I'm happy for Sam Arnold and from MN, so I'm enjoying every part of this. That said, "fantastic" is not an adequate description. He's almost singlehandedly lost some games for us (primarily not protecting the ball and trying to keep plays alive when he shouldn't) and though he's been more than serviceable and usually fairly good, he hasn't been anywhere near an elite level QB after the first 5 games of the season. I do like him though and enjoy seeing him do well. I have zero issues with this move other than that the Vikes don't have an elite QB period. Darnold will likely get paid a bunch of money at the end of the season and the Vikes will probably lose McCarthy soon after. And Jones isn't ever going to be great. It's kind of the revolving door MN's been doing with their QBs forever. But good for Darnold and for the price, this is hard to beat with Jones as a backup.
People looking at the vikings 9-2 record like its fraudulent. I believe they are a good team in the nfc and its because of darnold. Now the steelers i believe are frauds at 8-3. Youre right bud they do need to let it go and be fair to him this year.
@@juanneri9541 The media also hates the Vikings, they hate us succeeding, they want us to spiral outve control. Us fans in MN know this, so we take what the media says very lightly
Sam darnold had a bad game the same week as Goff threw 5 picks. Everybody was saying that darnold was turning back into a pumpkin and Goff just had an off week…. Now i know Goff has been good almost his whole career. But the narrative stuff that gets pushed so often is annoying.
@ since they’re 9-2 with tons of cap space next year with their key players already signed and Addison and JJ McCarthy on their rookie contract I feel like it’s great haha
The facts are that Sam Darnold has played well this season. Jones is in a good situation now and makes the Vikings QB room stronger. That is all that should be discussed here, in my opinion.
@@nkodo22 I’m not saying that he’s good right now. But he was a top 10 pick for a reason. If he can improve his mechanics similar to what Darnold did, you have a serviceable QB.
@ so was Jamarcus Russell. It isn’t a perfect science. Sometimes teams get it wrong. Jones’ body of work is sufficient to determine at this point he is trash. There are a lot of “ifs” : if he does this, does that…etc. Point is there has been nearly 5 years of evidence and there are still people trying to give these below average mediocre white quarterbacks a pass every time. He sucks. Russell Wilson was literally an MVP caliber Super Bowl winning quarterback, had a bad season and everyone was literally ready to write him off as washed, but Jones has “potential “? Can’t make this up.
You’d have to imagine (Daniel Jones winning a Super Bowl). Because it’ll never happen. Sam Darnold got bounced around. Daniel Jones was with the same team for six seasons. It’s not like they didn’t give him a chance.
SAS has the nerve to question what breaking news is, when they literally started the show talking about the 4-7 Cowboys team NOT firing their coach. Is that news??? At least the Vikings are a relevant 9-2.
Title should be Stephen A. Admits he doesnt watch football and acts like he doesnt know daniel jones is objectively an upgrade over nick mullens or brett rypen
Sam Darnold is on one year deal to prove himself for better signing contract next season. Vikings might not choose to re-sign him off season. Signing Daniel Jones is a good move for the team.
He’s 100% right. Breaking News: Daniels Jones signs with the Vikings. Uhh no the better way to see that was just a link in the ESPN app saying “Daniel Jones signs with Vikings”. That is NOT breaking news. It’s not important to anybody but Minnesota.
@@tacticalmanagerbabymommaak5825😒 no you cannot. Breaking news is Derrick Henry Tyreeke Hill myles garrett. I can go all day. Daniel Jones and players in his tier is not breaking news
Then you are a clown, Vikings get a serviceable back up for 370,00 and a compensatory pick when he walks in the offseason. There is literally no reason to not make this move, and every team wanted to make it.
That means you have no faith in KOC - and we literally paid him a fair price and Cowboys fans should thank us coz we got him before Jerruh gave him 40 million
@@gobot581 It wouldn't have made sense for him and Max Kellerman to be rooting for the same team on a debate show that's why he jumped ship. Him still rooting for the NYGs still would of hurt his Cowboys trolling moments.
