Favrotte?: How Gus Frerotte As the Viking's Starter Will Impact the Season

From favorite to Frerotte, the Minnesota Vikings officially named Gus Frerotte as the starting quarter back for the remainder of the 2008-2009 season.  One can assume many things from this change, for starters this means the end of the Tarvaris Jackson experiment in Minnesota. To completely understand the magnitude of this situation, one must look back three years ago, when the Minnesota Vikings drafted Tarvaris Jackson, a highly athletic, yet very raw Quarterback from Division 1-AA Alabama State University.  At the time, Tarvaris was a highly unknown player, his stats were average, and his ability—unknown. The Minnesota Vikings, whom have been searching for a replacement since Daunte Cullpepper's exit from the Twin Cities, put a lot of stock in the 6'2 Jackson.  Now that he has in all indications played his last game for the Vikings, fans must be asking why?  Why did a team with Super Bowl aspirations put their season in the hands of an unproven quarterback, only to ... (link)