mccarthy has to take over. I'm a lifelong Vikings fan. I love Sam. He had a great season and proved alot of people wrong; but he also, in proper Vikings fashion, proved alot of people right when it really matters. Sure, we can call out the O-line failures, the refs blind spots, couching, etc.... but the truth is, he isn't an elite QB. He is good, but just good enough doesn't win superbowls. 14 - 3 is an accomplishment, but none of it matters if the pressure devours you. I'm (foolishly) hopeful for the future.
@@robertcampbell8070No, he played the same bad game 5 times bc his coaches kept calling long bomb pass plays while getting blitzed. Look at those sacks, on only one was there a receiver within 10 yards of the line, and that was when the TE whiffed on a chip block and didn't turn around to bail the QB out. Darnold made like seven 15+ yard passes into coverage bc the coaches weren't calling any WR slants, TE outs or RB dump offs like every middle school coach knows to do when getting blitzed. It was like watching one of these Madden gamers trying to get a 75 yd TD on every play. On the few times they did run a short crossing route, they had success (like the Hockensmith TD), but then they'd just call 4 long passing plays in a row and punt again. A QB can't call his own plays, block for himself, and then get his receivers open too. Blaming Darnold today is like blaming Walsh for missing one kick when he went 4-4 and put up the only points of the game before that kick.
The Curse Wheel™ strikes again. Last year it cursed the Vikings and it took out Kirk Cousins’ achilles. This time it took Sam Darnold’s already shaky confidence out back putting two in it and leaving it for dead. I love you Perna, but I hate that damn Curse Wheel.
Combine an interior OL that has long been ass with a backup LT and a QB who holds the ball for an hour every other dropback and this is what you get. Detroit gave the Rams the roadmap.
Not only did Detroit give the Rams the game plan but the Rams had the talented pass rush to make it even more effective than the Lions were able to with a patchwork defensive line
Oh cocky Lions fans. How come the other 14 times no team did that. The Rams must be the only genius in NFL. Goff is the product of McVay and McVay was successful long before Dan Campbell.
It's a team game. Blaming it all on any one player is dumb. Did Darnold play poorly? Absolutely. Did the O-line fail him? Somewhat. Did they learn from what happened with Detroit? Nope. Did coaching adapt to what was going on? Also nope. It was Vikings failure from top to bottom. Though they need to remember that no one expected the Vikings to do ANYTHING this season. 14 wins was a surprise to everyone.
The easy schedule said otherwise. The Vikings are masters at winning close games (especially against weak teams). There was no way they could play catch-up against a playoff team.
What Darnold was able to accomplish this season really deserves a lot of respect, but next year the world is going to witness firsthand just how important scheme & situation are for a QB's success.
As a vikings fan, you nailed it on the head. I think there is a shot we just straight up let him go. He was a stop gap anyway and we have a young QB contract to start taking advantage of
@ most guys would be bad on dumpster fires like the Jets and Panthers. The Lions game was his fault, but this week was not since the Vikings called nothing but long developing deep passes. It had worked for them all season, and now it came back to bite them. Did KOC adjust? No he did not, and Darnold paid the price. Anyone with common sense knows Darnold will get significant interest this offseason
If you are blaming Sam Darnold solely for the Vikings loss you are a simple minded fantasy football pencil neck. The defensive game plan the Rams came with was nearly IDENTICAL to Detroit's plan last week with the only difference being the rams ran more delayed blitzes. No run game established, bubble screens and trap plays (never heard of her till the 3rd quarter). KOC needs to be eating some of this poop sandwich.
Dear in the headlights says it all! Dammit, I can't even look fellow Vikes fan in the eye anymore cuz the hopelessness feeling is too much to share. Makes me wanna move to Wisconsin.
I dunno. I don't buy it. Sam Darnold won 14 games. JJ McCarthy has not accomplished anything on an NFL field. Sure, anything can happen. Darnold can move on and, like Matt Ryan, fade away. McCarthy can, like Marino, go to the Super Bowl like Marino in his first season. Or .... McCarthy could become Akili Smith and Darnold could become Stafford for a team like the Raiders or the Browns. No one can guarantee one option over the others. I'd think it wiser to franchise Darnold, give McCarthy another year to learn from a veteran and kick the can down the road. If Sam rises above, stick with him and maybe trade McCarthy. If Sam regresses, let him go without further cost and switch to McCarthy. And hope McCarthy is not a Zach Wilson.
