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The Vikings QB Future is Heading to the Past? McCarthy's Make-or-Break 2026 | Two Old Bloggers🎙

The Vikings QB Future is Heading to the Past? McCarthy's Make-or-Break 2026 | Two Old Bloggers🎙

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 Two Old Bloggers dive into the Vikings' QB crisis: Is JJ McCarthy's future already over? Could Kirk Cousins return? Plus Sam Darnold's Super Bowl win, Brian Flores lawsuit update, and defensive line draft needs. 00:00 Vikings Offseason Kickoff: The QB Question Looms Large 02:01 Live Show Roll Call & Offseason Banter 04:05 Theme 1: JJ McCarthy’s Rough First Year + KOC Won’t Commit 05:42 Could Kirk Cousins Return? Why the Idea Feels Like a Step Back 09:21 Other Veteran QB Options (Kyler, Mac Jones, Carr, Geno) — Any Exciting? 11:09 Why JJ Might Not Get a Grace Period in Win-Now Minnesota 16:00 Dave’s Take: It’s Make-or-Break, but the Pressure Is on Kevin O’Connell 24:37 Theme 2: Sam Darnold’s Seahawks Super Bowl Run — What the Vikings Misread 27:26 What Seattle Did Right: Game-Manager QB Play, Run Game & Play-Action Lessons 31:25 Clint Kubiak’s Redemption Arc: From Vikings Nepotism Talk to Super Bowl Ring 35:01 Coaching Carousel Chatter: Vikings Assistants Getting Poached & What It Means 36:35 Next Topic Tease: Brian Flores Lawsuit vs. NFL Heads Back to Court 37:40 Flores Lawsuit Heads to Court: What It Means for His Head-Coach Future (and Vikings DC Risk) 40:13 Could the NFL Appeal? Timeline, Costs, and Why Owners Might Wait It Out 40:56 Goodell & the NFLPA Report Cards Get Gagged: Arbitrator Says No More Public Releases 42:57 Why the Report Cards Mattered: Vikings Top Grades, Player Pushback, and What Might Leak 46:42 Union Pressure Works: How Public Grading Forced Owners to Upgrade Facilities 51:16 Vikings D-Line Outlook: Young, Cheap Core and the Jalen Redmond Extension Case 55:48 Veteran DT Decisions: Hargrave Likely Cut, Allen Restructure, and Next-Man-Up Candidates 59:07 Depth & Development: Levi Drake Rodriguez, Ingram-Dawkins, Elijah Williams, and Taki Taimani 01:03:52 Replacing Hargrave: Thin Free-Agent Market and the David Onyemata/Ryan Nielsen Connection 01:07:36 Draft Strategy at DT: First-Round Risk vs Safer Picks, Names to Watch, and Building the Trenches 01:13:12 Quick Detour: Canada vs USA Hockey Bet + Show Wrap and Sign-Off Fan With Us! We have your Minnesota Vikings talk amongst the Two Old Bloggers, Darren @KickassblogVike, and Dave @Luft_Krigare along with our numbers guy, Drew Bunting. Join the conversation! Fan with us at Vikings 1st & SKOL @Vikings1stSKOL and with our podcast partner Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. _______________________________________________________ ⭐️ Subscribe to us here! - https://www.youtube.com/@vikings1stskol92 ⭐️ Our X can be found at @Vikings1stSKOL ⭐️ Our Discord at https://discord.com/invite/493z6mQXcN ⭐️ At Fans First Sports Network - https://www.ffsn.app/teams/minnesota-vikings/ ⭐️ Watch the live show here: https://youtu.be/WZdOwgeNqYI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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