The panic meter for the Minnesota Vikings is shooting through the roof after Monday Night Football. Minnesota got smacked around by Buffalo in a 23-6 beatdown at U.S. Bank Stadium. If the loss wasn't bad enough, the Vikings had some absolutely horrible quarterback play that could force their hand at the trade deadline.
NFL insider Jordan Schultz reported that the belief around the league is Minnesota will attempt to trade for a quarterback on Tuesday. And he's not the only one who thinks so.
NFL insider Ian Rapoport named a few quarterbacks who Minnesota might inquire about on Tuesday.
“The Minnesota Vikings are gonna explore their options, they actually have two pretty good options,” Rapoport said during the fourth quarter on ESPN2. “You know, we never ever ever see a starting quarterback trade in the middle of the season. Like, besides Jacoby Brissett a couple weeks ago I can never remember it.”
Minnesota's two best options could be players with experience with the Kevin O'Connell regime.
“Here's what the Vikings have. They have Kirk Cousins, who obviously played for them and played for Kevin O'Connell,” Rapoport continued. “The Raiders have shown no indication that they would trade him, but at least they could call and see what is there. And then they have Daniel Jones, who obviously was in their building a couple years ago on the practice squad. Playing still for the Colts, a Colts season that has gone the opposite of where they wanna go. Those are two pretty solid options who could be had for draft pick compensation that wouldn't kill the Vikings. I would expect them to at least look into it tomorrow.”
The Colts told Jones that he won't be traded at the deadline. But if the Vikings offers a strong enough package, they could pry him away in theory.
Regardless, it will be fascinating to see how Minnesota approaches the trade deadline throughout the rest of the day.
In the meantime, the Vikings will prepare for a huge Week 10 matchup against the Packers.