Oh boy the guy is clueless...he is backing up Sam Darnold...but he learning from KOC....and we might not be able to sign Sam next year so we still need a potential starting quarterback depending on how JJ develops...and who else can we get as an "insurance policy"
Darnold will be gone next year. If McCarthy isn't ready next season. They sign Jones for cheap and starts until he flops and McCarthy is ready to roll.
Who's Stephen A. to talk about hypocrisy and being disingenuous? There's no one more disingenuous and hypocritical than Stephen A. himself. He's an embarrassing individual.
The giants are a joke of an organization. He definitely didn’t deserve that starting QB contract but the vikes landed a decent backup who’s a good dude
SAS gotta stop. If DJ went to the Cowboys it would be an all day conversation. You’re only talking about DJ because he played for a NY team. You can’t have it both ways
Hate to say this but Molly is not wrong. It’s clear that Stephen A Smith will hate on the Vikings no matter what they do but he’s not doing his job making analysis and predictions on the impact of Jones or the Vikings current standings at all. So Molly is doing the job for him. His clear bias against Minnesota sports is why I don’t watch First Take anymore. Everybody knows Undisputed is better aka Skip Bayless.
I’m so confused….this is literally breaking news. Multiple teams were interested and he could have joined as a starter for some failing teams. It not just that he joined the Vikings, but that he isn’t going elsewhere. He is also a definite improvement as a backup and is in a better environment for growing as a QB.
There are 2 problems here: 1) Stephen A. being black Skip Bayless 2) Disney/ESPN doing PR for Danny Crimes. Shannon and Mad Dog just need to take over and be done.
If Daniel Jones was going to any other team that is not the vikings, this condescending tone from SAS wouldn't occur. The vikings get an upgrade at backup QB for dirt cheap, they get a draft pick when he walks in the offseason, and Jones has experience in the playoffs. I don't understand people shitting on Molly. Y'all are weird.
That back and forth between Stephen A and Molly wouldn’t have happened if Molly hadn’t been on record lamenting about Daniel Jones’ play. She walked herself into that one.
Lets not ignore the fact that SAS pronounced her named wrong after 9 years. Imagine a colleague at work who mispronounces your name at a company event 😢
Do they not get the concept that going from being a franchise QB and getting big contract a year ago to being the backup to a guy who got run out of town by the other team in NY is incredibly embarrassing? That's all SA was trying to say.
ESPN is a 24-hour sports channel. It's football season - how do you think they're filling all those hours unless we pretend Daniel Jones signing as a back-up is somehow 'breaking news'?
Molly needs to be fired and should’ve been long ago. She is a HOST and tries to involve herself like one of the debaters, not to say she can’t have an opinion, but this is a perfect example of her needing to stay quiet. If this were any other network she would’ve been fired years ago, she takes away from good arguments and often over involves herself
Its definitely not worthy of being classified as Breaking News to Stephen A's point but there is no question that this does improve the Vikings depth at the Quarterback position if something were to happen to Sam Darnold. Daniel Jones is way better than Nick Mullens which I know isnt saying much but the Vikings have the most Quarterback friendly offense in Football.. Kevin O' Connell has proven to be among the Elite of Elite coaches in the NFL.
Okay Darnold has played good this year, which for his standards is a resurgence but let’s not get all that hung up in how good he’s played. The Vikings have scored 274 points this year, the Cowboys on a back up QB, with no WRs other than Lamb, and virtually no running attack have scored 221 points this year. So yes Darnold has been good this year but let’s not sit here and give him and the offense credit for their record when their defense is absolutely amazing
Why not though? That offense still had to go through a gauntlet of pre season playoff-contending teams and still was able to put up scores. Darnold is playing at top 10 level. Defense is definitely playing a big role, but its not like the offense isn't pulling its weight.
“MOLLY LISTEN”😂😂😂😂
Pleaseee😭
He was about to say “Molly listen for once”
was it just me, or was that response to SAS's question the best response Molly has ever offered on the show?
