The Minnesota Vikings had a brilliant season in 2024 as they ran through their schedule and finished the regular season with a 14-3 record. The results maybe… pic.twitter.com/dr6TuPJyl5 — VikingzFanPage (@vikingzfanpage) January 29, 2026Their brilliant season came to a crashing halt the following week when they dropped the Wild Card game on the road to the Los Angeles Rams. A few weeks later, the Vikings let quarterback Sam Darnold leave the team through free agency even though he had been the architect of many of those victories. The Vikings management and coaching staff believed that second-year quarterback J.J. McCarthy would be ready to take the baton from Darnold and lift the Vikings to even greater heights. Article Continues BelowGeneral manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah thought the Vikings were making the right move at the time, but he has been filled with second thoughts over the decision.