The honeymoon period is over for Joshua Dobbs and the Vikings.The Minnesota newcomer embraced his new surroundings in the opening three weeks of his tenure in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. Dobbs led the Vikes to Tim Heed Men Jersey two wins in his first three games, striking up quite the partnership with T.J. Hockenson and Jordan Addison, among others. Kirk Cousins' injury proved a major albatro s on the Vikings' year. Dobbs' early showcases seemed to indicate that it wouldn't be fatal.My, how things have changed in the weeks since. Dobbs' displays have atrophied in recent weeks, so much so that his grip on the Minnesota starting job is no more.MORE:Here's what you need to know.What happened to Joshua Dobbs?Dobbs' status atop the quarterbacking hierarchy in Minnesota lasted all of four weeks. The reason why? A downturn in his own performances.Things deteriorated in Week 13, when Dobbs fired four pa ses into opposition arms against the Bears. Chicago needed little more than field goals to vanquish its Brandon Bollig Men Jersey NFC North rival, defeating the Vikes 12-10.It was a shock result. The performance was even more damning. The Bears po se s one of the league's worst pa sing defenses, having conceded 24 scores so far. For Dobbs to struggle so mightily, especially with an attack spearheaded by Hockenson and Addison, cast doubts over his ability to lead the Purple People Eaters going forward."We're going to take a look and really evaluate the inventory of plays we have of Josh," head coach Kevin O'Connell said postgame, per. "We got healthy. We got Jaren Hall back available to us, and then Nick Mullens is available as well."Surprises do happen, however. A clash with the lowly Raiders awaited Minnesota in Week 14. Surely Martin Jones Men Jersey it couldn't get worse. Could it?MORE:In a word, yes, it could. The Vikings defense painted another masterpiece, holding the Davante Adams and Josh Jacobs-led attack to crumbs. Unfortunately for them, Dobbs and Co. were similar ineffective; the sidewinder completed just 10-of-23 pa ses for 63 yards.With the game approaching crunch time and Minnesota in desperate need of a win, O'Connell made the switch. He pulled Dobbs in favor of Mullens.The change was a welcome one: Mullens went 9-of-13 for 83 yards, leading the Vikings to victory.That was enough to Mikkel Boedker Women Jersey get Mullens another crack at the starting gig; Minnesota announced its intentions to hand the reins of the offense to Mullens once more in Week 15.Mullens retained his spot at the top of the depth chart ahead of Week 16, as well, propelled by a decent showing against Cincinnati the game prior.Dobbs, meanwhile, is in QB purgatory. He was demoted to third-tier after Hall returned from injury, yet another symbol of his fall from Chris Tierney Jersey grace."Jaren's fully healthy now," O'Connell said. "Has really gotten back on the gra s and really worked through his continued development. We wanted him to go about the week kinda simulating as if he was playing."It seems the Pa stronaut's time under the sun could be coming to a close. With his displays souring in recent weeks, maybe that's a good thing for the Vikings' postseason hopes.
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