Friday, December 31, 2010

Is Joe Webb in the Vikings' Future?

Joe Webb -- no one had really heard of him until a few weeks ago when they found out he'd be starting for the injured Brett Favre against the Bears, or a couple days ago when he was again behind center in Philly on the first Tuesday Night Football since 1946. But after a 17-26 performance for 195 yards and guiding the Vikings, two-touchdown underdogs, to a win against the Eagles, does Joe Webb have any chance to keep the starting job?

Let's assume Brett Favre actually does retire. The Vikings will have Tarvaris Jackson, the former starter and now No. 2 quarterback who's just 27, the 24-year-old Webb, and probably either a draft pick, a free agent QB (Donovan McNabb), or someone they'd traded for. Will Webb have a chance at the permanent job? The Vikings haven't put much support into Jackson, as they picked an ailing Favre over him. Both he and Webb are scramblers, Webb looking more like Mike Vick than Vick did in Philly the other day, showing some pocket potential as well.

On that Tuesday Night game I heard Cris Collinsworth say how out of college, Webb ran the exact same 40 as Vick, a 4.33. Just a coincidence? Maybe. But there's a chance there's more to Joe Webb than being a career backup QB, or the scout team receiver he was drafted as.

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