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Timothy Rapp @@TRappaRT Featured Columnist IV January 1, 2024
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The next time you find yourself astonished that a quarterback signed a contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars, soaking up an enormous amount of his team’s salary cap in the process, try to remember Jaren Hall’s performance from Sunday night.
The rookie starter had a rough outing as Minnesota lost to the Green Bay Packers, 33-10, watching its already slim playoff hopes dissipate almost entirely in the process.
Hall lasted just one half, finishing 5-of-10 for 67 yards, no touchdowns, an interception, a lost fumble and three sacks taken. He was in over his head, and the Vikings went into the half trailing 23-3.
His replacement, Nick Mullens, was better, completing 13-of-22 passes for 113 yards, a touchdown, no interceptions and a sack taken, though the game was all but over by the time he entered. And he didn’t exactly remind anyone of Randall Cunningham on Sunday night himself—one of his touchdown passes came after the team got the ball in the red zone due to a fumbled punt.
But he was better than Hall and, yes, NFL fans and pundits alike didn’t hold back while discussing the rookie quarterback:
Jaren Hall drops back to pass and!…oh pic.twitter.com/jJ2HrEf8r4
Jaren Hall is who he is. A 5th round flyer.
He’s not it. Nick Mullens is BACK! pic.twitter.com/4ZBZmjEkJP
Don’t think you can come back playing for your season in the second half with Jaren Hall.