The Athletic: What's next for JJ McCarthy?

[comet52]

^ This dude 'writes' for the Daily Norseman, lol.

I thought he laid it out pretty clearly.

Writing for DN is a low rent gig but not as low as all of us hacks squabbling here on VF.

[purplefaithful]

I agree JJM at Qb3 wouldnt serve him well...At the end of the day, I think he'll be Qb2 and Wentz will be there to whisper sweet nothings in Murrays ear along his journey here..

I am getting tired of the whole QB discussion. Hopefully we can all take a step back from the key boards and just let this play out some. I am rooting for both Murray and JJM tbh.

I want the Vikings to have two really great options...The franchise is more important to me than any one player.

And hell, we have NO IDEA how this is going to go in March.

On to the Draft!!!

[pattersaur]

Are the Vikings out on JJ McCarthy?
Story by Warren Ludford • 18h • 6 min read

And so, if this (increasingly likely) scenario were to unfold, why would the Vikings continue to develop McCarthy for some other team and occupy a valuable roster spot for that purpose? The answer is it doesn’t make sense which could lead to the Vikings choosing to move on from McCarthy sooner rather than later.

We’ll see.

This has been my top fear throughout the offseason and each passing week it seems to get closer to becoming reality.

Say we trade my guy JJM away for peanuts or heck, even for decent comp. Do I continue to root for the kid I like to succeed, even though it's basically a worst nightmare scenario as a Vikings fan that my friends will troll me with for years? Don't put me in this no-win scenario, Vikings! I'd rather be dead wrong and McCarthy stink or continue to be glass if we trade him I suppose. That'd restore faith in KO for sure. But I feel icky typing that out. Ugh

[MaroonBells]

This is the disconnect and why the 'JJM is still the QBOTF' crowd doesn't seem to get it: how is JJ developing on the bench? And now as a possible QB3, who gets zero reps, zero focus during the season and runs the scout team. For those in the back: HE'S ALREADY STARTED GAMES and now he's going to be benched. Its unprecedented and offers no value to JJ's development. At all. I mean honestly.... Its nonsensical. You either choose to read the writing on the wall or you don't here IMO.

KM is QB1, that's done. Having JJM be QB2 at least gives him a shot with injury to be showcased again this year, either for Minnesota or a team to trade for him if he shows out. There's value all the way around doing that. Making JJ QB3? 0.0% sense. Just trade him on Draft day for a 5th round pick and be done with it.

Bryce Young was benched early in 2024, his 2nd season. Since being drafted #1 overall, he was 2–16 as a starter, averaging 176 passing yards per game with 11 TDs, 13 INTs and a 71.0 passer rating. 

He sat for 5 weeks, returning week 8 after Andy Dalton got hurt.

Since his return, he has thrown for 5208 total yards with 42 TDs, 15 INTs, a 91.3 passer rtg and 10 game winning drives. He took the Panthers to the playoffs in '25 and lost to the Rams 31-28. Young threw 3 TDs and 0 INTs in the game.