So, Brett Favre said no. As mentioned earlier, I'm very unbiased towards Favre's decision to spurn the Vikings for a life of riding his tractor. Now the Vikings must decide between a quarterback between their current resources. The competitors include, but are not limited to (barring a Favre relapse) the following.
There is the incumbent Tarvaris Jackson. The man they call T-Jack had some good moments and some bad moments in 2008. The good? T-Jack threw for 8 TDs and just one interception in the final four games as the Vikings went 2-2 to clinch their first division title since 2000. The bad? T-Jack looked terrible in the Vikings first two games of the season and the playoff loss to Philadelphia. T-Jack was also benched in favor of the immortal Gus Freortte.
There is the newcomer: Sage @#$%ing Rosenfels. The former Iowa State Cyclone doesn't have much experience as he only has 12 career starts. However, he's shown flashes of brilliance in those 12 starts. So much so, that the Vikings were willing to trade a draft pick for him. With the success of darkhorse QBs such as Jake Delhomme, it may be a good decision to take a good hard look at Rosenfels.
Then, the dark horse. His name is John David Booty. Booty was a very successful quarterback during his college career. The only problem is that he was a successful quarterback at USC. USC is a gold mine for NFL talent. I could line up behind center and sling for 4,000 yards with the guys that Pete Carroll recruits. Booty knows the West Coast Offense, but was his success a product of the player or the system.
Viking fans are probably torn between who they should root for at this point. Well, I have the guy that Viking fans should probably vote for: Tarvaris Jackson.
Well, I thought that T-Jack was ready to take over last season, but a funny thing happened before the season opener against the Packers. T-Jack injured his knee. If you think it's an excuse, you may be right. However, go back and look at how he performed against the Seahawks in the first preseason game. Do you want a regular season example? How about the Arizona game where he threw four touchdowns? Or maybe even the Atlanta game. Sure, there were turnovers, but Jackson actually played well in that game.
Sage has made mistakes in his opportunities, and Booty deserves a shot, but would he actually perform well? Anybody who doesn't want T-Jack to start should realize this...
Aaron Rodgers was selected late in the first round of the 2005 draft. He then sat 3 years behind the massive ego that is Brett Favre. After waiting his turn, Rodgers started to take off last season and threw for over 4,000 yards. So, if you compare him with Tarvaris Jackson, Rodgers starred in his fourth year in the league after sitting around after playing at Cal. T-Jack attended Alabama State, maybe this is the year. Also, Rodgers hasn't experienced failure in the playoffs. T-Jack got to the playoffs last year and didn't look that well. Experience could play a key role in T-Jack's progression.
T-Jack could fall flat on his face in training camp this season, but I feel that he can take the next step to at least being a solid NFL quarterback. If we wind up going with one of our other options fine, but I have confidence that Jackson will beat them out. We'll have to wait and see.
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