As a Carolina Panthers fan, I know that guy Sam Darnold can run, he had to run for his life behind our sad offensive line we had at the time, idk why he didn't tonight.
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0:08 "HE'S HOLDING IT TOO LONG. THROW IT, MAN!!" gives me flashbacks to "This is not Detroit, this is the Super Bowl!!"
same commentator too… Paul allen is still going strong
Agree with you. It's like he didn't want to hurt his passing stats by throwing the ball away, he was happy taking 10 yard sacks.
I love the passion of local radio announcers. They can be homers and do some fantastic calls.
Another one is "It can't end this way." when they missed a chip shot FG.
Its scripted
That video shows how far the lions franchise has come
Best quote I heard,..."Every time Darnold was sacked, money fell out of his pocket."
Unfortunately, it’s true. Had he played relatively well & the sacks came on good defensive plays, he probably would’ve been ok, but he was having some regression back there.
If he has a good agent, he just needs to find the right team and make his contract with a ton of bonus potential.
@@robtucker6303 In 2 weeks he went from cashing in on a multi-year contract to starting for the Giants.
Dudes like Sonic the Hedgehog. Gets hit and loses his rings.
@@justfitz08 Seinfeld gif of Kramer yelling You Blew It doesn't even come close to describe the chance Darnold just pissed away. His agent had to be in tears.
I feel like I saw a whole season of footwork, rhythm, and all the small things vanish during that game. He was a statue on half those sacks; standing on his heals, lurching forward, and failing to get back on platform with enough confidence to throw. It was vomit inducing. It felt like watching my son grow up, continuously get better, and just become a new person. Then, in the big game, he shit up his back and vomited all over himself. It was devastating, felt awful for him.
Idk i thought he did a whole seasons worth of footwork in one night, just not many throws
Yes, he forgot everything he learned with McCown and KOC when the lights got bright.
I feel personally attacked by that characterization
🤣🤣that was a valid description. As a bears fan that watched him be solid vs our defense when that was the only u it performing on our team, he forgot how to play the game.
*those games. Wasn’t much better against Detroit
Is it still the same Radio guy for the Vikings that said “This is not Detroit man this is the Super Bowl!”
Yes it's Paul Allen
Yes Paul Allen’s pain is sweet music to my ears.
@@sputnikalgrimwhen you saw Love throw those picks in BOTH of these last playoff games, did you hear THERE'S YOUR DAGGER!!?
@@sputnikalgrimyou wish you had an iconic announcer
Paul Allen, avert your eyes, for the things you shall see will be immeasurably discomforting
The colts should take darnold in. He can slot in when Anthony Richardson gets tired
Sad, yet true.
Lol, that was so weird 😂
“Bargain Bin Ballard” ain’t doing that. Can’t wait for him, Steichen, and AR to get their ass out of town.
I agree. Colts is the best fit for Darnold.
Eww
The Perna curse synergized with the existing Vikings curse to super-curse Sam right back to his Jets form.
You can take the player out of the Jets, but you can't take the Jets out of the player.
Darnold got sacked in the locker room, on the flight home, in the parking lot and when he got home.
I heard he got sacked walking in a gas station to buy a Arizona Tea
Still isn't more sacks than Joy Taylor has seen at FS1
dude just got sacked AGAIN
@@zackhurwitz9441- heehee
Just got word that when he was getting dinner, he got sacked again
Darnold was 14-4. 0-2 vs Lions and 0-2 vs Rams. 14-0 against everyone else.
Honestly I just think he can't perform on the big stage to much pressure
Yup. As a Vikings fan this was bad vibes. I could feel the bad vibes
Well, if the Vikings hadn't gone for the #1 seed (keeping up with the Lions) and let Seahawks win, things might have been different.
The Vikings didn't play many good teams this year. The script writer wanted a tragic ending.
@csr2120 i mean we should have figured sam was going to flop
Darnold is a tragic story. He showed everyone that he can lead a team with the right system, but sadly, the big moments got him. I wish him the best.
Lamar lost his first playoff game. Not saying Arnold is Lamar but it’s worth boting
@imanoldurango8213 true. Hopefully Minnesota or another organization gives him that opportunity to try again.
@@imanoldurango8213 His first 2 playoff games, and Stafford lost his first 3.
He set an all time NFL record this season for most wins on a new team - so there's that.
