One of the best rules of decision-making, particularly in sports, is this: Don’t make one until you have to. Time has a way of changing the calculus — as we have seen multiple times already this season with the Gophers men’s basketball team and how outcomes might relate to Ben Johnson’s job status — as does the accumulation of more information.

The Minnesota Vikings have two potential quarterbacks. J.J. McCarthy is on his rookie contract, but he’s also coming off a season-ending injury and hasn’t played a single snap in the pros. Sam Darnold is a free agent coming off the best season of his career but has a history of shortcomings and is likely to demand a big contract.