J.J. McCarthy continues to be ‘underwhelming’ for Minnesota Vikings | Pro Football Talk | NFL on NBC

THINGS. IT’S DEFINITELY A CONCERN FOR ME AS WE GO FORWARD HERE. ALL RIGHT, THE BEARS DEFEAT THE VIKINGS 19 ON THE LAST SECOND FIELD GOAL. GIVE ME YOUR 5 WORDS. I MEAN NOTHING’S PRETTY HERE. UH, EAT IT FLORIO. SUCK IT FOREO. THAT’S IS THAT 5 WORDS? OH NO. THAT WAS ONLY 3. ALL RIGHT BUT MAN, IT WAS THE BEST 3 I EVER SAID BUT NO NO I MEAN REALLY AND AND ALL IN ALL, THERE’S THERE’S SOMETHING TO BE SAID ABOUT JUST FINDING A WAY TO WIN THE FOOTBALL GAME. IT WASN’T PRETTY. WE WATCHED IT RIGHT? BUT THEY THEY PLAYED THE APPROACH A LITTLE BIT OF LIKE LET’S SEE IF JJ MCCARTHY CAN BEAT US AND MAKE THROWS AND DO THAT TYPE OF STUFF, AND OF COURSE WE DIDN’T SEE THAT HAPPEN. THE BEARS DEFENSE WAS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE YESTERDAY WHY WE GOT A BASICALLY A ROOKIE QUARTERBACK STILL TRYING TO FIND ITS WAY AND EVEN THOUGH THE BEARS OFFENSE WASN’T SPECIAL OH YOU KNOW THEY TOOK CARE OF THE BALL AND THEY RAN THE BALL AND THEY WERE PATIENT AND REALLY CONTROLLED THE FOOTBALL GAME UNTIL THAT LATE KICK RETURN UH THAT SET UP THE SHORT FIELD TOUCHDOWN FOR YOUR VIKINGS FOOTBALL TEAM AND THAT TOTALLY CHANGED THE DYNAMICS OF EVERYTHING, REALLY ALL RIGHT, I KNOW IT’S 5 WORDS OR LESS. THAT MEANS WE CAN GO AS FEW AS WE WANT. YOU WENT 3 WORDS, I’M GOING TO GO 3 WORDS AND MY 3 WORDS ARE THESE FLY. EAGLES FLY AND I WOULD LOVE, I WOULD LOVE. AND THIS OWNERS. THE FANS ARE ACCOUNTABILITY. GOING TO BOYCOTT THE PRODUCT BECAUSE IT IS INGRAINED IN WHO WE ARE. WE DIDN’T BECOME ATTRACTED TO THE NFL BECAUSE WE WANT TO WEAR THE ROB LOWE NFL LOGO HAT, RIGHT? EITHER BASED HAD A TEAM. OR THIS IS THE TEAM THAT WE DECIDED BECAUSE WE HAD TO BE DIFFERENT. YOU KNOW, DUMB ASS ME INSTEAD OF JUST GOING ALONG WITH ALL THE STEELERS FANS IN THE TOWN WHERE I GREW UP DUMB ASS ME. YEAH. HAD TO PICK A TEAM THAT HAS NEVER WON A SUPER BOWL AND IS NEARLY 50 YEARS REMOVED FROM THE LAST WHEN IT HAS OF RIGHT NOW. IT JUST FEELS LIKE THEY ARE RUDDERLESS. I’M SORRY, I’M SORRY, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND TEXT ME IF YOU’RE UPSET. I, IT FEELS RUDDERLESS. IT FEELS LIKE THE OFFENSE ISN’T GOOD ENOUGH. THE TALENT ISN’T GOOD ENOUGH, YOU KNOW, THEY THEY PASS ON JARED VERSE FOR DALLAS TURNER, I MEAN, THERE ARE THERE ARE EXAMPLES OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS OF BAD DRAFT DECISIONS AND LOOK, EVERY PLAYER DESERVES AN OPPORTUNITY WHO HAS EARNED AN OPPORTUNITY, JD MCCARTHY’S HAD HIS OPPORTUNITY AND I DON’T KNOW ON WITH THIS IF YOU JUST FOOTBALL. SOMEBODY WHO CAN THE NFL IS VERY RUTHLESS, WHEN IT COMES TO, WHO GETS PULLED OUT OF THE MACHINE AND WHO GETS REPLACED BY SOMEBODY ELSE. AND IF YOU CANNOT ACCURATELY THROW THE FOOTBALL, WHEN THE THROWS ARE THERE TO BE HAD CHRIS. HOW LONG CAN YOU SURVIVE IN THE NFL AS A STARTING QUARTERBACK? HOW LONG? YEAH. HEY LISTEN, IT’S IT’S THERE’S THERE’S WORK TO BE DONE. THE ONLY THING I SAY TO YOU IS, IT’S, IT’S REALLY AND WHERE IT’S, IT’S JUST, HE’S A ROOKIE, HE’S A ROOKIE THAT THAT’S WHAT IT IS AND HE CAN MAKE THOSE THROWS. DO YOU BECOME MORE ACCURATE? I MEAN, BUT, BUT THAT’S THE THING EITHER, EITHER YOU CAN OR YOU CAN’T, HE HE CAN’T WHAT WOULD KEEP YOU JUST WHAT KEEPS YOU FROM? I MEAN, WHEN YOU HAVE THAT MANY THROWS THAT ARE OFF, RIGHT, WHAT IS IT? THAT’S KEEPING YOU FROM DOING IT? IT’S IT’S TIED TO YOUR EXPERIENCE. I I YEAH, IT’S NERVES IT’S NOT BEING COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT YOU’RE DOING YET, RIGHT? IT