If the Vikings have their way, Trevor Siemian will be back in Minnesota next season. Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press tweets that the Vikings are trying to re-sign their backup quarterback. The reporter notes that head coach Mike Zimmer desires a veteran signal-caller behind Kirk Cousins.
Siemian, 27, joined the Vikings last offseason after spending the first three seasons of his career on the Broncos. The former seventh-rounder ultimately made $1.9MM to serve as Cousins’ backup, but Siemian didn’t end up seeing the field during the 2018 campaign.
Still, the quarterback does provide the experience that the Vikings are apparently seeking from their backup. In 2016, Siemian looked like a solid starting quarterback, completing 59.5-percent of his passes for 3,401 yards, 18 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions. In total, the four-year veteran has appeared in 26 career games.
Besides Cousins, the Vikings are also currently rostering quarterback Kyle Sloter.
Give him 84 million.
If he ever plays the season is over anyways. Might as well play Sloter
Tie game in the 4th quarter and cousins is only out for the game, I want Siemian
Unless Cousins has a better 2019, Siemian isn’t that big of a downgrade.
Wrong.
Move on. Give the back-up job to Sloter. He outplayed Siemian in Preseason 2018 anyway and will cost less.
How is a 59.5 completion rate “solid?”
Extremely low INT%. Dude is certainly a backup, but a solid one.
Solid doesn’t mean great just solid. Add in a low interception percentage and he makes for a solid backup