Benching JJ? Is it really the ankle

[MaroonBells]

I don't think they would bench him either, but are they using the injury as a reason to sit him for a bit and take the edge off.  Just seemed like his ankle sprain wasn't bad enough to pull him from the game, one would think declaring it this early in the week seems a bit suspect.

I still can't accept they would bench him, but if you want to go down that road, one thing to consider is that they may also want to get their franchise QB out of harms way until Darrisaw and Kelly return so the kid isn't torn apart either physically or emotionally. Skule is a turnstile and Jurgens had a few snapping issues. Too much of that can damage a young QB.

[Kentis]

High ankle sprains can take some time to heal, let’s see what ya got now KO’C. If you can get Wentz to play well, then I will be impressed! 

[MaroonBells]

High ankle sprains can take some time to heal, let’s see what ya got now KO’C. If you can get Wentz to play well, then I will be impressed! 

You actually heard HIGH ankle sprain? I consider myself an expert on the subject having sprained one ankle or the other about 11 times. There's definitely a difference. If it's a high ankle sprain I would expect his timeline to be more like 4-6 weeks.

[greediron]

I still can't accept they would bench him, but if you want to go down that road, one thing to consider is that they may also want to get their franchise QB out of harms way until Darrisaw and Kelly return so the kid isn't torn apart either physically or emotionally. Skule is a turnstile and Jurgens had a few snapping issues. Too much of that can damage a young QB.

Ok, bench is not the right word.  My premise is what you are saying.  Offense has been a hot mess, JJ is getting killed with Skule in there.  The ankle was an easy excuse to sit JJ until Darrisaw is back and hopefully the pressure settles down.  

Not saying that is the case, but that injury report came on Monday rather than the usual Wed.

Also, JJ is intense, a perfectionist.  Perhaps he is pressing too much and KOC sees that.  Dunno, just seemed like a quick announcement.

[Vikergirl]

People are freaking out about a so-called benching and a fake injury. I don't believe either of these things to be true. He is hurt. And they are not benching him after 2 games. That is absolutely ridiculous. We need some healthy OL. We need a bat signal for Darrisaw. The defense has some injuries too. Play calling also has issues. Well I guess we see what happens with Wentz. I like Brosmer a lot, I have watched him a lot but Wentz would have to royally suck for him to go it. I just don't see it yet

[Bullazin]

OK calm down.

[JR44]

Commanders announce Daniels has a knee injury, could miss this week, but they are taking it day to day and evaluating it. That certainly would be more of what I would expect for a guy who played the entire game and did not look hurt or affected in any way. Not saying it is not an injury, but seems odd they would state definitively he is will miss 2-4 weeks without seeing how it responds to treatment especially since this is only Monday.

[StickierBuns]

People are freaking out about a so-called benching and a fake injury. I don't believe either of these things to be true. He is hurt. And they are not benching him after 2 games. That is absolutely ridiculous. We need some healthy OL. We need a bat signal for Darrisaw. The defense has some injuries too. Play calling also has issues. Well I guess we see what happens with Wentz. I like Brosmer a lot, I have watched him a lot but Wentz would have to royally suck for him to go it. I just don't see it yet

But...but...Twitter! Nothing people love more than conspiracy, I swear. Yes, we're 1-1, lets bench our rookie for a guy who's been with the team 3 weeks. A guy the team is committed to developing and needs reps desperately more than anything else. Its dumb but it won't stop some fans from believing what they'd like to, which is what they'll do anyway regardless. What I love is when the crazies explain their theories in what they think is a coherent and tangible way, that 'something doesn't make sense' to them, lol (I'm speaking about Twitter/online fans, not on the board. Its crazy out there).

They wrapped it last night and in typical ankle sprains, it hurts a ton worse the next day. I sprained my ankle during a 3-on-3 Gus Macker basketball tournament, taped it up and played. The next morning it was throbbing, black and fully swollen. Dr. said I was an idiot and could have done permanent damage.

[Still Hurtn]

I heard after the game, KOC said not on my watch, and went Tonya Harding on JJ

[savannahskol]

https://www.vikings.com/news/jj-mccarthy...uarterback

“O'Connell said McCarthy suffered the ankle sprain during a scramble on a second-and-20 play.”

Wasn’t every 2nd down, 2nd & 20?
Sure seemed so.