QB BATTLES: Predicting the QB Outcomes for the Raiders, Vikings, Falcons, Cardinals & Browns in 2026

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🗓️ 29 May 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

QB battles shake up the NFL as rookie sensations like Fernando Mendoza and J.J. McCarthy challenge veterans Kirk Cousins and Kyler Murray for opening-week starting roles. Can Mendoza unseat Cousins before Week 4, or will Tom Brady’s influence in Las Vegas slow his debut? Kyler Murray’s chance to lead the Minnesota Vikings to 10+ wins sparks heated debate, while Tua Tagovailoa faces pressure to hold off Michael Penix Jr. in Atlanta’s revamped offense. Joe Marino and Kyle Crabbs break down predicted outcomes for the Browns’ search for consistency with DeShaun Watson versus Shador Sanders, and the Arizona Cardinals’ crowded QB room featuring Jacoby Brissett, Gardner Minshew, and Carson Beck. Roster strategy, player performances, and looming schedule challenges set the stage for a season of uncertainty and intrigue. Will proven veterans maintain their grip, or are these franchises on the brink of a changing of the guard under center?

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0:00.0	Five starting quarterback jobs are up for grabs.
0:05.0	Who's going to win those battles?
0:06.9	We're going to break it down right now.
0:13.8	You are locked on NFL scouting with the draft dudes,
0:18.6	your daily podcast for NFL and college football scouting,
0:22.5	part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:28.5	What's better than this?
0:30.2	It's guys being dudes.
0:32.4	I'm Joe Marino.
0:33.6	That's Kyle Crabs.
0:35.4	On today's episode, it's takes on takes, the weekly episode where we give our takes on your takes.
0:41.6	And we have some fun things to dive into today.
0:45.5	But we want to start by considering the quarterback battles across the league.
0:50.7	Five of them are up for grabs.
0:53.2	And we have some predicted outcomes that we want to
0:56.0	consider to start off today's episode kyle welcome in happy friday happy friday happy friday to
1:01.3	you for mailbag takes on takes our take on your take hate hence why it's called takes on takes
1:07.0	and uh a little a little earlier on the recording yeah this week doing a double dip on Thursday and excited
1:15.0	to hear what the folks who were on their peas and cues and cues and saw the early solicitation
1:21.3	for takes were able to cook up for us. We have some fun stuff, but I want to start with an article
1:26.6	from NFL.com.
1:29.3	Matt Okada, he predicted the outcome of the five quarterback battles.
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