{"id":861681,"date":"2026-04-08T22:20:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T22:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/861681\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T22:20:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T22:20:26","slug":"recent-vikings-trade-pitch-feels-like-an-idea-that-missed-its-chance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/861681\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent Vikings trade pitch feels like an idea that missed its chance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5m\">The Minnesota Vikings signed Kyler Murray <a href=\"https:\/\/thevikingage.com\/arizona-cardinals-kyler-murray-signs-minnesota-vikings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">earlier this offseason<\/a>, giving them a proven quarterback to mentor J.J. McCarthy. The addition of Murray means that the Vikings likely won&#8217;t be looking to make a big move at the position this offseason.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5p\">That didn&#8217;t stop Mark Morales-Smith of OnSI Fantasy Sports from coming up with a trade proposal involving the Vikings, though. Morales-Smith <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/onsi\/fantasy\/nfl\/san-francisco-49ers-snag-jj-mccarthy-from-minnesota-vikings-in-nfl-mock-trade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">proposed a trade<\/a> between the Vikings and San Francisco 49ers that would involve Minnesota sending McCarthy and a fourth-round pick to the Niners in exchange for Jones.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5s\">&#8220;Getting rid of McCarthy is an addition by subtraction. It also makes sense to bring in competition for Murray, who is not a lock to pan out.<\/p>\n<p>He is viewed as clearly better than Jones, and rightfully so, but there is a reason he was cut by the Cardinals and the Vikings were able to bring him in for next to nothing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mac Jones trade proposal makes zero sense for Minnesota Vikings after signing Kyler Murray<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5y\">Sure, McCarthy hasn&#8217;t worked out so far in Minnesota, but he&#8217;s about to enter Year 3 (and for him, it&#8217;s really Year 2 since he missed his rookie season due to injury), so there&#8217;s still some hope that he can be the guy.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"61\">Murray&#8217;s presence will hopefully help, and it just really wouldn&#8217;t make sense to bring Jones in when the Vikings already have Murray on the roster. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"64\">Had the Vikings not signed Murray and were entering the season with just McCarthy, then yes, adding Jones could have made a lot more sense. That is not the timeline we&#8217;re living in, however.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"67\">Jones had a nice revamp to his career in San Francisco during the 2025 season (somewhat similar to what <a href=\"https:\/\/thevikingage.com\/minnesota-vikings-should-fire-kevin-oconnell-sam-darnold-super-bowl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sam Darnold<\/a> went through with the Vikings in 2024), and he proved he still has what it takes to be a starting quarterback.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6a\">That won&#8217;t be with the Vikings, though, at least not in 2026. More than likely, Jones will continue to back up Brock Purdy, and maybe he&#8217;ll get dealt before the deadline, but right now, that&#8217;s not in the cards for the Vikings. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Minnesota Vikings signed Kyler Murray earlier this offseason, giving them a proven quarterback to mentor J.J. 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