1 year, 4 months ago

Josh Dobbs deserves continued praise for win, but so do Vikings’ lesser-known contributors

EAGAN, Minn. — The locker room inside the Minnesota Vikings’ practice facility was mostly empty Monday. “It was insane.” Harry brought up how Dobbs had absorbed the Vikings’ offensive system in four days despite not taking a single practice rep. “It’s like if you were taking AP Spanish all year and you showed up and on Wednesday somebody said you had an AP French exam on Sunday,” Dobbs said Sunday. “I was a little bit surprised,” Quessenberry said, “and I’ve seen some crazy situations.” Veteran offensive lineman David Quessenberry signed with the Vikings after he was cut by the Bills during the preseason. “How about David Quessenberry?” O’Connell said Sunday night. GO DEEPER Josh Dobbs pulled off a backup QB’s most important job: ‘Sound the same’ “The Football 100,” the definitive ranking of the NFL’s best 100 players of all time, is on sale now.

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Kevin O’Connell deserving of national praise as Vikings continue to ascend

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How NFL journeyman Josh McCown is key facet of Vikings’ quarterback development plan

New York Times

EAGAN, Minn. — Here is Josh McCown, the upbeat, backward-hat-wearing, gum-chewing Minnesota Vikings quarterbacks coach. Yet when he showed up in Detroit, Martz described him as a “wild horse rider.” Martz tells a story about a particular throw in McCown’s first practice with the Lions. “It’s easy to just give a guy a play and say, ‘Find the open guy,’” …

1 year, 3 months ago

Vikings make halftime quarterback switch from Jaren Hall back to Nick Mullens

Associated Press

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1 year, 4 months ago

Josh Dobbs comes back down to earth in loss to Bears, and now Vikings have questions at QB

New York Times

MINNEAPOLIS — This is what it looks like to believe, to think something is possible, then to watch it evaporate in plain sight. GO DEEPER Bears win low-scoring tussle vs. Vikings on MNF “It’s a pretty crushed locker room right now,” O’Connell said afterward. “We’ve got Jaren back available to us, and Nick Mullens is available as well.” Though Dobbs …

1 year, 4 months ago

What we learned in NFL Week 10: Vikings’ positive trajectory, Patriots’ plummet and more

New York Times

Never in the NFL’s 103-year history have five games been decided by game-winning field goals on the same Sunday. But Sunday’s loss dropped the Patriots to 2-8, their worst start to a season since Belichick’s first in New England. They’ve failed to score a touchdown in three games this year, including Sunday, and Mac Jones tossed an incomprehensible red-zone interception …

1 year, 4 months ago

Vikings top Saints 27-19 for 5th straight win on Dobbs’ dazzling half, Winston’s late INTs

Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS — This latest stop in Minnesota on Joshua Dobbs’ seven-year, seven-team NFL journey has become his most eventful experience in less than two weeks. “It’s just been really cool being able to take it all in.” After an injury to Jaren Hall pressed Dobbs into action in Atlanta without any prior work with the first team offense, the former …

1 year, 4 months ago

Two Vikings QBs and a whirlwind week: The story behind Josh Dobbs’ arrival in Minnesota

New York Times

The Athletic has live coverage of Vikings vs Broncos in Sunday Night Football action. “That’s my job — not to get emotional one way or another,” McCartney said. Quarterback Josh Dobbs, who has also been a client of McCartney’s since Dobbs entered the NFL in 2017, was making his eighth start of the season. Take two weeks’ worth.” Agent Mike …

1 year, 4 months ago

Vikings predictions at NFL midseason: Dobbs keeps starting, Jefferson will be back soon

New York Times

The Athletic has live coverage of Vikings vs Broncos in Sunday Night Football action. The Minnesota Vikings are back to being the captivating group that we’d grown so accustomed to watching last season. Brian Flores’ body of work will warrant leaguewide recognition The Vikings defense ranks 10th in the NFL in DVOA, 12th in EPA per play, 10th in yards …

1 year, 4 months ago

How Josh Dobbs lifted Vikings to thrilling victory over Falcons mere days after arrival

New York Times

ATLANTA — A few days ago, a man walked into the locker room at the Minnesota Vikings’ practice facility carrying a hanger with a red No. “It’s like if you were taking AP Spanish all year and you showed up and on Wednesday somebody said you had an AP French exam on Sunday,” Dobbs said. 🔹 Expected Rush Yards: 4 …

1 year, 4 months ago

Dobbs rallies Vikings to 31-28 victory over the Falcons 5 days after being acquired in a trade

Associated Press

ATLANTA — Joshua Dobbs hadn’t had time to learn his new Minnesota teammates’ names in his five days with the team, much less figure out the playbook. Dobbs threw two touchdown passes, including a go-ahead 6-yarder to Brandon Powell with 22 seconds remaining, and also ran for a score five days after being acquired in a trade to help rally …

1 year, 4 months ago

Josh Dobbs leads Vikings to win over Falcons amid QB shuffles: How impressive was he?

New York Times

Newly acquired quarterback Josh Dobbs led the Vikings to a 31-28 win over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday after Minnesota lost starter Jaren Hall to a concussion early in the game. Here’s what you need to know: Dobbs, whom the Vikings acquired from the Arizona Cardinals at the trade deadline, entered the game for Hall in the first quarter. — …

1 year, 5 months ago

What the Vikings’ trade for Josh Dobbs says about the team’s present and future at QB

New York Times

EAGAN, Minn. — In a roundabout way, Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell’s offense is built around probability. Additionally, O’Connell said Tuesday that rookie quarterback Jaren Hall is in line to start Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons. After the Vikings drafted Hall, John Beck, a longtime NFL quarterback and one of Hall’s private trainers, said, “He couldn’t have asked for …

1 year, 5 months ago

Vikings trade for Cardinals QB Josh Dobbs: What will his role be in Minnesota?

New York Times

By Dianna Russini, Alec Lewis and Doug Haller The Minnesota Vikings found reinforcement at quarterback Tuesday by trading a sixth-round pick to the Arizona Cardinals for Josh Dobbs and a seventh-round pick, the Vikings confirmed. — Alec Lewis, Vikings staff writer GO DEEPER What the Vikings' trade for Josh Dobbs says about the team's present and future at QB What …

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