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 choose within the 2024 NFL Draft, and so they additionally introduced in Sam Darnold, who has been within the league since 2018.
It has been typically anticipated that Darnold can be Minnesota’s starter for Week 1, however Mark Craig of the Star Tribune stated in a tweet that he thinks McCarthy can be underneath heart when the common season kicks off.
Each have very robust arms. One is a rookie. One is Sam Darnold. So neither seems 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 contemporary 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 workforce 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 move makes an attempt, and due to this fact McCarthy must show he can constantly make performs downfield.
Fortunately, he has some playmakers on his aspect, together with Justin Jefferson, who’s arguably the most effective broad receiver within the NFL, wideout Jordan Addison, who had a powerful rookie marketing campaign final 12 months, and star tight finish T.J. Hockenson.
Darnold was anticipated to turn out to be a star when he entered the league because the No. 3 total choose within the 2018 NFL Draft by the New York Jets, however in six professional seasons, he has accomplished simply 59.7 % of his move makes an attempt and thrown nearly as many interceptions (56) as landing passes (63).
Subsequently, McCarthy could not must do loads to earn Minnesota’s QB1 spot, whether or not he does it this summer season or in some unspecified time in the future in a while.
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