Stephen A really hates letting women talk
“I can’t count the number of weeks you’ve come in here depressed over that man playing football” Stephen a is NOT lying😂😂😂
SAS let Molly have it. Happy thanksgiving🤣
Cant stand u b.a.n. in the closet hide behind a screen misogynistic pigs
More like merry early Christmas 😂
Who cares? Molly shut up. Literally no one cares about Daniel jones
The look on her face as Stephen tore into her
💯 Fr
And yet your watching this segment about jones. Make it make sense
@@willretro8445lol I was thinking this people always say they don’t care but cared enough to post
@@willretro8445 they just come here to get their incel rocks off. they hate women yet they have a special sock with molly's name on it lol
Doggy’s face while SAS going at Molly 😂
😂😂😂😂
Not gonna lie Molly really needs to learn how to shut her mouth.
I get she is the moderator, but she tries to do too much way too often.
The Sam Darnold slander after him playing fantastic this year is crazy. Let the past go.
The media will push for DJ if Sam Darnold starts having average games. Just you watch
I'm happy for Sam Arnold and from MN, so I'm enjoying every part of this. That said, "fantastic" is not an adequate description. He's almost singlehandedly lost some games for us (primarily not protecting the ball and trying to keep plays alive when he shouldn't) and though he's been more than serviceable and usually fairly good, he hasn't been anywhere near an elite level QB after the first 5 games of the season. I do like him though and enjoy seeing him do well. I have zero issues with this move other than that the Vikes don't have an elite QB period. Darnold will likely get paid a bunch of money at the end of the season and the Vikes will probably lose McCarthy soon after. And Jones isn't ever going to be great. It's kind of the revolving door MN's been doing with their QBs forever. But good for Darnold and for the price, this is hard to beat with Jones as a backup.
People looking at the vikings 9-2 record like its fraudulent. I believe they are a good team in the nfc and its because of darnold. Now the steelers i believe are frauds at 8-3. Youre right bud they do need to let it go and be fair to him this year.
@@juanneri9541 The media also hates the Vikings, they hate us succeeding, they want us to spiral outve control. Us fans in MN know this, so we take what the media says very lightly
Sam darnold had a bad game the same week as Goff threw 5 picks. Everybody was saying that darnold was turning back into a pumpkin and Goff just had an off week….
Now i know Goff has been good almost his whole career. But the narrative stuff that gets pushed so often is annoying.
Molly gotta stop bro
A can of tomatoes could sit there & moderate better than Molly
molly’s there for eye candy im not complaining
“I’m tryna ask you a question. YOU.” 😂😂
SAS almost said "molly please, ffs" lol
The Vikings now have 3 First Round Draft Picks at QB on their team.
Pick 3. Sam Darnold.
Pick 6. Daniel Jones.
Pick 10. JJ McCarthy.
Canr really tell if that's a good, or a bad thing 😂😂
@ since they’re 9-2 with tons of cap space next year with their key players already signed and Addison and JJ McCarthy on their rookie contract I feel like it’s great haha
daniel jones gonna get a ring with the vikings before dallas 🤣
This is a crazy stat 😮 colleges really not prepping qbs
@ it’s more like poorly run NFL organizations are handicapping them
Stephen A is fed up with Molly today.
😂😂🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂.
Man, Molly and Kim talk too much
While I agree with you on Molly, Kim didn’t even say much here.. what are you on?
@@amirken5309 He's on misoginy
Women ☕️
They don't know football
Why is Molly still there?
DEI
Because she is hot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Look at her, that’s why
Because she's SAS side chick
@@absurdterror9779meh they had better looking women 😅
Molly said Daniel jones is a starting qb I am crying🤣🤣🤣
Daniel jones has justified his contract with the giants by now returning back to the playoffs with the Minnesota Vikings
Why do they let molly debate she just need to host.
Because she's a strong, independent women
The facts are that Sam Darnold has played well this season. Jones is in a good situation now and makes the Vikings QB room stronger. That is all that should be discussed here, in my opinion.
Jones is terrible.
@@nkodo22 I’m not saying that he’s good right now. But he was a top 10 pick for a reason. If he can improve his mechanics similar to what Darnold did, you have a serviceable QB.
@ so was Jamarcus Russell. It isn’t a perfect science. Sometimes teams get it wrong. Jones’ body of work is sufficient to determine at this point he is trash. There are a lot of “ifs” : if he does this, does that…etc. Point is there has been nearly 5 years of evidence and there are still people trying to give these below average mediocre white quarterbacks a pass every time. He sucks. Russell Wilson was literally an MVP caliber Super Bowl winning quarterback, had a bad season and everyone was literally ready to write him off as washed, but Jones has “potential “? Can’t make this up.