@@imanoldurango8213Lamar whipped the Steelers what are you talking about he lost? Ravens are advancing already
Perna cursed the Vikings twice. First by releasing the Darnold highlight video before the Lions game, then the curse wheel before the playoffs.
"I'd run outta the back of the end zone if I thought losing that game was Sam Darnold's fault!" Dan "I just ran outta the back of the end zone" Orlovsky
The curse wheel from the wild card weekend power rankings got the last evil laugh Perna 💀💀 Thats a powerful curse you got there..
This just in - Rams record another sack....
According to analysts, it wasn’t just Darnold. It was the centers and the play calling too. The Rams were going up the middle every time and KoC for some reason tried to call deep plays 90% of the game. Talk about having the worse game on the worse day
Yup no short routes to offset anything… koc was trying to get a raise and new contract by the arm of darnold.. failed 🟡🟣
The year they had Cunningham, Moss, and Carter was so disappointing. They were like 15-1 in the regular season, with huge point differential's, and they were one and done in the playoffs in a low scoring game.
@@Jason-cm6uh They lost in the NFC Championship game... because the Kicker missed a FG... AFTER NOT MISSING ONE ALL YEAR.
@@Jason-cm6uhthey weren’t one and done. They blew out the Cardinals in the Divisional Round.
What makes it even worse is that the Rams went up the middle because they saw the Lions pass rush return from the dead by doing the exact same thing the week before. Minnesota didn't make _any_ adjustments even when they had a week to do so.
Unlike Sam, I will unfortunately still be here next year for the Vikings
🫡
Amen
As a lions fan i felt this. You stick with your team even when they suck.
vikings and chargers fans need to hug it out
Poor guy is always seeing the ghosts of Jets past
Maybe the Jets can get him back now that another team has shown him how to win. How many times and quarterbacks do you have to say, maybe it's not the QB,s but the coaching. And Woody should just stay out of the coaching with his kids! The Johnson's do not know anything about football. Be a owner and let people that know football make the decisions.
Sam Darnold became Sam Darnold again
He still proved he is a top 32 qb
@@YOSSARIAN313 One wonders what another QB might have done with those weapons.
@@harrymills2770I mean theres still starters in the league that are worse than darnold. He proved he isnt a top qb last 2 weeks, but he still is starter-tier
@@YOSSARIAN313we do not care
@@brubie7584He looked about as good as a one legged Diddy Watson last night.
"He's holding it too long!" will become a legendary NFCN clip
The script writers just wait for Perna’s opinions, and then adjusts just to spite him.
I mean, it is really funny.
No, perna just doesn't have a good grasp on reality
Have you seen his underdog picks ?
@ he is a Boleiever after all.
Going from being a $40 million a year NFL starter to a situation that feels like he’s scrambling for an NBA 10-day contract is an insane downfall.
He'll probably still make 20-35 million next year so he'll be okay.
@@johnchedsey1306where?
@@johnchedsey1306only if he's a starter
He'll get damn close to 40 mil a year.
@@jasonmay6368Nah he far from that money after disappearing in the two biggest games of his career back to back 😂
It's called the Vikings curse....I've witnessed it firsthand for the past 40+ years 😢😢
From a longtime Chiefs fan, you have my sympathies. Until Mahomes, I always looked at the Vikings as the NFC version of the Chiefs…..We’d do alright in the regular season, then either regress, or lose on some fluky shit in the playoffs. You guys are always a sentimental favorite for me on the NFC side. I’m hoping JJ comes in & slings it all over the field.
i thought it was a curse till i found out its scripted and rigged
@@derrellbrayFor the most part, it's the sum of it, but what causes that varies
If only he dated Taylor swift, that fumble TD would 100% not been reversed. Money talks.
@@lukelee3 Or any celebrity for that fact that has a huge following.
5:31 that diving sack was hilarious 😂
I thought I was the only one who saw that😂😂
Best case scenario: You get Ben Johnson and Sam Darnold.
Mark Davis: I think we should bring Prime and Aaron Rodgers.
I know Sam didn’t help his car the past two week but honestly I watch the Vikings quite literally run the same game plan for 120 straight minutes and at no point pivot to a new game plan.
This was a massive coaching blunder, you have max protection and are running on three receiver in mid to deep concepts and wonder why no one is open and then you give Sam no check down options. Wtf did you think would happen.
at sack #3 I was scoping out his check down options to RB or TE or shorter routes. I couldn't pick out many. I thought the coaching staff should have adjusted to situation.
