"One of these weeks it must get better. The Minnesota Vikings are a good organization, Kevin O'Connell is an excellent coach, and they made the decision to go all-in on quarterback J.J. McCarthy and ... well ... it just has to get better one of these weeks, right? Not this week. McCarthy was horrendous again on Sunday in a 23-6 loss to the Packers."
"Yes, the Vikings have offensive line issues. Yes, McCarthy is a young player who's played only six NFL games and might have needed more seasoning than the Vikings originally thought. Yes, at some point, it makes sense to believe that it will get better. But right now, what's inarguable is that McCarthy is putting up Justin Fields-like stat lines in an offense that has brought out the best in everyone from Sam Darnold to Kirk Cousins to Carson Wentz to Joshua Dobbs."
The Minnesota Vikings invested in rookie quarterback J.J. McCarthy and reinstated him as the starter under coach Kevin O'Connell. McCarthy struggled in a 23-6 loss to the Packers, completing 12 of 19 passes for 87 yards and two interceptions, with 48 of those yards to Justin Jefferson. The offense has line issues and McCarthy has only six NFL games of experience, suggesting he may need more seasoning. McCarthy's current production resembles Justin Fields-like stat lines despite an offense that produced strong results with other quarterbacks. The Vikings sit at 4-7, a steep fall from last season's 14-3 finish.
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