Fran Tarkenton
11 June 2009
It is a sad state of affairs at quarterback in Minnesota and has been really since the departure of Fran Tarkenton as a series of washed up has-beens and young never-will-bes have been paraded through in hopes of leading the Vikings back to the promised land. Frerotte has the most experience of the four, but at 39 years old hasn't accomplished nearly as much as Favre has at 40. Rosenfels has the next most experience in the group with a grand total of 32 games under center. Rosenfels however has never played more than nine games in one season, and has played more than six games just twice. Jackson has gone back and forth as the pet project of head coach Brad Childress and has seen more up than down in his young NFL career. Booty, who had a solid collegiate career has yet to throw a pass in a meaningful NFL game. The Vikings have a championship caliber team with star talent at every position on the field except the most important, at quarterback.
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29 November 2008
mselves much of a chance against the class of the NFL, but on that day a young whippersnapper named Fran Tarkenton threw for 250 yards and four touchdowns to beat Da Bears 37-13 that, in all reality, rivals Super Bowl III (Joe Namath over Johnny Unitas) in "upset factor".
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30 October 2008
2003-2004, when Culpepper was arguably the best QB in the NFC, setting team records (eclipsing even Fran Tarkenton in most categories) at an astounding pace.
In 2005, though, both player and coach went their separate ways. Linehan could not be "afforded" by Red McCombs' razor-thin budget (unless you were a used car you didn't get much attention from 'ole "Purple Pride") and went to Miami, where he turned an abysmal offensive unit to a respectable group under QB Gus Frerotte (I bet you've heard of him!). He then gained a Head Coach position with the Rams, where he was penalized by previous coach Mike Martz, whose unadaptable offense and stubbornness ran St. Louis into the ground.
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