The Rams rested Stafford just so they could play Viks and Lions. That's coaching right there.
Legend has it that Sam is STILL holding the football now, 24hrs after the fact
It's the first time he played meaningful, high stress football. I think everyone needs to cut him some slack. When it comes to important football games the kids basically a rookie.
The important things are 1) he's cheaper now than he was at Christmas, and 2) he'll start somewhere.
@@PhriedahThey need to keep him, like I get it… but end of the day.. who tf else are they going to be able to get at this point? They have JJ waiting, but they need to let him heal and teach him.. But release Darnold after THIS season? Is absolutely bonkers. This was his FIRST playoff game. I feel like EVERYONE is ignoring that fact. Even Daniels played “off” compared to his regular season. Releasing Darnold is nothing but spite at this point
As a vikings fan, fuck no. We as a team already choke in big moments, our qb needs to at least give us a chance to let our kicker or something choke.
@@iitstre_4550 They don't need to keep him. There was a great team around him and luck on at least 4 of those wins. If Darnold was 10-7, no one would be calling for them to resign him. And you've got to get JJM in at some point, can't be wasting years. He needs to learn on the field, not sitting on the bench.
@@robertcampbell8070 there is always luck on some wins. A 14 win season doesnt deserve anything but a ton of credit. Everything else is, while true and meaningful, is less important
The Vikings' Super Bowl appearance drought has now extended to 48 postseasons. But they weren't expected to do much this season anyway, so if anything, the fact that they got this far with Darnold should give the Vikings and their fans even more hope about what they might get with McCarthy.
Darnold, you are now a Giant.
That would actually make sense for them. Somewhat similar to Minnesota's situation, roster wise.
Darnold or Fields should definitely go to the Giants.
Giants can draft a QB. More likely ending up a Raider
Please don’t give him to us, unless we decide to pick up a QB in the draft like Jaxson Dart
@@j.p.deagensworth4781hell the fu ck no!!! The man can stay far away from the raiders. He’s way too soft mentally to handle the pressure. He doesn’t fit what we’re looking for. Sam Darold does not scare anybody with his presence nor does he demand respect when running an offense. The raiders love to play physical for both offense and defense. Sam Darold is not a physical player, he’s not cocky either with a attitude against the opposing team. He can go literally anywhere else and I’ll be happy. I have zero confidence in Darold I wouldn’t sign him to the practice squad for a workout. Easily the worst take I’ve ever heard by far. Find a quarterback that fits what the raiders are. He is completely different in every aspect of being a Raider. Look how out Jimmy G worked out. Bro thought he could hang with us and earn that money. Nope got his a ss beat hard every time and got cut. Exact same thing will happen if Sam Darold plays even one game for the raiders he’s getting folded immediately
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If you can’t win with arguably the TOP WR combo in the NFL, what can he do with lesser talent? Darnold would be back to his old self playing for most of the teams in the NFL.
Bro was seeing the ghost of JJ McCarthy
Maybe start a new franchise? The Oklahoma Ghosts? That way Darnold will be able to see his receivers?
That’s a cool name ngl
If the Vikings can trade Sam Darnold for a day 2 draft pick then the Sam Darnold experience was a success
He is a free agent right? They would have to sign him to trade him.
They can’t trade him guy above is right he’s a 1 year deal and ended
I think op is refering to a compensatory pick @@johnpoole3871
Who would be stupid enough to trade a day 2 pick for a journeyman back QB, that's some big dreams you got there lol
cope is strong with yall. That's what yall get for talking so much shit to us, Packer fans. Karma is a bitch
Football analysis had a great point on the game too…their late clock management since the 3rd quarter was all out of sorts. Felt like they thought the game was over already. Absolutely zero hustle to the line or no huddle offense plays for the most part. Gotta feel for Sam.
Trust me, it would have been far more embarrassing if I had been the starting QB of the Minnesota Vikings instead of Sam Darnold. I'd have to wear a ski mask and a Johnny Manziel false mustache or something. Maybe a wig too. I was never here, and you can't prove otherwise!
@ that’s why we’re not paid the big bucks good sir 😂.
Perna, this is actually extremely good reporting. Damn good
The reporting is actually damn good
Mediocre Mike Tomlin is very happy with Sam Darnold's performance. Takes the spotlight off his sixth year of continual choking.
