Idk how accurate. Rapaport reported yesterday:
The Colts owner Ms. Irsay wanted the same deal the niners gave for McCaffrey + a 1st rounder... So 5 picks- 1-5 scattered across 2 drafts.
For a rb averaging 3 ypc in 2026.

The league has gotten wise. A good rb? Is known by the great line & a proper scheme in front of him.

Is JT 5 draft picks better than what the Vikings have?

It's a good thing Mike Lynn isn't w Vikes anymore. He'd have given it.... And then figured out later how to split up the koc 11 carries per game amongst Jones, Taylor & Mason.

Now the question that matters.
Is 38 yr old Kirko, a 3rd round picks better than the 4 qb's on the roster?
In the short term. Probably yes. For next year? I'd rather have Brosmer from day 1 of camp.

Once upon a time. When practice reps were unlimited. Having a QB competition made sense. Under current rules- we are in different waters. The adage is now very much exact truth. "If you have 2 qb's you have none".

I think, once your QB has been in place for a season or 2. Then you can split practice reps. And it's wise to do so. Get your backup competent inside the offense.
Until you have a starter to that level?
I think a team needs to pick 1 early in the process & then feed him all of the 25 reps the CBA allows. Somebody that wants to challenge the starter? They need to work on their own. Get a wr from the team, maybe 2, 3. Work together in the off-season. Off the books.

It is the reality of the CBA and the importance of timing, route running, accuracy.

Idk who the vikes go with at QB in 2027. Whoever it is. Decide early in the process and tell the backup to work with the backup wrs away from the team, if that is. He wants a shot at being a starter one day. And the cash that comes with the gig.

Murray vs McCarthy was an epic mistake. I think the team allowed the media to dictate the path they took, signing Murray- having a competition.
Murray wasn't needed. A translator to get McCarthy on the same page as oconnell. That's what was needed. Brosmer as the #2 and an accurate old vet to help train up the 2 youngsters. Flacco maybe? Or a ancient great as a consultant during camp. Brees? Gannon? Tannehill?
Somebody to bridge the communication gap/ disconnect.

Oh well. Over done gone. Except- can a lesson from the debacle create a salvaged benefit for the next QB training enterprise in Minnesota.

Ya can't keep throwing the same dart and expect a better outcome. Whatever the reason. Drafting McCarthy set the organization back. 3 wasted seasons. Plus blown draft picks. Years of players prime wind up in a hefty bag bc the team can't mold wet clay into a pretty vase.