How the backup position is used in Minnesota, the tradeoff they take with Mannion and the challengers trying to upset that balance. Both Jake Browning and Sean Mannion had somewhat of a golden boy origin that soured through bumpy college tenures. Now in Minnesota, they provide a support system for Cousins, and will try to hang on to their jobs.

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Jake Browning, prep god: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2681203-washingtons-jake-browning-was-just-unreal-as-a-prep-phenom

Jake Browning's legacy at Washington: https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/dec/28/how-will-jake-browning-be-remembered-at-washington/

Sean Mannion's path to and through OSU: https://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/2014/11/as_oregon_state_beavers_sean_m.html

How the Vikings' QB room operates, and why Mannion is so important to it: https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/sports/football/4810628-How-the-Vikings-quarterback-room-has-helped-Kirk-Cousins-excel

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