Sam should be a Stiller next year!
and regardless BOTH of them made better life choices than you.
Tf does this have to do with Tomlin, pure hater
@@Authentic1874 yall don't get the joke. He's doing the reddit meme of sam Darnold where you talk like trump about him. He's just doing it badly
How is it choking when they havent had a team with enough talent to have any expectations of winning?
@@dash4800 you don't get the reference hes doing
If you look up the quote back when Darnold was on the Jets he was quoted saying he was " Seeing Ghosts out in the field" after getting benched. I feel like that's what happened again during this game, Darnold saw those ghosts again and the rest is history. 👻
How is this Darnold’s fault all of a sudden. Media are so fickle lmao
I agree. I blame the line more than anyone. I also think he started holding onto the ball too long for 2 reasons
1. They called way too many long developing passes and obvious screens
2. He wanted to avoid throwing picks for free agency purposes, so he took more sacks than usual to be able to throw his line under the bus instead
@@marcusmcgraw3519then throw away the ball. Taking that many sacks and being unable to avoid them is (potentially) just as bad for FA purposes
@@bballplyr80man the o line was swiss chese against the rams… better to take a sack than to throw an interception…
@@Pilifilip yeah I’m not arguing that it wasn’t. He can prob find another contract and taking some sacks makes sense. But to not throw the ball away, or run out of the situation, the man just was too far in his head and couldn’t make a decision. Gotta be quick in the league
He also got all the credit for the Vikings success, despite clearly being a pretty mediocre QB, so you win some and lose some. There is a reason the guy was a backup QB on multiple other teams, and Vikings fans were deluding themselves with this guy exactly as they did with Cousins.
But yes, his play against the Lions and Rams was horrendous. He gave up *so many* sacks because he had zero pocket awareness or decision making process. He took each snap and immediately started seeing ghosts. And when he did throw his accuracy was terrible.
I blame Daniel Jones being a Jonah because the lore states that when you have a Failed jets QB and failed giants QB on the same team, bad things happen
I blame Perna. He posted the video and Darnold turned into a pumpkin.
700,000 pleaseeeee come onnn perners let’s get him to dis milestone before the divisional round
I don't think I'm willingly starting him in another playoff game
Well this was his first one… so you’d be a terrible HC 🤷🏾♂️
Lmao that announcer was going ham
Lifetime Vikings fan here. Sam played good. But his play won’t win a SB. I said the same on Cousin. I agree tag and trade him for some assets.
Vikings don't have the right mindset. They acted like they won the SB then lost the two most important games of the season.
It's worth reminding everyone that he's just 27, has only had 2 seasons with actual good coaches, and is still developing. And a lot of QBs peak after 27. Hell, John Elway was nearly AARP age before he finally hoisted the lombardi. No, Darnold won't get a record setting contract, but he's going to be one of the better free agent QBs out there this off season. And hopefully he looks at what went wrong the last two weeks and is able to correct it.
I agree. You can't look pass the fact that he helped the team go 14-3. Even in the Vikings situation, can you really let him walk for an unproven rookie?
People act like he’s gonna be poor or something 😂 he’s still getting tens of millions of dollars. Most of these people laughing at him wouldnt know the difference between 20 mill and 100 mill is they saw it cause they never seen it before. He is gonna be just fine.
He'll have a great career filling in for injured QBs around the league. He'll be just fine...
Just wanna say I hope you hit your 700k goal, glad I found this channel, always quality stuff dawg
I'm just glad he had the decency to show us before we did something insane and gave him a huge contract. Don't care how many regular season games he won, if you collapse like that in a wild card game in a neutral location you are absolutely not the guy.
Well he’s also never seen the playoffs so I mean, it’s tough to just assume he’s gonna be HIM.
@@iitstre_4550Jayden Daniel’s never seen the playoffs ether tbf
@@iitstre_4550usually “HIMS” do pretty well once they hit the playoffs the first time.
Darnold deserves a lot of blame, but not all of it. The tone was set on the first drive when the Rams dog walked that Vikings Defense down the field for a touchdown. KOC and Flores deserves a lot of blame too and maybe they aren't who we thought they were either. On Darnold's best day he was never going to be Tom Brady or Manning, so expecting him to bail you out in a wildcard game is fool's gold. The Vikings as a team folded, Darnold's just going to be the scapegoat
@@Manchu504 This guy gets it. Darnold was not the play caller, so the coaches constantly calling these long downfield passing plays while getting blitzed was unbelievably dumb, especially when that's how they lost every game all year. Even a middle school coach knows to call WR slants, TE outs and RB dump offs when you're getting blitzed, not just keep chucking it for the endzone like a Madden gamer. This was 90% bad play calling and making NO adjustments, which was unbelievably bad.
