Should the Vikings pay Darnold after his (mostly) excellent season? Or should they go with McCarthy and spend that money at other positions?

Darnold turned back into the player he was during failed stints with the New York Jets and Carolina Panthers for the biggest contests of the campaign.

If that was the end of Sam Darnold’s tenure with the Minnesota Vikings, he went out with a thud. The Vikings were eliminated from the playoffs on Monday night with a 27–9 loss to the Los Angeles Rams, bringing a surprisingly successful season to a disappointing end.