Sage Rosenfels

February 24th, 2009

I must say, I just don't understand this trade the Vikings are likely about to make.

We're talking about a guy who has started a grand total of 12 games in his 8 year NFL career, a career highlighted by seven years on two of the worst teams in football. He was incapable of winning starting jobs over the likes of Jay Fiedler, Ray Lucas, and AJ Feeley. He has thrown 30 career TD passes and 29 career picks. I watched him singlehandedly lose the Texans a game against the Colts last year.

The only conclusion that I can draw from this is that they're giving T-Jax another chance. I guess they're assuming that this trade will temper the criticism of management that they refuse to go and get a veteran QB. I don't know how they're going to spin this that he's worth trading a fourth round pick for (that is the proposed deal I've heard will soon be accepted). Two off seasons ago, the Pats traded a 4th round pick for Randy Moss. It may not seem like much, but 4th rounders are the guys who fill out football teams and provide depth.

All of that said, T-Jax showed signs last year that he could be a solid QB. I'm not totally ready to write him off, but I think all of this hype about us trading for Sage Rosenfels is complete BS.