FOXSports.com: ‘Calm,’ ‘Hungry,’ ‘Infectious’, ‘Psycho’?: The Sides of JJ McCarthy

[MAD GAINZ]

So then what does  "successful" start on Monday night for JJ look like?  Does it have to be a win?  To me, 0 turnovers, a win for the Vikings is a successful JJ debut.  Like everyone else, I am sure there will be bumps in the road, unless he drives the car off the cliff, everything else is a success.

It's so hard to quantify...  Get the win is obviously objective one.  I don't really care what his stats look like as long as he looks confident and shows the ability to bounce back from a bad throw, turnover, etc.

[purplefaithful]

It's so hard to quantify...  Get the win is obviously objective one.  I don't really care what his stats look like as long as he looks confident and shows the ability to bounce back from a bad throw, turnover, etc.

I think his resilience will absolutely be tested...

Honestly? I think there would be just as much pressure at home playing the Bears on MNF as there will be playing at Soldier Field.

[Daniel McRandall]

Biggest thing I remember from reading the article was how he talked about how he thinks. ""People with ADHD, they find calm in the chaos and chaos in the calm," said McCarthy, who was diagnosed with the disorder. "I’ve always felt, ever since I was a kid, just any competitive environment I was in, I felt like I was at home." I think I like someone who can find the calm in the chaos that will be his first real season as a starter.