EAGAN, Minn. — The NFL and its fans are still processing what quarterback Joshua Dobbs, Head Coach Kevin O’Connell and the Minnesota Vikings pulled off Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons.
Dobbs threw a game-winning touchdown to receiver Brandon Powell with 22 seconds to play as the Vikings won 31-28. Considering the circumstance, Dobbs had some of the greatest players in league history in awe of his performance.
The Star Tribune’s Michael Rand recapped the victory and shared what NFL legends Cris Carter, Kurt Warner and others had to say.
Dobbs’ ability to improvise and make plays with his feet? Those are football instincts and athletic talent. His ability to decipher enough of the Vikings offense to make clutch throws, including the game-winning touchdown in the closing seconds?
That’s what had football legends like Kurt Warner impressed.
Rand shared Warner’s tweet which read:
Watched the tape of Vikings. It very much looked like a guy Josh Dobbs that hadn’t taken a rep with O, you could see he didn’t really know what he was seeing… BUT to be in that situation & FIND enough throws/make enough plays to win an NFL game is beyond impressive!
A great example: Dobbs’ game-winning TD throw … a play design he had watched the Vikings run in practice this past week but had never practiced himself. We saw Dobbs throw to the open receiver. Knowing when to throw and who was going to be open on your first rep? That’s next-level processing on the fly.
How impressive was it? Here’s Hall of Fame Vikings receiver Cris Carter.
Carter’s tweet said:
Mad respect for Josh Dobbs, what he did today is hard to understand, unless you’ve been in the NFL.
The story ends with Rand sharing what two Vikings legends said about Dobbs, plus a tweet from Kirk Cousins.
Another Vikings Hall of Famer, Carl Eller, said he was “inspired” by the performance. Former Vikings QB Tommy Kramer said the “immediate future looks good!” while Cousins himself had a three exclamation point tweet.
