Minnesota will either have to let breakout star and MVP candidate Sam Darnold walk after securing him at huge value for $10 million this season, or the organization will have to forfeit that value by inking the QB to something in the neighborhood of a four-year deal worth upwards of $35-$40 million annually.

The plan has been in place since the start of training camp. J.J. McCarthy is clearly the Vikings quarterback of the future, and he will take over under center once head coach Kevin O’Connell determines that he is ready to trigger the offense and have it run at a high level.

Nothing ignites a good NFL discussion quite like quarterbacks. They're the most important ingredient in a championship recipe, after all. All signal-callers are at least partially a product of their situations,