The NFL offseason is entering its final stretch, where most of what can be done by teams has been, and now is the time to look back on it all.
NFL insider Albert Breer discussed one takeaway from every team’s offseason, and when it came time to talk about the Vikings, he had some positive words for the work of general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah. The newly extended front office leader of the Vikings built a roster for their new starter, J.J. McCarthy that not many other quarterbacks have had the pleasure of coming into.
Breer writes, “For all the noise around J.J. McCarthy, the Vikings have built a tremendous, quarterback-friendly roster that’ll put him in position to win from the outset. Pressure comes with that, too, of course, but if you’re constantly in second-and-manageable and third-and-short, and your defense is one of football’s most challenging to go against, the trade-off is probably worth it. And while last fall was rocky for McCarthy, the quarterback has rebounded this offseason. I think he’ll be good.”
For as much as the talk was last offseason that Caleb Williams was set up for success by the Bears, this is what an ideal scenario for a first-time starter looks like.
Skill players, a veteran head coach, an offensive-minded one at that, and an offensive line that is as good as any in the league. J.J. McCarthy will have every chance to succeed and not many excuses not to if we are being honest.