Him and his O Line must've thought they were the Bears with the amount of times he got sacked.
The Bears showed the rest of the league how to defend Jefferson. It was the undoing of this year's Vikings. Also lot's of victories against the bottom-feeders in the league made many people believe the Vikings were good this year. Reality said otherwise. Playoffs always reveal the truth.
The Vikings only lost to the Lions and the Rams all season.
The announcers just furiously screaming at darnold for not throwing it is just...perfect.
it shows their ignorance of the game quite well.
You probably could contribute a few of those sacks to him. But you can’t put all 9 on him. That on the OL and coach.
0:28 this looks and feels like a fever dream
I think Sam proved he "can" do this but his mental gets in the way in big moments still. He needs a little more development but Im not sure he has the potential at this stage in his career.
Why does Darnold always look like he's about to cry
It’s common amongst Californians, no offense to my fellow Cali brothas.
@@JonathanRodriguez-hm7jp Not just Californians. I'm from Massachusetts and I think I have Resting Broken Husk of a Man Face with how often I get asked "are you OK?" out of nowhere.
Better than that "trying to do my taxes" look from Danny Dimes
@@SimuLordI'm from NC, and that's my face as well. I think being dead inside is a pretty universally recognized expression 😂
@@BuriedDimensionhe just looks like he is watching a murder happen right in front of him...all the time.
He's like the one character in any movie that first notices the big monster or catastrophe heading towards them.
☝️" Gu-gu-Guys.... Look."
Sam Darnold getting sacked 9 times is like wrecking the car after the diamond Casionl heist in GTA
If you put this on Darnold, you don't know football. This was just POOR play calling by the Vikings coaches. On all but one of those sacks, there wasn't a check down receiver within 10 yards of the line. And on the one sack where there was a receiver close, it was the TE who completely whiffed a chip block and then didn't immediately turn around to bail the QB out. This was 95% on the coaches still calling long bomb plays downfield when you can't make those plays under a blitz. A middle school coach knows to run WR slants, TE outs and HB dump offs when getting blitzed, but they kept trying to throw for the end zone on every snap. Just horrible play calling.
Right, what did they expect Darnold to do, throw it before the receivers were able to break open? Their resistance to doing anything different other than what got them there is what cost them. Of course he was gonna hold it on long developing routes
Sam forgot how to make the ball leave his hand doesn't know how to throw the ball away when needed
I still think he'll get a 25-30 million deal from the Vikings. And at that price, if he doesn't bounce back they can just put in JJ and go back to the original plan.
Literally! The amount of people saying they expect him to be released is INSANE! They would be flat out brain dead to see this season’s performance and then release that guy because he sucked in his FIRST PLAYOFF GAME! What do you expect them to do?
@he’s not under contract next year it was a one year deal
@@iitstre_4550 100%. I think the red flags of one good year should have always been there, so a franchise or Baker type deal was always what I expected. It's a guy who literally picked himself off the scrap heap and was a top 5 QB this year AND he's still not that old of a guy. He's been in the league a while, but he's only 27, younger than Joe Burrow, Lamarr Jackson, Josh Allen, and Patrick Mahomes.
@@moopert86the raiders have interest in both but I wouldn’t offer the number 6 draft pick for Sam Darnold. At the most I’m only offering a 2nd and 3rd for Darnold. JJ McCarthy is the only way I’d offer the 6th pick or I’m hanging up the phone. You can still pay McCarthy his rookie shake money for a year or two more but with Darnold he’s demanding 30+ mil after losing a playoffs game lmao maybe if he won a game before being eliminated maybe but nope you got eliminated first game with a team who barely made it in.
@@Raidernation19942nd AND a 3rd? I’m glad you fools are not making the decisions. Goodness gracious 😂
Seeing Sam, Baker, Lamar and Josh all make the playoffs felt like a 2018 reunion, and if anything Darnold folding under the brightest lights slams the door open for a certain rookie coming off a torn meniscus (as if that wasn’t always the plan)
Reminds me of Case Keenums Vikings year lol we know how that panned out
Like every other Vikings year?
