All of the PI readers appreciate that this isn't a place for clickbait-or at least they should. However, there are a lot of media out there and if the Vikings are 2-6, KOC is going to start appearing on hot seat lists and there will be mounting pressure to play JJ(QB). At that point, KOC's not incentivized to care about the longer term or the 3 year development period for rookie QBs.
Ownership shows its buy-in by aligning everyone's time horizons. Absent a Purdy-esque miracle, if JJ(QB) can play, the franchise is poised to contend. If he can't, it sets the franchise back 5 years. Thus, the major risk has already been assumed; there is negligible additional risk in extending KOC (and KAM) through 2027, right now.
All of the PI readers appreciate that this isn't a place for clickbait-or at least they should. However, there are a lot of media out there and if the Vikings are 2-6, KOC is going to start appearing on hot seat lists and there will be mounting pressure to play JJ(QB). At that point, KOC's not incentivized to care about the longer term or the 3 year development period for rookie QBs.
Ownership shows its buy-in by aligning everyone's time horizons. Absent a Purdy-esque miracle, if JJ(QB) can play, the franchise is poised to contend. If he can't, it sets the franchise back 5 years. Thus, the major risk has already been assumed; there is negligible additional risk in extending KOC (and KAM) through 2027, right now.