This is literally the perfect place for Daniel Jones. Just like it was for Sam Darnold
Imagine if Daniel Jones win a Super Bowl or eagles win super bowl
@@juliusjackson2425 just say your a NY hater lol
You’d have to imagine (Daniel Jones winning a Super Bowl). Because it’ll never happen. Sam Darnold got bounced around. Daniel Jones was with the same team for six seasons. It’s not like they didn’t give him a chance.
SAS has the nerve to question what breaking news is, when they literally started the show talking about the 4-7 Cowboys team NOT firing their coach. Is that news??? At least the Vikings are a relevant 9-2.
Title should be Stephen A. Admits he doesnt watch football and acts like he doesnt know daniel jones is objectively an upgrade over nick mullens or brett rypen
Can't believe none of them brought up the fact that the only reason the viikings signed him is for the comp pick
That’s a good point but if they mention that then it be completely disrespectful.
glad they're talking about the vikings for once
Sam Darnold is on one year deal to prove himself for better signing contract next season. Vikings might not choose to re-sign him off season. Signing Daniel Jones is a good move for the team.
Why would you say good job Sam…then let him go to bring in DJ who can’t teach JJ a thing cause JJ is way better than him already…
Are we sure about that? They may keep Sam since he's playing good. Daniel wants what Sam has. Another chance and resurrecting his career
He’s 100% right. Breaking News: Daniels Jones signs with the Vikings. Uhh no the better way to see that was just a link in the ESPN app saying “Daniel Jones signs with Vikings”. That is NOT breaking news. It’s not important to anybody but Minnesota.
It's not even important for most people from Minnesota who are Vikings fans 😂
You could say the same thing about any player 🤡
@@tacticalmanagerbabymommaak5825😒 no you cannot. Breaking news is Derrick Henry Tyreeke Hill myles garrett. I can go all day. Daniel Jones and players in his tier is not breaking news
@mooodybluez lol and I wouldn't care at all. Because it's not my team. So it's irrelevant.
I’M TRYING TO ASK YOU A QUESTION MOLLY !!! Lmao 🤣
Kimberly and molly the TRUE definition of sensitivity is ruining sports
It seems you're one who's sensitive to be bothered by females.
Now we know why Molly single
I’m from Minnesota and I promise you nobody here is excited about this. 😂
Then you are a clown, Vikings get a serviceable back up for 370,00 and a compensatory pick when he walks in the offseason. There is literally no reason to not make this move, and every team wanted to make it.
That means you have no faith in KOC - and we literally paid him a fair price and Cowboys fans should thank us coz we got him before Jerruh gave him 40 million
Why you speaking for all mn. This news just came out. How tf you talk to all of us
Speak for yourself. Not everyone. Thanks have a good day bud
I’m a Vikings fan and I agree. I’m tired of us getting lack luster QBs
I can’t wait for the day that Molly leaves the show.
💯
Oh, sorry, Stephen that the Jones news interrupted another story talking about the Cowboys or the Jets or LeBron.
This is not breaking news which is the point
SAS being loud and obnoxious as per usual, its a decent pickup even if he's a backup
He’s the biggest jackass on TV. A loud mouth who never actually makes great arguments - just shouts.
Molly needs her own show with a host that constantly interrupts everyone.
Daniel Jones villain arc about to be CRAZY 🔥
God forbid the Vikings make espn once a year
Just that one segment takes views from the Cowboys
SAS really be acting like he's not a NYGs fan when Skip was on First Take. Someone needs to bring that up one day 😂.
I think he would support Giants and Eagles just to be against the Cowboys
Yes Facts At One point Stephen A Smith was a giants fan in 2013
@@mikebelfont673 lmaoo exactly. I still remember the clip of him being so worried about the second superbowl vs the Patriots.
@@gobot581I knew I wasn’t buggin, I remember him being a giants fan
@@gobot581 It wouldn't have made sense for him and Max Kellerman to be rooting for the same team on a debate show that's why he jumped ship. Him still rooting for the NYGs still would of hurt his Cowboys trolling moments.