Case Keenum got the Viking further than Darnold
The problem was that the Vikings relied too much on one receiver. In the two games, when they played Chicago this season, the opposing teams were shown how to control Jefferson and that is what exactly happened in this game. Darnold is not throwing the ball because he is looking for JJ and he isn't open. Minnesota (similar to GB and Det) had the easy schedules this season. It harms their chances of winning in the playoffs. Maybe next year?
On top of that, they doubled Jefferson all night. They kept giving him long developing routes to run, of course Darnold had to hold the ball. The line is already shoddy and it can only hold up for so long
Mental toughness separates the good from the great...Some QBs choke when it's all on the line Then there's QBs like Brady, Mahomes, Montana..Field Generals who crave the pressure of the big moment.
I think Montana choked in 87 against the vikings
8:03 They've made a decision. J.J. Mccarthy has to take over.
I'm a lifelong Vikings fan. I love Sam. He had a great season and proved alot of people wrong; but he also, in proper Vikings fashion, proved alot of people right when it really matters. Sure, we can call out the O-line failures, the refs blind spots, couching, etc.... but the truth is, he isn't an elite QB. He is good, but just good enough doesn't win superbowls. 14 - 3 is an accomplishment, but none of it matters if the pressure devours you.
I'm (foolishly) hopeful for the future.
Darnold regressed faster than I’ve ever seen. JJ is clearly the future.
“Regressed” He literally played one bad game this year AND has never seen the playoffs… what the hell did you all expect?
@@iitstre_4550
Modern sports fans in a nutshell. John Elway would've been run outta the league if he started in this era.
@@iitstre_4550 brother, he played a lot more than one bad game...
Stafford, a probable Hall of Famer vs Darnold, a journeyman was a gimme.
@@robertcampbell8070No, he played the same bad game 5 times bc his coaches kept calling long bomb pass plays while getting blitzed. Look at those sacks, on only one was there a receiver within 10 yards of the line, and that was when the TE whiffed on a chip block and didn't turn around to bail the QB out. Darnold made like seven 15+ yard passes into coverage bc the coaches weren't calling any WR slants, TE outs or RB dump offs like every middle school coach knows to do when getting blitzed. It was like watching one of these Madden gamers trying to get a 75 yd TD on every play. On the few times they did run a short crossing route, they had success (like the Hockensmith TD), but then they'd just call 4 long passing plays in a row and punt again. A QB can't call his own plays, block for himself, and then get his receivers open too. Blaming Darnold today is like blaming Walsh for missing one kick when he went 4-4 and put up the only points of the game before that kick.
Not that tough to swallow that pill, its basically like taking a daily vitamin for us at this point.
If he gets traded to an AFC team, he’ll be fine. Way less exposure to the Lions and Rams.
The Curse Wheel™ strikes again. Last year it cursed the Vikings and it took out Kirk Cousins’ achilles. This time it took Sam Darnold’s already shaky confidence out back putting two in it and leaving it for dead.
I love you Perna, but I hate that damn Curse Wheel.
Combine an interior OL that has long been ass with a backup LT and a QB who holds the ball for an hour every other dropback and this is what you get. Detroit gave the Rams the roadmap.
Not only did Detroit give the Rams the game plan but the Rams had the talented pass rush to make it even more effective than the Lions were able to with a patchwork defensive line
Oh cocky Lions fans. How come the other 14 times no team did that. The Rams must be the only genius in NFL. Goff is the product of McVay and McVay was successful long before Dan Campbell.
@@cy4330 he won't be successful against them eagles tho
Slow Sam Darnold ran a 40+ yard TD in against the Broncos when he was with the Jets a few years ago, I'll never forget that pain
Skol 😢😭
6:32 bro literally body flopped on top when Darnold had already been sacked, talk about piling on
by taking 9 sacks he lost his sack 😓
He's still worth like 40 million and grew up rich. Lol. He'll be okay.
Reminds me of case keenum... then he took the money from the broncos
It's a team game. Blaming it all on any one player is dumb. Did Darnold play poorly? Absolutely. Did the O-line fail him? Somewhat. Did they learn from what happened with Detroit? Nope. Did coaching adapt to what was going on? Also nope. It was Vikings failure from top to bottom. Though they need to remember that no one expected the Vikings to do ANYTHING this season. 14 wins was a surprise to everyone.
