Mmmmmm....highly doubtful

lol, you won't want to hear what Paul Allen just said about JJM. He's fan boying all over him. Says he's getting better 'second by second' not day by day. "I'm all about JJ McCarthy".

lol, you won't want to hear what Paul Allen just said about JJM. He's fan boying all over him. Says he's getting better 'second by second' not day by day. "I'm all about JJ McCarthy".

The hype train is loading at the station. It might look like this come early September:

I think all of us on this board understand that this is hype about JJM. This doesn't mean there's not some truth to it, i.e. he's doing well, looking good, making throws, etc. So far, so good I think we can all agree on....it's early. But internet hype works for all of the content creators that are trying to get paid by clicks and views, and I mean any kind of hype (good or bad). These are overwhelmingly kids under 30 years old that don't have a clue what they are looking at or have zero perspective what 7 on 7s are, etc. But they know that strong takes, either way, get some people motivated to respond, click, etc. Its mostly contrived. Its why a guy like Kevin Seifert, ESPN Viking's beat guy, gets so much shit from the younger fans: he's too boring and 'negative' (because he's not being over the top with his takes). 

But at the same time, you sift through the obvious hyperbole and you can still be excited about McCarthy. His early accuracy has frankly surprised me (it was a weakness, I thought) and that all-day elite arm just continues to impress. A ways to go, but it seems like he's got a NFL processor chip, so fingers crossed. The best thing that could possibly happen this year.....by a WIDE margin.....is for McCarthy to hit. We have a long way to go to find that out, but enjoying what I'm seeing so far.

PurplePorsche wrote:

I don't think it has anything to do with giving Darnold a chance.  KOC wants Darnold to do well because: (a) who doesn't want to win?; and (b) it will keep the pressure off of playing JJ in Year 1.  Everything I have heard from KOC suggests he hopes like hell to give JJ a full year on the bench.  And let's face it, with Darnold on a 1-year contract, even if he goes 17-0 and wins us a Super Bowl, he won't be our starting QB next year.

The interesting thing will be how KOC reacts if the team does not win and Darnold's play is spotty.  My guess is the heat gets too hot to keep JJ on the bench...

Good post.

Now Doogie is stirring the pot. Is there fire with this smoke?

#Vikings rookie QB J.J. McCarthy has looked like “the real deal” and that “legitimate discussions” can now happen on the possibility of him starting week 1, says @DWolfsonKSTP

“That he is the real deal. I mean, we can at least have the discussion. I wasn’t sure four weeks ago if we would have a legitimate discussion on August 6th about the possibility of J.J. McCarthy starting week one, September 8th at the New York Giants. I think we’re to the point where it’s okay to talk about it.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGCt8QrqOD0

purplefaithful wrote:

I dont know how anyone can say he looks like the real deal or a steaming pile of dog crap as of yet...

Jeebus, no pre-season games or no scrimmages vs Brownies yet.

Such an impatient world.

I was very surprised to see Doogie say this.

Montana Tom wrote:
Why can't people just be patient?  Let the JJM process play out like KOC said they were going to do. This endless speculation is just nonsensical. This "ifs and butts" discourse is mind numbing.

This is how all media is today, not just sports. 'Patience' is being scrubbed from society en masse: Amazon delivery, all information/ordering/contact being instantaneous with smart phones, entitlement and parents spoiling kids by granting their every demand. 'Paying your dues' is something Gen Z has never had to contend with that concept and refuse to do so. Just move to the next 'toxic' job that doesn't cater to their unrealistic demands. Rant over. Hyperbole and strong takes rule the sports Twitterverse and sports social media. Nick Wright on FOX said yesterday the Bears were going to be the #1 team in the NFC.....this year. He doesn't believe that, but it gets the Gen Z Nation barking. That's all that matters. I think Viking Nation is going to put way too much emphasis on Saturday's preseason game and how JJM looks. It might be better for his long term benefit to look average to keep the wolves at bay. If McCarthy comes out ballin', there's going to be a roar coming from the state of Minnesota. And we all know this is just a preseason game.....we've seen preseason legends not even make the final cut. Major grain of salt needed no matter how he looks.