IT’S, IT’S THAT IT’S, IT’S NOT HAVING ENOUGH REPS. IT’S OH, WAIT, HE’S OPEN. BUT I’M GONNA THROW IT REALLY HARD AND CRAZY. AND IT’S LIKE, WAIT, HE WAS OPEN AND HE WAS RIGHT THERE. YOU DIDN’T NEED TO DO THAT, RIGHT? IT’S FINDING THE APPROPRIATE TOUCH, IF I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH IS HE HAS TO HAVE MORE VARIETY AND THROWS. YOU’VE HEARD ME SAY THAT A LOT WATCHING HIM EVERY CHANCE. YEAH, EVERY THROWS. THE BASKETBALL CONCERN. EVERY THROW IS THE FAST BALL AND YOU’RE LIKE, NO, EVERY NOW AND THEN LET’S JUST THROW THE CHANGE UP AND THROW THE 87 MI PER HOUR BALL DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE PLATE THAT THE GUY CAN CATCH. SO THAT’S WHAT WE’RE MISSING A LITTLE BIT AND THEN, BUT I THINK YOU COMPOUND THAT WITH YOU GUYS, DON’T RUN THE BALL, ALL THAT. WELL, RIGHT. SO EITHER. NO, AND THEN THEY DON’T RUN IT ENOUGH. THEY RUN IT. WELL, THEY DON’T RUN IT ENOUGH, RIGHT. RIGHT. SO THAT DOESN’T HELP HIM OUT EITHER AND THEN I THINK YOU COUPLE THAT WITH YOU’RE NOT GETTING TO SEE THE FULL KEVIN OCONELL OFFENSE YET BECAUSE HE’S GOING WAIT I’M STILL PLAYING A ROOKIE HERE AND I CAN’T JUST UNVEIL EVERYTHING IN MY PLAYBOOK HERE, SO THERE’S A LITTLE BIT I THINK OF LIKE HEY WE’RE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HE DOES BEST AND HOW TO WORK THAT AND NOT PUT TOO MUCH ON HIS PLATE AND I THINK ALL THAT LEADS TO SOME UNDERWHELMING MOMENTS ON THE OFFENSIVE SIDE OF THE BALL. AND HE WAS DEALING ON THE DRIVE WHERE THEY TOOK THE LEAD AND THEY DID LEAD THE THAT YOU CAN GO DOWN. I THINK TOM BRADY WAS SUGGESTING AT SOME POINT I MEAN THE WHOLE MIKE VRABEL TAKE A KNEE THING THAT KNOW THAT THAT THAT IS FLYING TOO CLOSE TO THE SUN ON WINGS OF PASTRAMI. YOU GOT TO TAKE THE SCORE AND YOU GOT TO TRUST YOUR SPECIAL TEAMS AND YOUR DEFENSE BUT ESPECIALLY YOUR SPECIAL TEAMS TO NOT GIVE UP THE LONG RETURN TO DEVON DO, RENEE THAT BECAME THE GAME-WINNING FIELD GOAL. I, I WANT TO GIVE THE KID THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, MAN IT’S BEEN A LONG 50 YEARS AND EVERY TIME I FEEL LIKE THEY’RE STARTING TO TURN THE CORNER. THEY THEY DO THE ABE SIMPSON WALK IN THE DOOR AND WALK RIGHT BACK OUT. AND FOR EVERY GOOD YEAR THERE’S A BAD YEAR. AND NOW WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN THIS YEAR, THE EXPECTATIONS ARE GOING TO AND THEN MAYBE NEXT YEAR THEY HAVE A BETTER YEAR BUT THEY SO MUCH OF THIS, JUSTIN JEFFERSON’S GOING TO TAKE BEFORE. HE NOTICES WHAT DRAKE MAYE IS DOING IN NEW ENGLAND. AND SAYS MAYBE I’D LIKE TO GO THERE. MAYBE I’D LIKE TO GO THERE WHEN STEFON DIGGS IS DONE. UH, BECAUSE IT’S JUST NOT WORKING THE WAY THAT IT SHOULD AND MAYBE IT IS NERVES. THERE WAS A COULD READ. JUSTIN JEFFERSON’S LIPS WHEN HE WAS SAYING RELAX. YEAH. REMEMBER WE SAID THAT RIGHT? HEY AND HE DID RIGHT. AND HE DID WRITE RELAXED GUY. YEAH HE DID. WELL YOU CAN BE THAT WAY. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN BE JUMPY JUMPY. I’VE BEEN THERE AND THEN THAT MAKES YOU THROW BALLS FIRST OFF BECAUSE YOU’RE JUMPY AND OH, I WANT TO DO RIGHT AND EVERYTHING THERE AND YOU’RE NOT COMFORTABLE YOU CAN RUSH DECISIONS. NOW YOU RUSH YOUR MECHANICS IN YOUR THROAT BECAUSE YOU’RE DOING THAT. THE BALL GOES ALL OVER THE PLACE OR YOU JUST THROW IT TOO HARD. LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT A LOT EARLY IN THE LIKE HEY DUDE CHILL OUT. OUT, JUST THROW A NICE SMOOTH BALL OUT THERE AND LET HIM CATCH IT. IT DOESN’T NEED TO BE THE FASTEST FOOTBALL WE’VE EVER SEEN IN OUR LIFE. AND YEAH, THAT’S A LEARNING PROCESS RIGHT NOW AN

