The dust has settled and now it’s time to realize that the Minnesota Vikings have made a terrible mistake with the trade of Sage Rosenfels to the New York Giants. The Minnesota Vikings traded Rosenfels along with RB/PR Darius Reynaud to the New York Giants in exchange for a 5th round pick in 2011 and a conditional pick in 2012. Talk about a steal for the Giants. Sage Rosenfels was the Minnesota Vikings most productive quarterback this preseason and most likely could be a starter for several teams in the league this coming year.
This now leaves the Vikings with Tarvaris Jackson, who was heartily booed in the last preseason game, as the only backup with any playing experience for Minnesota and frankly, that should be very scary for Vikings fan. Brett Favre is already getting oiled up like the Tin-Man from the Wizard of Oz and I think he’ll be hard pressed to repeat his performance on the field from last year.
So the question came down to, who of the two back ups gave the Minnestoa Vikings the best chance to win if Favre went down, I chose Sage Rosenfels and I guess it looks like the front office doesn’t agree with my assessment. Tarvaris Jackson is playing on a 1 year contract, Favre most likely will be done this year, and that leaves Joe Webb at the quarterback position for 2011. Jackson won’t be back in Minnesota next year, he already has a miserable attitude and will most likely head off somewhere else in free agency, good riddance. However if they had kept Rosenfels, he would have been under contract for next season and most likely become the starter, giving Joe Webb more time on the bench. Webb is talented, but he’s not ready to be a starting quarterback, who knows if he ever will, but he is exciting to watch.
Yes, I firmly believe the Viking have made a serious mistake.
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