It’s truly astonishing how stupid rookie quarterbacks are. Not that their coaches and general managers appear to be much more intelligent.
At this point, I’d have no problem with the Vikings firing both the GM and the head coach tomorrow. It’s not so much that they’re failing, it’s that they are repeatedly and reliably making the most obviously dumb decisions leading to obvious failure.
It’s 4th-and-1 inside the Seattle 10. Down by three. Before the snap, I even said: “don’t get cute, just hand it off, don’t put the rookie under pressure.”
So, naturally, KOC calls a pass because he’s a Smart Boy, Brosmer doesn’t throw the ball right away, but pulls the ball down and decides to try to get away from an onrushing NFL defensive lineman, which works about as well as you’d think. But just to complete the trifecta of retardery, as he’s inevitably going down, Brosmer decides to try flinging the ball with a backhand in the general direction of the end zone.
Whereupon it is promptly intercepted and run back 90 yards for a touchdown. So now, instead of being tied 3-3, or being down 3-0 with Seattle pinned deep in its own end, you’re down 10-0. Congratu-fucking-lations, Smart Boys!
Sweet Saint Lombardi, but these people are criminally stupid. Football is complicated, but it is not that hard! I swear, the combination of analytics and Smart Boys trying to be clever is leading to some of the dumbest possible decisions that I’ve ever seen in five decades of watching football.
The Vikings fans are pretty near unanimous on this one. This comment from the Daily Norseman is one of the more calm and measured responses.
Stupid fucking coach throwing the ball on 4th and 1 with a QB who doesn’t belong on a NFL roster. He just can’t help himself. Worst playcaller in the league.
UPDATE: 26-0 was the final score.
This wasn’t the worst loss in Vikings history, but it might be the most embarrassing. The worst part was the way Kwasi, everyone presumes, leaked stories to Adam Schefter of ESPN about how Max Brosmer was a secret weapon, that he was another Brock Purdy, and that some in the Vikings front office actually liked him better than McCarthy.
He completed twice as many passes to the Seattle defense as he did to Justin Jefferson, and threw one more touchdown to the Seahawks than he did to the Vikings. Even Christian Ponder never looked this bad, or this unready.
At this point, Minnesotans are rapidly approaching the point with JJ that they once reached with KG. Go and chase a ring somewhere else with our blessing. You’ve proven your loyalty, and we like you too much to insist that you stay here against your own best interests.