A potential plan for the Vikings to to trade Sam Darnold was called out by former Vikings linebacker Ben Leber.

Should the Vikings re-sign Darnold long term after his career year, or should they let him go and look to the future with J.J. McCarthy?

The plan has been in place since the start of training camp. J.J. McCarthy is clearly the Vikings quarterback of the future, and he will take over under center once head coach Kevin O’Connell determines that he is ready to trigger the offense and have it run at a high level.

When Sam Darnold signed a one-year deal to quarterback the Vikings this past offseason, not many people thought the former top-five pick would have an MVP-caliber year. Darnold has helped guide the Vikings to an 11-2 record and battling for the No.

Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator Wes Phiillips made comments indicating that QB Sam Darnold may depart the team in the offseason.

He was named the NFC’s offensive player of the after passing for 347 yards and 5 touchdowns in Sunday’s win over Atlanta.

The problem this team faces is that they just spent a top-ten pick on J.J. McCarthy so for them to endorse Darnold and discard him is no easy task.

Darnold is on pace to finish with 4,314 yards and 36 touchdowns. You can count on two fingers the Vikings QBs with seasons that good in the past.

The Minnesota Star Tribune's Mark Craig, one of 50 voters tasked with choosing the NFL’s Most Valuable Player, processes Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold's chances at winning the award.

The Minnesota Vikings could not have expected this type of production from Sam Darnold when they signed him in free agency this offseason. Both he and the Vikings have been a match made in