{"id":94596,"date":"2024-02-22T07:28:51","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T07:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/?p=94596"},"modified":"2024-02-22T07:34:44","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T07:34:44","slug":"the-josh-dobbs-trade-got-a-little-sweeter-for-the-vikings-kieu-linh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/the-josh-dobbs-trade-got-a-little-sweeter-for-the-vikings-kieu-linh\/","title":{"rendered":"The Josh Dobbs Trade Got a Little Sweeter for the Vikings"},"content":{"rendered":"
Following Kirk Cousins\u2019 season-ending Achilles injury, the Vikings were left scrambling a bit at the quarterback position.<\/p>\n
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As a result, they decided to\u00a0swing a trade and bring in Josh Dobbs from the Arizona Cardinals at the deadline, and almost immediately, the journeyman QB was thrown into the offense to lead the team. This week, that trade got a little sweeter for the Vikings as they officially will retain the conditional seventh-round pick that was sent to them from Arizona.<\/p>\n
The conditions for the pick\u00a0were revealed this week (tip of the cap to\u00a0Cards Wire<\/em>), and as it turns out, Dobbs needed to play at least 55% of the offensive snaps over the final eight games of the season for that pick to revert back to the Cardinals. Instead, Dobbs fell just short of that number, appearing in a total of 319 of the 648 possible snaps, or 49.6%.<\/p>\n Five days after being traded to the Vikings, Dobbs came into Minnesota\u2019s Week 9 game against the Atlanta Falcons after rookie Jaren Hall suffered a concussion in the first quarter. Dobbs finished his day by completing 20 of his 30 passes for a relatively modest 158 yards and a pair of TD passes. However, the work he did with his legs was electrifying all afternoon. He totaled 7 carries for 66 yards and an 18-yard TD scramble in the third quarter while hitting Trishton Jackson for a two-point conversion following the touchdown.<\/p>\n Dobbs would start four games for the Vikings after that performance, and he totaled 895 passing yards with five TDs and five interceptions. Meanwhile, he put together 163 rushing yards and three rushing TDs as well.<\/p>\n