Oh boy the guy is clueless...he is backing up Sam Darnold...but he learning from KOC....and we might not be able to sign Sam next year so we still need a potential starting quarterback depending on how JJ develops...and who else can we get as an "insurance policy"
Darnold will be gone next year. If McCarthy isn't ready next season. They sign Jones for cheap and starts until he flops and McCarthy is ready to roll.
This is like.... you're enjoying a Wagyu steak when the waiter interrupts you to tell you that they're bringing you a complimentary hamburger patty.
🤔
🤷♂
I hope DJ plays extremely well with the Vikings, just so we can further put a nail Dabol and Joe's credibility with the Giants.
Who's Stephen A. to talk about hypocrisy and being disingenuous?
There's no one more disingenuous and hypocritical than Stephen A. himself.
He's an embarrassing individual.
Great potential opportunity for DJones tho
True. Darnold will probably be on another team and Jones will compete with JJ for QB1 in Minnesota next season
That's what women do when they're losing an argument..
I mean look at what Sam Darnold became in MIN. I think with the coaching, better weapons, and a better team DJ may play better
NYG got a HUGE problem if they let Barkley and Jones walk away to success
He was a tomato can in New York & he’ll be a tomato can in Minnesota. Everybody cant be saved by good coaching
The giants are a joke of an organization. He definitely didn’t deserve that starting QB contract but the vikes landed a decent backup who’s a good dude
He was a playoff winning Quarterback in New York. Darnold wasn't.
lol @ tomato can 🥫 🤣
If it's not about the lakers, Celtics, knicks, or chiefs then Stephen A doesn't wanna talk about it
Being a back up behind another back up for when u been starting for so long is diabolical.
I gonna assume this is end of jj Mccarthy next season 😂 that's crazy
SAS gotta stop. If DJ went to the Cowboys it would be an all day conversation. You’re only talking about DJ because he played for a NY team. You can’t have it both ways
Hate to say this but Molly is not wrong. It’s clear that Stephen A Smith will hate on the Vikings no matter what they do but he’s not doing his job making analysis and predictions on the impact of Jones or the Vikings current standings at all. So Molly is doing the job for him. His clear bias against Minnesota sports is why I don’t watch First Take anymore. Everybody knows Undisputed is better aka Skip Bayless.
Another day of us begging for Molly to stop talking
Is this a debate over what qualifies as "breaking news" or is this a segment about the Daniel Jones signing
Stephen A can take the air out of the room 😅 Young lady don't take what he says personal 🙄
Be glad he's just asking how to pronounce your name instead of for a new moderator. Don't let this man ask the viewers what they want 👀
I’m so confused….this is literally breaking news. Multiple teams were interested and he could have joined as a starter for some failing teams. It not just that he joined the Vikings, but that he isn’t going elsewhere. He is also a definite improvement as a backup and is in a better environment for growing as a QB.
This segment got gradually funnier as the minutes went by 😂😂😂😂😂
The media wanted DJ to sign with SF 😂 they wanted content 😂
There are 2 problems here:
1) Stephen A. being black Skip
Bayless
2) Disney/ESPN doing PR for
Danny Crimes.
Shannon and Mad Dog just need to take over and be done.
If Daniel Jones was going to any other team that is not the vikings, this condescending tone from SAS wouldn't occur. The vikings get an upgrade at backup QB for dirt cheap, they get a draft pick when he walks in the offseason, and Jones has experience in the playoffs. I don't understand people shitting on Molly. Y'all are weird.
That back and forth between Stephen A and Molly wouldn’t have happened if Molly hadn’t been on record lamenting about Daniel Jones’ play.
She walked herself into that one.
ESPN needs to stop. Such terrible takes. Sas is loud and obnoxious that doesn't make him have any idea of what a good waiver move looks like
Lets not ignore the fact that SAS pronounced her named wrong after 9 years.
Imagine a colleague at work who mispronounces your name at a company event 😢
Somebody seriously..... What did Stephen A say? He talked for like 5 minutes straight, what was his point?
I heard he had a choice of 4 teams making him offers:
Baltimore, Miami, San Fran and Minnesota
Only kimberly got this right. Daniel jones is looking to Kevin O C to teach him how to play.
