The Minnesota Vikings currently employ longtime quarterback Kirk Cousins, who has taken the franchise to the playoffs multiple times.
However, Cousins is already 34-years-old, and the Vikings need a quarterback of the future.
Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah spoke about those plans to NFL.com. The Vikings currently hold the No. 23 overall pick in the upcoming draft, and Adofo-Mensah believes it’d be best for the franchise to draft a quarterback for the future if the opportunity arises.
“We talk about that all the time. I don’t know that there’s one right answer, to be honest,” Adofo-Mensah told reporters Thursday, according to NFL.com. “Ideally, you probably would want to have a year to have the person in the building or something like that, but I don’t know if that’s necessary.”
Adofo-Mensah echoed similar sentiment to Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell, though he believes it’s vital to have Cousins under center this season.
“Ideally, you would love to have that person in that role developing behind a great player like Kirk, but I don’t think you ever sacrifice it being the right player,” O’Connell said. “Regardless of the when, the where, the why, the how, you can’t sacrifice that. Cause you have to have ultra-belief and connection on making that decision cause it is such an important decision.
“But I will say, very excited about Kirk in Year 2 in this system. It’s been a while since Kirk’s been able to say that he gets to come back in the same system he ran previously with the same play-caller. We’ve had a lot of great dialogue with him about ways we’re gonna look to fine tune what we did and grow and improve. That’ll be a big part of 2023 for me, not only as the head coach, but play-caller, and our offensive staff.”
Only time will tell how the Vikings move in the draft, which starts April 27 in Kansas City, Missouri.
[NFL.com]
