Minnesota Vikings’ rookie quarterback J.J. McCarthy put on a show over the weekend.
In his first preseason debut against the Las Vegas Raiders, he finished 11/18 throwing, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception, and a quarterback rating of 116.8. Outside of the interception, McCarthy was poised in the pocket , delivered some beautiful throws, and showed his quick twitch mobility that captured the imagination of Minnesota Vikings’ fans and what the future will look like.
Despite a solid performance in his NFL debut, one local beat writer still doesn’t think McCarthy has any chance of starting week one. Nothing will deter the Minnesota Vikings from starting Sam Darnold week one Appearing on the Access Vikings podcast after the game, Ben Goessling (Star Tribune) remains adamant that they won’t start McCarthy week one against the New York Giants, and that it is Sam Darnold’s job. He goes so far to say that nothing McCarthy does or doesn’t do over these next few weeks will deter the Minnesota Vikings’ from starting Darnold.
According to @BenGoessling via @AccessVikings , he doesn’t “expect anything to deter [the @Vikings ]” from starting Sam Darnold week one despite the superb performance from J.J McCarthy yesterday “It’s not the real thing. And Kevin O'Connell afterwards did not give any oxygen.
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twitter.com/tK96GzK8NQ It’s not the real thing. And Kevin O’Connell afterwards did not give any oxygen to the idea that, hey, there’s a change coming in here any.