A sports TV show moderator is probably one of the easiest jobs in the world and Molly somehow still manages to fail at it
S.A.S. would talk about Dallas all day if he could. Nothing wrong with talking about Daniel Jones for 10 minutes.
This will help MCARTHY How?
Remember when people cared about what Stephen A Smith had to say? And people actually watched ESPN?
Stephen A is starting to lose his mind , stuttering, and going on a rant about Daniel Jones , and trying to dog Molly out that's crazy 😮
Practice squad, everybody chill. Looking at the 2025 year with this move if Sam leaves and jj isn’t ready to start. Simple
Yea. Why is this even a segment
He want Daniel Jones sign to Dallas Cowboys 😂
Do they not get the concept that going from being a franchise QB and getting big contract a year ago to being the backup to a guy who got run out of town by the other team in NY is incredibly embarrassing? That's all SA was trying to say.
I love when SA dominates Molly when she try and talk back. That man a demon
To be fair, Stephen A wouldn’t be impressed if LeBron James joined the Vikings.
I’m crying 😂😂😂 “Daniel jones is going to Vikings “
I’m rooting for Molly all day she’s pro level
Sas and molly seem to really hate each other and I’m all here for the entertainment from
It 💀
ESPN is a 24-hour sports channel. It's football season - how do you think they're filling all those hours unless we pretend Daniel Jones signing as a back-up is somehow 'breaking news'?
Molly is kind of annoying.....still miss my boy Max!
Molly needs to be fired and should’ve been long ago. She is a HOST and tries to involve herself like one of the debaters, not to say she can’t have an opinion, but this is a perfect example of her needing to stay quiet. If this were any other network she would’ve been fired years ago, she takes away from good arguments and often over involves herself
Daniel jones is a terrible insurance policy 😂
Why didn't he go to the 49ers
Stephen A put Molly on a skillet 😂😂😂😂😂😂
SKOL VIKINGS! Hopefully, Coach O'Connell can help boost Jones confidence. Jones seems like a really nice person and ready for a fresh start. 💜💛💜💛
Yall do realize they didn’t acquire him as a starter, right? 🙄
Jesus they still haven’t gotten rid of Molly
If this happens with the Jags no one is talking about this.
Practice squad signing and Qb3 on Vikings, sure we are fine with that! It cost nothing and could give us comp pick when he signs in offseason...
He’s a backup to the backup lol
Its definitely not worthy of being classified as Breaking News to Stephen A's point but there is no question that this does improve the Vikings depth at the Quarterback position if something were to happen to Sam Darnold. Daniel Jones is way better than Nick Mullens which I know isnt saying much but the Vikings have the most Quarterback friendly offense in Football.. Kevin O' Connell has proven to be among the Elite of Elite coaches in the NFL.
Stephen A Smith hating on Minnesota sports again?! Shocker.
Okay Darnold has played good this year, which for his standards is a resurgence but let’s not get all that hung up in how good he’s played. The Vikings have scored 274 points this year, the Cowboys on a back up QB, with no WRs other than Lamb, and virtually no running attack have scored 221 points this year. So yes Darnold has been good this year but let’s not sit here and give him and the offense credit for their record when their defense is absolutely amazing
Why not though? That offense still had to go through a gauntlet of pre season playoff-contending teams and still was able to put up scores. Darnold is playing at top 10 level. Defense is definitely playing a big role, but its not like the offense isn't pulling its weight.
SAS cookin
He's a hater. Clearly he doesn't know what he's talking about. We now have THREE first round QBs on our roster, with a Qb minded head coach.
Did everyone just forget about JJ McCarthy? 1st Round Pick in 2024 for the Vikings.
Stephen a Smith think people be wanting to hear him talk but to be honest I'd rather hear mad dog or Shannon Sharpe
Is it just me or Molly blinks every second
Bro actin like he sayin sum fr 😭
It’s DANIEL JONES of course we are #notmoved
Then you didnt watch the segment because he was the only one that wasnt moved lol😂
No one is moved😂😂😂
@@tybryga86 tell that to Kimberly 😂cuz she swore that this was a big deal