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RE: The Athletic: Vikings aren't shy about next phase of JJ's development - StickierBuns - 11-06-2025
Will Fries was just on the Ross Tucker podcast talking about JJ McCarthy: "It's real...the look in his eye doesn't waver from snap 1 to snap 65....The intensity, the moxie....you just BELIEVE that he can make something happen at any time....I think its the most real I've ever been around. He's so fun to play with, he just has a look to him and the whole team feeds off it".
That's pretty incredible praise and belief for a 22 year old QB.
RE: The Athletic: Vikings aren't shy about next phase of JJ's development - Montana Tom - 11-06-2025
(11-06-2025, 11:04 AM)MaroonBells Wrote: I grew up across the street from my best friend in Billings, MT. His dad was the biggest hockey fan on the planet. And if there was a game on, and it was warm enough to have the windows open, you could hear Darryl screaming a block away. I realized last weekend just before I closed my windows that I'm now that guy.
Somehow it escaped me that you grew up in Montana...only 475 miles away from Whitefish...practically neighbors! LOL
RE: The Athletic: Vikings aren't shy about next phase of JJ's development - Kentis - 11-06-2025
(11-06-2025, 09:10 AM)StickierBuns Wrote: I agree with everything you say here....all of it. Including the chop. Need to pass around a little Dramamine for Viking Nation this year as the ups and downs might make some seasick. But a New World awaits on the horizon.
Could you sub some gummies perhaps…?
RE: The Athletic: Vikings aren't shy about next phase of JJ's development - Vikesrock - 11-07-2025
(11-06-2025, 03:53 PM)Montana Tom Wrote: Somehow it escaped me that you grew up in Montana...only 475 miles away from Whitefish...practically neighbors! LOL
I am in Helena, so kind of the half way point between the two of you.
RE: The Athletic: Vikings aren't shy about next phase of JJ's development - StickierBuns - 11-07-2025
(11-06-2025, 05:55 PM)Kentis Wrote: Could you sub some gummies perhaps…?
I got ya covered.....
RE: The Athletic: Vikings aren't shy about next phase of JJ's development - StickierBuns - 11-07-2025
(11-06-2025, 11:48 AM)Zanary Wrote: Oh, I'm bought in. I'm hoping that all of the very hard lessons about QB protection (or lack thereof) and playing to dominate, not just to win, will benefit the young'un. As much as I like KOC, he's shown hesitance to put the teams' throat on opponents' necks while also sticking with slow-developing plays even as our QBs get pummeled.
These two lessons are as important as JJM's development, and are all tied together.
This past week has been about JJM's "Nine" persona, the hyper-intense side he lets out as needed. We've had some QBs that showed discipline and poise on an off of the field, gathered themselves before speaking into a mic, and were good representatives for the team at all costs.
JJM was a snarling, grinning beast going into that locker room post-game, and I think the team NEEDS that. The kid was still all "great team effort, still need to improve", etc, for the press...but, having a QB that's at least as wound up as anyone on the defense? That's excellent.
And this is what Justin Jefferson said yesterday, that he loves the '9' persona from JJ because he's got his own called 'Jets'....'you need to get yourself there' is how Jefferson put it. He loves JJM's fire and this is a direct quote: 'We don't need any more nice guys on the team. I love that dawg in him'.