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23 comments

  2. He’s not inexperienced that’s a cope.
    He’s been playing football for years at this point.
    He’s not a rookie.
    He was hurt his entire rookie season.
    Stop making excuses.

  3. McCarthy flat out doesn't look comfortable or natural throwing a football. He can't ditch that long wind-up delivery, even on quick throws that don't call for it at all.

  7. I kept saying to keep Darnold around and the Vikings let him go and blew our season. Dumb coach and dumb GM killed the Vikings this year. Darnold is having a great season in Seattle. JJ looks like a high school QB. 😢

  8. the problem is the rest of the team is ready to win now in a 2-3 year window but their QB whisperer HC thought that was a good time trail run a rookie QB who had late first round talent at best

  9. Florio I'm a 51 year old lifelong Vikings fan and all I'm seeing is Ponder 2.0 …with that draft class why did the Vikings get the bust of the bunch? …it's baffling we can't get a franchise quarterback. Year after year same thing… My tattoo needs a super bowl attachment 😊

  10. He is not a rookie! Everyone is acting like he was hospitalized the entire season last year. He was in the building everyday, he learned the playbook, he did everything. Stop babying him

  12. Dude has a noodle arm. He’ll play right into his first contract…nullifying the reason they cleaned house to have him start…he’s cheap. Doesn’t make sense. Bad plan. Keep getting told it’s speculation to think what Cousins, Darnold, Jones or Rodgers would do (surely better than the worst QBR of any QB play this season, sub .500, last place on a win now roster) then I also can’t speculate about his potential.

  14. Mike I agree it is frustrating to be a Vikings fan. Why we do not run more 😂. You lose 4 games you should have won. Yesterday was the icing on the cake for the season. We have to win every game left but one. Lol to make playoffs. Well let’s see if JJ can improve this year or we move on. Kwesi has to go for sure. Skol!

  15. We suck!!! Yr after yr we miss on picking the right guy. We can’t run the ball but of course we missed on some good RBs in the draft. I still believe in JJ being a good QB though. Is his first time starting.
    Why are they not getting onto Cam Ward. He’s struggling to. Mike shut up and calm down about getting rise of his so fast.

  17. Call out KOC for stupid play calling. Let’s give up resources/cap for run components like Mason, Fries, Jackson, Oliver, Ham and then decide not to use them enough. Bravo KOC

  19. It’s always interest to see who and how Simms chooses to make excuses for. Comes off more as how much he likes a guy, than how talented a guy is. Just an observation.

  21. 5 starts people, lets relax a bit or go back and take a history lesson and look hall of fame QB's that pure stunk the first year+. Now the Vikings drafting has been horrific the last two years. The Vikings biggest issue is the GM not the QB

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