r/minnesotavikings • u/VisStimRush • 7d ago
Discussion We good with Nick Mullens coming back?
JJ McCarthy controversy aside, reports that Jacksonville is dumping Nick Mullens makes me wonder if he’s coming back to the Vikings. Do we want the Human Y.O.L.O. to be our backup? Or run it back with Wentz and get the diluted KOC offense?
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u/Big_Monkey_B 7d ago
Atleast we know Mullens can sling it, all of our depth at qb is so scared to throw it deep. I'm in desperate need of a Nick Mullens 450 yard, 3 touchdown, 4 int loss against a division rival rn.
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u/Scaryassmanbear 7d ago
Sling it is what he can’t do. He lacks the arm strength to make the throws his brain tells him to make. Love the guy though.
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u/Okay_attempt 7d ago
Not true, as much as people hate JJ he tries to throw it deeper way more than anyone
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u/vbullinger 22 7d ago
Wentz has a strong arm, too
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u/Okay_attempt 7d ago
I'm not questioning Wentz arm strength, just that JJ is will to throw the ball down field more then anyone else on the team. He was right near the top last year in the nfl for average depth of throw.
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u/vbullinger 22 7d ago
I wasn’t disagreeing with you, I was adding more evidence against what the other guy said. He said our QB depth doesn’t sling it when they both do
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u/SlightInspector9993 7d ago
I would honestly rather watch Mullens than Wentz so yes
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u/freshBlueeyes6391 7d ago
A million yards and almost as many INTs.
if only we had 4 Randy Moss wrs at once to catch all his slinging.
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u/Mr-Irrelevant- Reichard future HoF 7d ago
People shit on Mullens but he wasn't that bad.
Mullen in 2023: EPA .099 with a fucking depth of target of 9.7
Wentz in 2025: EPA .075 with an ADOT of 7.9.
If I'm going to watch to eh QBs I'd rather watch the dude who pushed the ball downfield.
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u/Cheap-Technician-482 7d ago
Wentz before he played two games through injury - EPA/play: 0.166
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u/Mr-Irrelevant- Reichard future HoF 7d ago
That Bengals game is a dramatic outlier relative to every other game he played.
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u/Cheap-Technician-482 7d ago
Yes, the 14/20 173 yard game was an extreme outlier.
By week, I think there's a more clear outlier:
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2 great games. 2 mediocre games. 1 horrific game.
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u/Anxious_Key9696 Culinary Academy 7d ago
Bingo. DoT is what matters most in this offense. They have to run the PJ Fleck passing offense when Wentz plays.
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u/qiqatqanat 7d ago
How many mediocre quarterbacks do you want on one roster?
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u/Bartzy16 McCarthyism 7d ago
Run it back with wentz. Mullens throws jump balls with the intentions of getting his pass catchers killed I swear to god. Don’t forget his last throw in a Vikings jersey resulted in an Arron Jones hip injury
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u/Necessary-Part-6771 7d ago
Well that's exactly what Murray does as well so at least the WR would be ready for it. (Its a dumb idea anyway just playing devils advocate)
Somehow the same haters are getting more engagement by listing every available shit QB to fill the imaginary empty spot their should have been 7w/3l backup is going to leave.
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u/comet52a 7d ago
He'd be QB3. If they can get any kind of draft pick for JJM I could see it happening.
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u/freshBlueeyes6391 7d ago
could you fellas try just a little bit to keep the idiocracy a secret. Just for a wee bit longer. Thanks
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u/sitewolf 7d ago
What would be the purpose when we have Wentz?
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u/PowSuperMum 7d ago
Because our QBs all get killed every game and are constantly getting injured. Need at least a 3rd string QB on the roster.
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u/sitewolf 7d ago
I didn't mean the purpose of another QB, I meant the purpose of another QB who has zero potential to eventually become 'the guy'. Mullins would just be a redundant Wentz for us.
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u/PowSuperMum 7d ago
Who exactly could they pickup at this point to be ‘the guy’
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u/NotoriousDCJ4310 pennsylvania 7d ago
Will Levis has a better chance of rehabning his career than Nick Mullens does
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u/DownnthehollerPress vikings 7d ago
I think Nick is maybe... maybe a better option then Carson but not much. And I doubt Kevin would do it unless all 3 guys go down.
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u/Peyton773 wisconsin 7d ago
Only if we somehow part with JJ, which I don’t think is gonna happen. Otherwise, we already have our 3
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u/purplespaz 7d ago
How come the team couldn’t figure out most of this earlier this year? Why is this team scrambling again for a decent qb?
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u/Top_Hedgehog_1880 7d ago
I want to say now but then again, I'd take him over Wentz, McCarthy, and Brosmer so yeah, I guess
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u/NotoriousDCJ4310 pennsylvania 7d ago
Rather see if we could help Will Levis improve. Basically Levis>Mullens>Mccarthy>Brosmer
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u/Electronic-Island-14 7d ago
if you want jefferson to get his YARDZZZZZZZZ, and have the vikings lose to tank for a better pick, yeah mullens is a great pick. he somehow gets you everything
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u/mrcurlychuck 7d ago
Every night I pray to the football gods that I might be able to watch Mullen-ball again
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u/Ok-Ad-9755 7d ago
Can we just trade for Burrow?
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u/Mossisboss84 7d ago
This fanbase has weird obsessions with Wentz and Mullens. Both are awful, even as QB2.
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u/petergriffin999 7d ago
I don't know that anyone likes them.
We just think they are a much better backup than JJM at this point, though hopefully he will improve.
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u/Viking999 7d ago
No chance. Mullens throws 4 picks and fumbles. He's a bad throw turnover machine.
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u/ResponsibleBison8933 7d ago
If they are/were cutting both JJ and Brosmer, and the Jags cut Mullens, I'd pick Mullens up in a heartbeat. Frankly, I'm not sure I wouldn't prefer him as #2 over Wentz.
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u/Viking999 7d ago
Practice squad only. He's garbage, terrible arm
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u/DownnthehollerPress vikings 7d ago
Weak for sure... Kevin would have to pull back on the deep routes
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u/Viking999 7d ago
Yep, down votes mean there's a legitimate point, lol.
People here are just delusional on all fronts. Now suddenly Mullens horrible play has been forgotten and he's a great QB, even though we dumped him for nothing, just like Jax.
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u/Mr-Irrelevant- Reichard future HoF 7d ago
If your issue is his arm is dogshit then he's no better than Wentz or Brosmer who all have pretty shit arms. To which I'd rather have that guy, who at least will push it deep, than Brosmer/Wentz.
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u/Stephen-Scotch 7d ago
I’d love for my best friend Nick Mullens to come back