Entering the 2018 NFL season, Minnesota Vikings have arguably the best quarterback situation in the league. Sam Bradford, Case Keenum, and Teddy Bridgewater are all healthy and on team’s roster. The problem? They will all become free agents soon and the Vikings can only keep one of them.

Vikings’ coach Mike Zimmer recently said that he is definitely considering all three guys, but is approaching the decision carefully.

“If you go with the right one and he does like you anticipate, then everything is good,” – said Zimmer. “If you pick the wrong one, it’s hard to win in this league without a quarterback. If you pick the wrong one, this whole thing can go downhill.“

“It’s important for myself and [general manager] Rick [Spielman] and the organization to pick the right guy that is going to help us continue to move forward” – he added. “If we don’t do that, then I’ll probably be fired.“

One of the major factors in Vikings’ decision will definitely be finances. The team isn’t about to give up $30 million or so for a quarterback, wanting to have space to further strengthen their roster. Also either one of Bradford, Keenum and Bridgewater have both its positives and negatives as Zimmer pointed out.

Sam Bradford is a proven quarterback who already passed for 3,877 yards and managed 20 touchdowns in 2016 for the Vikings. He also led the league in completion percentage in the same year. The downside is that he has a history of injuries, and inability to translate his good performances into wins.

After Bradford got injured in Week 2 of the past season, Case Keenum took over and went from a backup to a star of the team. He led the Vikings to NFC Championship Game, putting a strong season and achieving career-high passer rating (98.4). On the other side, there is a doubt he can replicate the success from 2017, given his below average performance before arriving in Minnesota.

Finally, there is Teddy Bridgewater, who supposed to be a franchise quarterback for Minnesota Vikings, who drafted him 32nd overall in 2014 NFL Draft. In his first two seasons, Bridgewater looked more than promising but then suffered an injury in August 2016 which kept him out for 19 months. Although he fully healed, there is a question whether he can get to his old form.

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Minnesota Vikings‘ QB Sam Bradford will miss another game due to his knee injury. Bradford suffered the injury during the Vikings’ Week 1 win against the New Orleans Saints and was made inactive for Week 2 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The injury was described as non-contact and Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said it won’t require a surgery. Bradford participated in the limited practice on Wednesday and Thursday, but his left knee didn’t respond that well and he wasn’t present at the Friday’s practice. During his media after Friday’s practice, Zimmer confirmed that Bradford is ruled out for the Week 3 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Coach Zimmer says Sam Bradford has been ruled out for #TBvsMIN.

— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) September 22, 2017

“I felt it when it happened,” Bradford said about the injury. “I honestly didn’t think it was that big of a deal, and then the longer the game went on, it started to feel just a little bit worse and a little worse. Woke up Tuesday, and it just didn’t feel very good.” He also added that he’s not sure if he ever dealt with this particular issue before. Bradford has two left knee injuries so far, tearing his ACL in 2013 and 2014.

With Sam Bradford out, it is expected that Case Keenum starts at QB. Keenum filled in for Bradford against the Steelers as well, but he struggled finishing the game with 20 of 37 pass attempts for 167 yards. Despite his bad performance, Keenum said he will be prepared if his services are required:

“I’m ready for whatever. I don’t think anything in this league surprises me anymore, even though there are some surprising things that always happen. I’ll be ready for anything.“

Case Keenum signed 1 year, $2 million deal with the Vikings in March 2017 after his second stint with the St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams. Keenum started the 2016 season as a starter for the Rams but was benched for Jared Goff during the season.

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Entering the 2018 NFL season, Minnesota Vikings have arguably the best quarterback situation in the league. Sam Bradford, Case Keenum, and Teddy Bridgewater are all healthy and on team’s roster. The problem? They will all become free agents soon and the Vikings can only keep one of them.

Vikings’ coach Mike Zimmer recently said that he is definitely considering all three guys, but is approaching the decision carefully.

“If you go with the right one and he does like you anticipate, then everything is good,” – said Zimmer. “If you pick the wrong one, it’s hard to win in this league without a quarterback. If you pick the wrong one, this whole thing can go downhill.“

“It’s important for myself and [general manager] Rick [Spielman] and the organization to pick the right guy that is going to help us continue to move forward” – he added. “If we don’t do that, then I’ll probably be fired.“

One of the major factors in Vikings’ decision will definitely be finances. The team isn’t about to give up $30 million or so for a quarterback, wanting to have space to further strengthen their roster. Also either one of Bradford, Keenum and Bridgewater have both its positives and negatives as Zimmer pointed out.

Sam Bradford is a proven quarterback who already passed for 3,877 yards and managed 20 touchdowns in 2016 for the Vikings. He also led the league in completion percentage in the same year. The downside is that he has a history of injuries, and inability to translate his good performances into wins.

After Bradford got injured in Week 2 of the past season, Case Keenum took over and went from a backup to a star of the team. He led the Vikings to NFC Championship Game, putting a strong season and achieving career-high passer rating (98.4). On the other side, there is a doubt he can replicate the success from 2017, given his below average performance before arriving in Minnesota.

Finally, there is Teddy Bridgewater, who supposed to be a franchise quarterback for Minnesota Vikings, who drafted him 32nd overall in 2014 NFL Draft. In his first two seasons, Bridgewater looked more than promising but then suffered an injury in August 2016 which kept him out for 19 months. Although he fully healed, there is a question whether he can get to his old form.

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Minnesota Vikings‘ QB Sam Bradford will miss another game due to his knee injury. Bradford suffered the injury during the Vikings’ Week 1 win against the New Orleans Saints and was made inactive for Week 2 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The injury was described as non-contact and Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said it won’t require a surgery. Bradford participated in the limited practice on Wednesday and Thursday, but his left knee didn’t respond that well and he wasn’t present at the Friday’s practice. During his media after Friday’s practice, Zimmer confirmed that Bradford is ruled out for the Week 3 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Coach Zimmer says Sam Bradford has been ruled out for #TBvsMIN.

— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) September 22, 2017

“I felt it when it happened,” Bradford said about the injury. “I honestly didn’t think it was that big of a deal, and then the longer the game went on, it started to feel just a little bit worse and a little worse. Woke up Tuesday, and it just didn’t feel very good.” He also added that he’s not sure if he ever dealt with this particular issue before. Bradford has two left knee injuries so far, tearing his ACL in 2013 and 2014.

With Sam Bradford out, it is expected that Case Keenum starts at QB. Keenum filled in for Bradford against the Steelers as well, but he struggled finishing the game with 20 of 37 pass attempts for 167 yards. Despite his bad performance, Keenum said he will be prepared if his services are required:

“I’m ready for whatever. I don’t think anything in this league surprises me anymore, even though there are some surprising things that always happen. I’ll be ready for anything.“

Case Keenum signed 1 year, $2 million deal with the Vikings in March 2017 after his second stint with the St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams. Keenum started the 2016 season as a starter for the Rams but was benched for Jared Goff during the season.

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