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purplefaithful · (This post was last modified: Yesterday, 04:05 PM by purplefaithful.)

One the one hand, we have a top 10 pick in JJM with great traits and I still think an uber high ceiling

On the other hand (to quote MB) did the football gods just do the Vikings a rare solid to have another top 3 QB cut loose waiting to be resurrected?

I'm just glad FA isnt that far off anymore...

MaroonBells · Yesterday, 04:26 PM

(Yesterday, 04:05 PM)purplefaithful Wrote: One the one hand, we have a top 10 pick in JJM with great traits and I still think an uber high ceiling

On the other hand (to quote MB) did the football gods just do the Vikings a rare solid to have another top 3 QB cut loose waiting to be resurrected?

I'm just glad FA isnt that far off anymore...

I'll shake both hands just to be sure. I like JJ's potential. I still believe he's going develop into our franchise QB. I'm just not convinced that's going to happen as early as 2026.

Still Hurtn · Yesterday, 04:35 PM

One would think if KOC saw all this "potential" he would squash all these rumors regarding strengthening the QB room. JJM belongs somewhere in the NFL. Just not the Vikings future

JR44 · Yesterday, 04:42 PM

(Yesterday, 04:05 PM)purplefaithful Wrote: One the one hand, we have a top 10 pick in JJM with great traits and I still think an uber high ceiling

On the other hand (to quote MB) did the football gods just do the Vikings a rare solid to have another top 3 QB cut loose waiting to be resurrected?

I'm just glad FA isnt that far off anymore...

Because of KMs salary, it not one or the other like it was with Darnold last year, we can have both and then truly have the best option play out.

Zanary · 10 hours ago

(Yesterday, 04:35 PM)Still Hurtn Wrote: One would think if KOC saw all this "potential" he would squash all these rumors regarding strengthening the QB room. JJM belongs somewhere in the NFL. Just not the Vikings future

...I'm curious what makes this level of quitting on the kid attractive.

Seriously, the difference in his play from early to late in the season showed obvious improvement...and he was our starting QB for our first victory against Detroit in years.

I don't get the quitters.

StickierBuns

(10 hours ago)Zanary Wrote: ...I'm curious what makes this level of quitting on the kid attractive.

Seriously, the difference in his play from early to late in the season showed obvious improvement...and he was our starting QB for our first victory against Detroit in years.

I don't get the quitters.

I can understand this a little more than the fans that think benching JJM for another QB1 because you think the team roster is 'loaded' is fine because he's got a future with the team. That isn't going to happen. When is the last time a top 10 QB selection started a full year, then the team sat him a year because his play sucked, then he came back the following year to be the 'franchise QB'? Never is the answer. And it won't happen in Minnesota if that's what they end up doing. The kid needs reps, KOC has said as much, and you're just going to gut another year of starter reps and push back his continued development?

The math is simple IMO: Kyler Murray coming to Minnesota is bub bye to JJ McCarthy as a long term answer. I don't get how the organization could give up on him already, but I'm not on the Viking's coaching staff. Kyler isn't signing anywhere to be QB2. Of course we'll all get some big time Coachspeak from KOC on how this doesn't change 'at all how we feel about JJ McCarthy's status with the team', blah blah blah. Riiiight.

Before I get my panties in a bunch, lets see what actually happens. I'll get behind whatever the team ends up doing, but I think there's a right way to do this and it doesn't involve giving up on McCarthy. I'll say this: there is so much smoke about Murray to the Vikings, that if it doesn't happen, the whole NFL media industry are bigger frauds than I thought.