Questions Answered: Parker Romo’s Next Team, Vikings-Falcons Prediction, Award Winners
The following questions are about current Minnesota Vikings topics, answered by VikingsTerritory. Today is the December 5th edition, addressed in a from-the-hip fashion. If you have questions, please email them to [email protected].
Questions Answered: Parker Romo’s Next Team, Vikings-Falcons Prediction, Award Winners
Also, please note: These are opinion-based responses. Some answers will be incorrect from time to time. But we’ll try to keep that to a minimum.
Q: I know the Vikings are about to cut Parker Romo, so where will he end up?
Answer: We’ll say the Kansas City Chiefs, Cincinnati Bengals, or New York Jets.
The Green Bay Packers — yes, them — are also a wildcard if something happens injury-wise to Brandon McManus.
Kicker injuries have become frequent this season, meaning Romo won’t have a difficult time finding employment.
The Chiefs, Bengals, or Jets make the most sense due to existing injuries. Then, when the offseason rolls around, Romo could sign a contract and become a team’s featured kicker. He deserves it.
Q: What’s your score prediction for Vikings-Falcons?
Answer: 31-24 Vikings over Falcons.
The Falcons aren’t much better than the Arizona Cardinals — if at all — and Minnesota ended up taking care of business by a point over Kyler Murray and friends.
Of course, there is the Kirk Cousins “revenge” angle, but truth be told, he needs to focus on having an average game — not a revenge game with four touchdowns or something similar. Cousins has struggled tremendously in the last three games, and inconveniently for him, Sunday’s game is one of the biggest of his professional career. He must produce — avoid a fourth horrid game in a row — otherwise, Atlanta could pivot to Michael Penix Jr. for the season’s remainder.
Ultimately, Minnesota is a better football team than Atlanta. We believe Cousins will bounce back for about 230 passing yards and a couple of touchdowns while Minnesota prevails by a touchdown.
The purple team is also due for a stress-free win. Perhaps that’ll be in play.
Q: Do you think any Vikings players will win awards this season?
Answer: Kevin O’Connell may win Coach of the Year, but that’s the best hope.
Darnold’s MVP stock has cooled off. Saquon Barkley will win Offensive Player of the Year instead of Justin Jefferson, for example. And then Jonathan Greenard has played great — but not DPOY great.
If O’Connell’s Vikings win the NFC North, he will win COTY. That’s our prediction.
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Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2007. Subscribe to his daily YouTube Channel, VikesNow. The show features guests, analysis, and opinion on all things related to the purple team, with 4-7 episodes per week. His MIN obsession dates back to 1996. Listed guilty pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ Basset Hounds, and The Doors (the band). He follows the NBA as closely as the NFL.
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