The easy schedule said otherwise. The Vikings are masters at winning close games (especially against weak teams). There was no way they could play catch-up against a playoff team.
What Darnold was able to accomplish this season really deserves a lot of respect, but next year the world is going to witness firsthand just how important scheme & situation are for a QB's success.
As a Packers fan, I can't feel bad for any Vikings other than Aaron Jones... but if I could, it would be Sam Darnold.
Brett Favre before 2018?
Why would you feel bad for the guy that shit the bed, and let his team down??? Odd.
@tkuebler9561 I didn't say I felt bad for him.
JJ McCarthy's time has come.
The Honolulu Flu returns with a vengeance
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As a vikings fan, you nailed it on the head. I think there is a shot we just straight up let him go. He was a stop gap anyway and we have a young QB contract to start taking advantage of
Why would we do that when we can tag him and trade him for at least a 2nd
@marcusmcgraw3519 im not sure he has value anymore... what if we tag him and thats it, he just eats up half our avaliable cap space as a backup
@ why would we not have value after throwing 35 TDs and only 12 INTs? Pro Bowl quarterbacks don’t grow on trees
@marcusmcgraw3519 thats not the whole Sam story. 4 years of bad, 1 almost year of good and then historically bad when it mattered most.
@ most guys would be bad on dumpster fires like the Jets and Panthers. The Lions game was his fault, but this week was not since the Vikings called nothing but long developing deep passes. It had worked for them all season, and now it came back to bite them. Did KOC adjust? No he did not, and Darnold paid the price. Anyone with common sense knows Darnold will get significant interest this offseason
As a Jets fan, Sam Arnold's downfall was enevidable
Im rooting for darnold, he was the guy i liked most coming out of college, and the jets are just terrible so i was glad he was playing well finally
Same with Geno
Bag fumbled by Darnold
If you are blaming Sam Darnold solely for the Vikings loss you are a simple minded fantasy football pencil neck. The defensive game plan the Rams came with was nearly IDENTICAL to Detroit's plan last week with the only difference being the rams ran more delayed blitzes. No run game established, bubble screens and trap plays (never heard of her till the 3rd quarter). KOC needs to be eating some of this poop sandwich.
The defense lost the game on the first drive. The Vikings are not a catch-up team. They are the ones who win the close games.
Where do you put your pictures?🤷
The Vikings announcers are absolutely insufferable
I still feel bad for HERBERT man
new perna drop ✅🇺🇸
0:08 Poor Paul Allen. The Vikings find new ways to stress him out😭😭😭
First. Go Bears 🐻
Dear in the headlights says it all! Dammit, I can't even look fellow Vikes fan in the eye anymore cuz the hopelessness feeling is too much to share. Makes me wanna move to Wisconsin.
Edit: I want a quarterback like Baker Mayfield. I'm talking to you, McCarthy
I dunno. I don't buy it. Sam Darnold won 14 games. JJ McCarthy has not accomplished anything on an NFL field. Sure, anything can happen. Darnold can move on and, like Matt Ryan, fade away. McCarthy can, like Marino, go to the Super Bowl like Marino in his first season. Or .... McCarthy could become Akili Smith and Darnold could become Stafford for a team like the Raiders or the Browns. No one can guarantee one option over the others. I'd think it wiser to franchise Darnold, give McCarthy another year to learn from a veteran and kick the can down the road. If Sam rises above, stick with him and maybe trade McCarthy. If Sam regresses, let him go without further cost and switch to McCarthy. And hope McCarthy is not a Zach Wilson.
Im not sure patrick mahomes could make the browns or raiders a super bowl contender, but i can see darnold find success elsewhere
As a Carolina Panthers fan, I know that guy Sam Darnold can run, he had to run for his life behind our sad offensive line we had at the time, idk why he didn't tonight.
Lmao nothing better than Vikings annoucers lising their shit over playoff bungles.
Who dat.
7:46 you held his hand koc
I thought the Bears had a bad OL, but somehow this seems worse.
Most of those sacks came after 4.5 seconds. That is not an O-Line problem.
Joe burrow won a playoff game while also taking 9 sacks
DIEHARD VIKINGS FAN HERE AND THIS WAS HILARIOUS...WE ARE USED TO IT, its now the JJ McCarthy Era now
It brings me no pleasure to tell you this, but get mentally prepared cuz JJ McCarthy sucks!
@@SquidGunmanJJ needs a #1 type of O line and run game. See Michigan.
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