The Minnesota Vikings are in trouble without Teddy Bridgewater as the backup situation behind him is not pretty.
Things are not looking good in Minnesota, as the Vikings are dealing with a possible season-ending injury for Teddy Bridgewater. The third-year quarterback was taken away in an ambulance after he went down with a non-contact knee injury 25 minutes into practice on Tuesday.
It looks like Teddy is out for the season, and if that’s the case then it’s bad news if you’re a Vikings fan hoping that the team would finally make it back to the Super Bowl. Rather than opening their new stadium up with teddy under center, the Vikings will be trotting out his backup — or perhaps a third party — in Week 1.
Behind Bridgewater is Shaun Hill, who is no stranger to the Vikings system nor is he a stranger to being on teams that are dealing with starters who are injured. He’s been the backup for Sam Bradford in St. Louis and also Matt Stafford in Detroit when they suffered injuries that caused both to miss significant time.
If Hill isn’t the guy then it’s going to be Joel Stave, and that’s absolutely no way to live. Minnesota might have to look at outside options like Colin Kaepernick or Mark Sanchez if they want to have any hope of being competitive in the NFC this year.
Minnesota losing Teddy is fatal to any hopes they have of making it to the Super Bowl. This was the season they were supposed to take the leap to the next level. Now it looks like the most Minnesota Sports thing that could possibly have happened has sunk the hopes of a team on the cusp.