As of this morning, John David Booty was released from the Vikings practice squad in order to make room for another offensive lineman.
Coach Brad Childress said that he’s not ruling out bringing Booty back later, but for now, Booty wasn’t getting many snaps in practice, and they really needed another OL during the team practice sessions.
Personally, I’m not sure it’s that big of a loss.
Booty came in with a big name because he was the starting quarterback for a year at a big time college program… one that produced several NFL quarterbacks in recent years.
But I didn’t really see all that much potential in Booty. I mean, I think with time he could become a serviceable backup, but there was nothing in his play during the preseason that made me think that he was a future superstar… or even a future starter for that matter.
Chances are, the Vikings will not have Sage Rosenfels next year. Especially if Brett Favre comes back for another year. So I guess in theory it would’ve been nice to have another quarterback who knows the system.
But like I said, all in all I just don’t see this as that big of a loss for the team.
Do you agree? Disagree? What are your thoughts?
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