Decision Made for Vikings

Vikings trade for Josh Dobbs, who just went 1-7 with the Cardinals. Hold that thought. 

Let's jump back to 2009. The 2008 Vikings won their division and were riding high on incredible seasons from Adrian Peterson. They had a real window to contend for the Super Bowl. In 2009 they signed Brett Favre. 

From Hoagie Central in 2009:

Here's the remainder of Peterson's career with the Vikings:

They went all-in with Favre in 2009, won one playoff game, before Favre choked the game with a vintage interception. They got one more year out of Favre and they went 6-10. Never found a QB and wasted Adrian Peterson's Super Bowl window.

Jump forward to 2016. Bridgewater gets hurt so they give up a first round pick for Sam Bradford.

Hoagie Central panned the move:

They got two seasons of Sam Bradford in exchange for that first round pick. 

That playoff game they won? That's the Minneapolis Miracle which was led by Case Keenum.

Bradford only played 2 games for the Vikings in 2017.

And now that brings us to 2023.

The Kirk Cousins era has been solid but only one playoff win to show for it. The Vikings had a chance to take their lumps with Jaren Hall and reload next year, but instead are going to claw their way to a mid-record and not be any better off a year from now.