As disappointing as the Minnesota Vikings' season has been, one player who clearly is not to blame is quarterback Sam Bradford.

Granted, his late Thanksgiving Day interception at Detroit cost the Vikings that game, but it was just his third interception of the season and for the most part he has played very well.

Bradford’s 71.2 percent completion rate is second in the league only to Drew Brees' 71.4, his three interceptions are third-best trailing only Tom Brady (1) and Dak Prescott (2), and he is a very respectable 12th in passer rating at 97.5 ahead of players like Andrew Luck, Russell Wilson, Philip Rivers, Carson Palmer and Eli Manning.

Still, Teddy Bridgewater was drafted just three seasons ago to be the franchise under center and he did lead the Vikings to the playoffs in just his second season.

But in 29 games over his first two seasons, Bridgewater threw 21 interceptions against just 28 touchdowns and there have been questions about his arm strength since his days at Louisville.

So the Vikings gave up the 32nd pick in the 2014 draft for Bridgewater, and their first-round pick in 2017, which looks like it could be in the 15-to-20 range right now, and a conditional third-round pick for Bradford.

If and when Bridgewater is ready to return to action, most likely not until sometime after the opening of the 2017 season, what are the Vikings to do?

The Way We Hear It, that decision has already been made and Bradford is now the Vikings' quarterback of the present and the future.

The 29-year-old Bradford is substantially bigger than Bridgewater at 6-4, 225, more accurate and has a much stronger if not special arm.

While Bridgewater is highly respected among his teammates, Bradford has quickly earned that respect, too.

Whether Bridgewater remains as the backup the next few seasons or is traded remains to be seen, but the Vikings appear to believe there is a lot more upside with Bradford than Bridgewater.