Alex Smith believes the Vikings need to keep Darnold around beyond this season.
The future of Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold has been a major topic of conversation recently. Darnold has the Vikings at 9-2 and was in the top ten among quarterbacks in many statistical categories heading into Sunday's game against the Cardinals, which makes his status as a pending unrestricted free agent an interesting one.
Not everyone thinks that should be the approach. On ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown, former QB Alex Smith said he thinks the Vikings should be looking to sign Darnold long-term. The irony there is that Smith himself was once the veteran who was playing well when he was replaced by a younger option. That quarterback was Patrick Mahomes with the Chiefs in 2018. Mahomes, like McCarthy, was the tenth overall pick in his class and didn't play as a rookie .
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