Freeman a Vike?

[PurpleFloyd]

Third string quarterbacks are dime a dozen. That is why we have two on our team.

[YiGGiN4SLoBS]

Those of you bashing this move are misinformed.... We gave up NOTHING to get him here. THis is a guy that had 25 tds and 6 ints in 2010. You dont put up numbers like that in the NFL if you're a stiff. This is a LOW risk HIGH reward situation. Chances are its not going to work, because its the vikings and for the 34 years ive been on this earth its never worked, but who knows. Its DEFINANTLY worth a try.

All this off the field nonsense is troubling, but i also think Greg Shiano is a lame duck coach making a desperation move by benching and cutting Freeman. Freemans stats plummeted as soon as this guy took over and i dont think its any coincidence.... Any coach that endorces throttling the opposing team when they are in victory formation kneeling the ball is a MORON imo. Go back to college Greg, you may have a chance there.

Good move all they way around, even if it doesnt work.

[Big Dave2]

Actually its 5 if you count Webb haha

You're right! I thought I was counting Webb but I must have forgot to count the guy with 3 last names.

[Big Dave2]

They have 4th string owners too so I guess it balances out.

Seems as though they have a 3rd string defense to go along with their 5 3rd string QBs as well.

[Big Dave2]

I will burn everything purple I own if the vikings draft that POS "Johnny Football". He is a little punk and will NOT be an NFL Franchise QB.

I don't care for his antics any more than you do but I certainly think he is the real deal at QB. Not too many better than Johnny Football.

[TR21HP]

Maybe not too many better in college but I just don't think his game will translate to the NFL. You're already seeing the demise of the read option and that's his bread and butter. Should be interesting to see if he is even a mid first round pick.

[thatoneguy]

Johnny Football has more highlights in one season, then the Vikings have in the past 5 years

The list of record-setting college QBs who have failed in the NFL is much longer than the list of those who have become franchise QBs. College performance is an awfully iffy indicator.

[CaptainMusky]

^^^what he said. Big Dave I'm sorry but with that last post you lost a ton of credibility with me.

Manziel will be a huge flop.

[Scott K]

I think he is a Vick clone. If the system he gets put into is ready for that, then he will be above average. If he gets put into our system, he will be on a stretcher by his 3rd game.

[LMITOUT]

Let's ask LMIT, Buck or RRR and get their insight. They always seem to know what is best for the Vikes.

Well, I'm batting 1000 on TJack, Mcnabb, Webb, and Ponder so yeah, I'm doing pretty good.

[luckydog25]

I honestly laughed out loud. Nice lmitout

[BuckSutherland]

Don't leave me out. I hated all three and a half of those QBs too. Not a fan of the move. I want to draft our own franchise QB and have him here for 10+ years and build the team around him like real teams do. This picking up the scraps of the other teams is really old. Who cares what Freeman did in 2010!! Its 2013, and that's what counts. Maybe we should see if Namath could put down the booze for the rest of the year and come play for us.

Worst thing that could happen is Freeman has some success, and we give him a huge contract. We will NEVER win a superbowl with this guy. Mark it 8 dude. OVER THE LINE!!!!

[BuckSutherland]

Oh, and Manzel will blow in the NFL. A guy like Murray out of Georgia would be a better choice. Tajh Boyd will blow too.

[YiGGiN4SLoBS]

How often has drafting a qb worked for the vikes there buck? Real easy to just "draft a franchise qb". No one has any clue what most college qb's will translate to in the NFL. None of the qb's we draft ever work out and id hate to waste another 3 years on the next ponder. Unless we have a top 2 or 3 pick and the next andy luck is in the 2014 draft its a frickin' carp shoot. At least Freeman has proven he can be a stud for one season... There is nothing wrong with bringing freeman in for a try for a little of ziggys $$. Go ahead and discount 25tds and 6 picks if you want. Make fun of the move all you want- it is still worth it no matter what happens.

[CaptainMusky]

Yeah Buck, we all want duckies and bunnies but fact is most of the time we end up with skunks.

Teams that draft and keep a franchise qb are few and very far between.

Good luck with that.

[Big Dave2]

Oh, and Manzel will blow in the NFL. A guy like Murray out of Georgia would be a better choice. Tajh Boyd will blow too.

I never said Johnny Football was going to be the second coming of Peyton Manning but I don't think he will be John David Booty either. I see Manziel as a decent NFL QB, Much better than anything the vikings have had lately.

Murray's a nice QB too, his knock is he can't win the big ones. I'm not sure how that will translate to an NFL QB? One thing Manziel could do that Murray couldn't is beat Alabama, and he was only a freshman.

Johnny football is young, give him a chance to grow up a little.

[zepman]

Johnny Football is dynamite in a bottle...waaaay too much downside to stake your future on him. I would bet he's off 75% of teams draft boards right now....He's the definition of "trouble"!!

Great player in college...there's no doubt about that.

Small, rich kid who has been given everything he wants to him on a silver/gold platter...

He'd be a great back-up to Vick...if the head coach can keep his job that long.

[Rick]

CaptainMusky said: "I will burn everything purple I own if the vikings draft that POS "Johnny Football". He is a little punk and will NOT be an NFL Franchise QB."

I don't care for his antics any more than you do but I certainly think he is the real deal at QB. Not too many better than Johnny Football.

Big Dave would know as Johnny Football kicked Bama's arse last year

[CaptainMusky]

I never said Johnny Football was going to be the second coming of Peyton Manning but I don't think he will be John David Booty either.

Can you define "read deal" then? Since that is what you said about Manziel in a prior post.

To me, "real deal" means exactly what you said he isn't (Peyton Manning, Andrew Luck....).

[bucketmouth64]

To me Johnny is the second coming of Ryan Leaf. Sure he'll be in the NFL-not for long league. Attitude and he's so into himself.

MBT should be given a chance. Vikes didn't want to risk losing him since there was apparently a lot of interest in him from other teams if he was exposed. Maybe they're hoping he could be groomed into a starter.

[DrJuice1980]

Well, I'm batting 1000 on TJack, Mcnabb, Webb, and Ponder so yeah, I'm doing pretty good.

Those were some BOLD predictions I guess.... You gambled big time!

[nofishfisherman]

I see Johnny Football dropping in the draft. His talent will project as a top tier pick but teams are going to be gun shy on him because he comes with a lot of risk.

He is still young and still has time to learn from his mistakes but to this point he doesn't seem to be heading in the direction of learning from them. He seems to adopt an arrogant "I'm going to do what I want" attitude which rarely works when you get in the NFL and suddently you have millions of dollars and total freedom but you also have the expectations of an NFL QB. Typically its a bad mix.

I think he has the talent and mindset to win in the NFL it will just depend on how he matures as a person and what sort of situation he's drafted into.

[DrJuice1980]

I'd love to see Manziel face an NFL defense, no way at this point would his game transition to the big leagues. He would need to adapt his game to the pro's. If he brings the same type of game to the NFL he is going to be around for 2 years, tops. A smart GM isn't going to waste a top pick on a guy like that, now add in the attitude issue and he's dropping even further. Great college QB, not NFL.

[Big Dave2]

Can you define "read deal" then? Since that is what you said about Manziel in a prior post.

To me, "real deal" means exactly what you said he isn't (Peyton Manning, Andrew Luck....).

"Real Deal" means that he will be a starting NFL QB and he will perform average to above average.

[Big Dave2]

Big Dave would know as Johnny Football kicked Bama's arse last year

Yes, and I have fully admitted as much.

Who was National Champion last year, again?