After saying goodbye to veteran Kirk Cousins this offseason, the Minnesota Vikings may have a brewing quarterback controversy.
They took College of Michigan QB J.J. McCarthy with the No. 10 decide within the 2024 NFL Draft, they usually additionally introduced in Sam Darnold, who has been within the league since 2018.
It has been usually anticipated that Darnold could be Minnesota’s starter for Week 1, however Mark Craig of the Star Tribune stated in a tweet that he thinks McCarthy might be underneath middle when the common season kicks off.
Each have very sturdy arms. One is a rookie. One is Sam Darnold. So neither appears like an NFL starter proper now. Sam is being handled just like the starter however I nonetheless assume J.J. passes him and is the Week 1 starter. But when he does not it is nothing to be alarmed about. https://t.co/b0iigsuCoP
— Mark Craig (@markcraignfl) August 1, 2024
McCarthy is recent off main the Wolverines to a school nationwide championship, however there have been questions on whether or not he can succeed on the subsequent degree.
At Michigan, he performed in a run-heavy offensive system, however he’s now a member of an NFL crew that likes to let it fly.
Over the previous two seasons, the Vikings, underneath head coach Kevin O’Connell, have completed within the prime 4 in cross makes an attempt, and subsequently McCarthy must show he can persistently make performs downfield.
Fortunately, he has some playmakers on his aspect, together with Justin Jefferson, who’s arguably the very best broad receiver within the NFL, wideout Jordan Addison, who had a robust rookie marketing campaign final yr, and star tight finish T.J. Hockenson.
Darnold was anticipated to grow to be a star when he entered the league because the No. 3 total decide within the 2018 NFL Draft by the New York Jets, however in six professional seasons, he has accomplished simply 59.7 p.c of his cross makes an attempt and thrown virtually as many interceptions (56) as landing passes (63).
Due to this fact, McCarthy could not need to do so much to earn Minnesota’s QB1 spot, whether or not he does it this summer season or sooner or later afterward.
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