Minnesota Vikings have a love triangle at quarterback

How will the Minnesota Vikings salvage their relationship with the quarterback position?

Those who have experienced being stuck in a love triangle knows it’s never fun, no matter which side of it you are on. With three competent NFL quarterbacks set to hit free agency in a matter of weeks, the Minnesota Vikings must find a solution that will ultimately benefit them in the long-run with a long-term relationship.

Teddy Bridgewater was the Vikings guy and they’ve loved him since day one. Trading a second and fourth-round pick to get back into the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft Minnesota and Bridgewater have been tied at the hip.

A devastating leg injury suffered less than two weeks before the 2016 NFL season cost Bridgewater nearly two years worth of playing time and, potentially, his long-term relationship with the Vikings.

Sam Bradford was the “rebound guy” in Minnesota after the Vikings were devastated by the loss of Bridgewater for an indefinite period of time. General manager Rick Spielman traded a 2017 first round pick and a conditional fourth round pick in 2018 to Philadelphia for Sam Bradford, thus beginning the Carson Wentz era for the Eagles. /

For the most part Bradford did his job as the rebound guy coming off Bridgewater’s injury. The former Rookie of the Year started 15 games throwing 20 touchdowns to just five interceptions with a 7-8 record as the starter.

A bone bruise to his twice surgically repaired left knee limited Bradford to just two starts in 2017, but he was able to dress as the Vikings back up.

Then came the good guy who was rejected time and time again; Case Keenum. Released and/or traded by the Texans and Rams four times over five seasons, Keenum was the definition of a journeyman quarterback.