{"id":831982,"date":"2026-03-25T00:11:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T00:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/831982\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T00:11:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T00:11:21","slug":"analyst-delivers-brutal-vikings-truth-for-j-j-mccarthy-after-free-agency-signing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/831982\/","title":{"rendered":"Analyst delivers brutal Vikings truth for J.J. McCarthy after free agency signing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Analyst delivers brutal Vikings truth for J.J. McCarthy after free agency signing<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Most knew that the clock was ticking on J.J. McCarthy’s time with the Minnesota Vikings<\/a> before free agency began.<\/p>\n

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And with the signing of Kyler Murray, that clock has accelerated.<\/p>\n

Coming to the NFC franchise looking to battle McCarthy for the starting role, we know who will likely end up winning it, right?<\/p>\n

And it is because of that many think J.J.’s time in Minnesota is up, just two years into his career.<\/p>\n

For CBS Sports’ Jared Dubin, he’s said out loud what everyone is thinking about the quarterback position in Minnesota.<\/p>\n

“The Vikings are pretty clearly done with the J.J. McCarthy experiment, no matter what they say now about holding a competition between McCarthy and Murray this offseason,” Dubin wrote<\/a>. “You don’t go get a guy like this if you’re expecting McCarthy to be a factor under center. And it’s hard to blame Minnesota after what happened with McCarthy during his first go-round as the starter last year.”<\/p>\n

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McCarthy’s Vikings future on thin ice<\/p>\n

I don’t subscribe to the idea that if Murray beats out McCarthy, he’s done as a starter in the league.<\/p>\n

But you can make the case he’s done in Minnesota if Kyler beats him. And that isn’t the end of the world.<\/p>\n

Some might see it as reacting a little too hastily after just one season where McCarthy started 10 games, as we are in a win-now environment in the NFL, but McCarthy, if he does move on, will land on his feet somewhere else.<\/p>\n

But Dubin is right. The Vikings haven’t signed Murray to be the backup quarterback. They’ve signed him to start.<\/p>\n

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And that likely means bad news for McCarthy in 2026.<\/p>\n

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