Vikings Monday Practice: Both McCarthy & Wentz Participated, Several Vikes Returned

Vikings Monday Practice: Both McCarthy & Wentz Participated, Several Vikes Returned

[Music] What’s going on, Jeromes? Minnesota Fun Vikings back at TCO Performance Center Bar and Grill. Getting a little work in, getting a little mini practice in. So, uh, you know, teams will often run like Monday or Tuesday, you know, mini practices or walkthroughs. Uh, these don’t have to be filed as an official practice, so no injury reports, but it’s good to have the Vikings back. And I feel like the part part of this was after the buy having something on Monday making sure that everyone gets back into the building as opposed to I don’t know hoping everyone gets back by Wednesday. So smart either way. Uh as well as you know Kevin McConnell talked to the media jackals and said that JJ McCarthy would be participating uh in some form or fashion this week. It’s good to see. So you got JJ McCarthy on the left uh you know bumping chest with Terrell. Uh the the Vikings have the most famous equipment manager in the NFL in Terrell. I love it, man. Also, Carson Wentz over there on the right. Uh he’s going to be participating this week as well. So, what’s going to happen at quarterback? Don’t know. But with McCarthy, it’s a good stretch. It’s deep in the Hawks. Yeah. Uh so, right ankle is sprained. That that is his pushoff foot. Uh so yeah, obviously the ankle’s taped uh underneath socks and all that stuff, but it’s good that there’s no bulky brace, you know, borderline immobilizing brace. Also, there’s no spat outside of the cleat, so there’s no tape on on the outside around the outside. Uh so overall, that’s good. Probably a good sign. And with Carson Wentz, he does have that brace. He’s got like the the Maximus brace D on that left non-throwing shoulder. also taking a knee in protest of something. I don’t know like what does a North Dakota have to protest like the the price of oil or uh I don’t know soybeans or sunflowers or whatever they grow up there. Uh but once it’s going to be imperative that the Vikings have both quarterbacks healthy or it’s the bro show against the Eagles on Sunday. Probably not. Also, Emily liker strip back at it. TCO performance center bar and grill. Couple notes. O’Neal put a brace on his right knee a few minutes into what we saw. So even though this is a bonus practice, you know, they treat it like everything else where you know the media is welcome. Uh you know the beat writers as well as the TV people with the cameras. That’s why whenever there’s like B-roll on a story about the Vikings, it’s always the player stretching because that’s the only part that they’re uh welcome for. Then they just kick him out. He’s returning from MCL sprain suffered against the Steelers. AVG Andrew Van Genko was on the side rehab field and it’s actually good news about Andrew Vankel uh on the side and as well as he hasn’t been completely ruled out for Sunday against the Eagles. I still think that he’s doubtful but you never know especially your necks are tricky uh but it would certainly be good to have Andrew Van Ginkle back. Also the Vikings open up the 21day return to practice window for linebacker Blake Cashman. If everything goes well as he’s getting back from the hamstring, you know, could and should be on the field a against the Eagles. Also, a big time question is like when he gets back, like who goes to the bench? Is it going to be Ivan Pace Jr. or hey, Mr. Wilson, Eric Wilson? Frankly, Eric Wilson’s play better. But I I understand uh if they rock and roll with Pace because Pace and Cashman are are a good duo pretty solid. Or do they have Pace, Wilson, and Cashman all in the mix because AVG could miss again? Well, we’ll see. Also, guessing strip Vikings open up D. Kevin said, JJ McCarthy, Donovan Jackson, Brian Neil, Michael Jurgens will all practice at varying capacities this week. So, Jackson, you know, the plan was to have him back off of wrist surgery uh this week in week seven against the Eagles. Tough ass dude, man. Played against the Bengals with a torn ligaments. It’s good. Also, Jurgens off of the hamstring. Uh TBD, what happens there? Does Jurgens just revert to starting center? Blake Brandle played pretty damn good there, but is Brandle need a right tackle if O’Neal can’t go? You We’ll see. But, you know, the pivot position is up for grabs until Ryan Kelly is eligible to return week 10 uh against the Ravens. And then quarterback decision. So funny that Kevin McConnell acknowledged uh his word salads at times and then just delivered another word salad when asked about who the starting quarterback’s going to be. I think there’s the decision that’s the public one and I think there there’s decision one that we that we’re going to do for the game and those two things can be on different timelines. Although I know it’s not the most comforting thing to share with you guys. Now generally the starting quarterback speaks to the media on Wednesday. So it’s going to be interesting to see who’s sent up to the podium. That could tell you a lot of things. And also, you know, the national media just they just love sinking their teeth into a controversy here with the Vikings. So, Kevin Seafford, ESPN blah blah blah asked about possibility of Jay McCarthy back for the Eagles. Kevin McConnell says he’s not ready to project where he may be by the end of the week. Carson Wentz left shoulder practice this week. Kevin Park, we got to prepare to try and win a game on Sunday. And then Greg Rosenall, NFL Network, Delaware, uh, sounds like laying the groundwork for a soft benching of McCarthy, which is fine long term. normalize different development pass. Of course, the term soft benching, sorry, flaccid benching, just no guda benching. Yeah, it’s been invogue. The term has been invogue the last couple weeks amongst the Vikings fans. Nah. And McCarthy is good to go. You start him, you going to be fine, right? And I I understand the whole it’s sexy because of the whole Carson Carson wants revenge game narrative. Sure. but also say say that they deem McCarthy not ready uh with the ankle because Okonnell has said that he wants a full week of practice because uh McCarthy’s mobility and his fundamentals and technique everything is going to be good to go and mobility is a great weapon but if you don’t play him against the Eagles you’re likely not playing him on the short week against the Chargers. So so it could be mini buy and then on the road at Detroit which looks a lot less daunting that than it did a couple weeks ago. So we might we might not even JJ McCarthy conceivably could be White Clav Jean gone till November but we’ll see things will get sorted out. Wednesday is a major day the first day of official practice the press conference with the starting quarterback. So see what happens. Anyways that’s it. That’s uh Vikings Monday practice the unofficial practice. Uh let us know your thoughts our thoughts comment section. you guys the best you know to do. Skull production

Vikings Monday Practice: Both McCarthy & Wentz Participated, Several Vikes Returned

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