Vikes Close to Trade for Rosenfels

The Minnesota Vikings are close to having a new quarterback. Minnesota is negotiating with the Houston Texans on a trade for quarterback, Sage Rosenfels. Houston wants a third rounder and Minnesota is offering a fifth. It likely will be Rosenfels for a fourth round pick in the upcoming draft.

Here is the Sage Rosenfels bio:

He was drafted in fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft out of Iowa State.

In 2001 he was the third stringer in Washington.

In 2002 – 2005 he was in Miami as a backup.

In 2006 – 2008 he was in Houston. Rosenfels spent most of the time backing up Matt Schaub. He did start in ten games with the Texans going 6-4.

Rosenfels has 30 career touchdowns with 29 interceptions. He has thrown for 4,156 yards in the NFL.

Last year, the Vikings offered Houston a third-round pick but the talks ended when the Texans asked for a second-rounder.

The trade can’t become official until this Thursday at 11 pm, the start of Free Agency.

Rosenfels will compete (and win) with Tarvaris Jackson for the Vikes starting quarterback job. Gus Frerotte, who is under contract, will likely be released. Frerotte said he didn’t want to play for the Vikes unless he was the starter.

I don’t really know what to think of this. Rosenfels doesn’t blow me away, but I guess I’m not ready to say it is a disaster…yet. Giving up a fourth rounder isn’t too high of a price and he does have some experience.

The Free Agent quarterback field was weak. Basically Minnesota’s options were trade two first rounders for Matt Cassel, sign Jeff Garcia or trade for Derek Anderson.

I’m not sold on Cassel or Anderson, but I think I would rather have had Garcia, who I thought we’d end up with.

Although this is not official yet, it sounds like it will happen. The Vikes new quarterback depth chart is: Sage Rosenfels, Tarvaris Jackson, John David Booty. Wow, thank God for Adrian Peterson!