KOC: Murray mentally ahead of where I thought
Kevin O’Connell: Kyler Murray mentally ahead of where I thought
The Vikings’ quarterback competition has not reached the finish line yet, but one of the aspirants is impressing head coach Kevin O’Connell with his grasp of the offense.
Kyler Murray joined the Vikings this offseason and has had less time in O’Connell’s scheme than J.J. McCarthy, but O’Connell said on Sunday that Murray is further along than expected when it comes to his mental processing.
“I think mentally he’s definitely probably ahead of where I thought,” O’Connell said, via Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com.
Murray has been seen as the favorite to wind up with the job and that assessment would seem to help his chances, but O’Connell gave no indication that a decision is imminent.
“Nothing has really changed from a standpoint of the timeline and things like that,” O’Connell said. “So we’ll see how the reps continue to go and when we feel like we’re at that place, we’re going to make sure we communicate that both in house and internally and obviously to you guys as soon as possible.”
The Vikings open the preseason against the Giants on Saturday and the quarterback play in that game could push things closer to a conclusion in Minnesota.
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Propping up his boy….hope he knows what he’s doing. 🙏
According to Judd, who has been at every practice, Kyler Murray has not looked great and was "awful" in last nights practice. JJ has looked better recently but, he hasn't done enough or been consistent enough to grab the starting job.
Come on whisperer, start whispering!!!
Begs the questions... so then why has Murray looked ass lol
supafreak84 wrote:
According to Judd, who has been at every practice, Kyler Murray has not looked great and was "awful" in last nights practice. JJ has looked better recently but, he hasn't done enough or been consistent enough to grab the starting job.
Come on whisperer, start whispering!!!
"Pssst.....JJ....c'mere. It doesn't matter WHAT you do, dude.....we've got a bangin' clipboard for you to hold though bro" - The Whisperator
StickierBuns wrote:
"Pssst.....JJ....c'mere. It doesn't matter WHAT you do, dude.....we've got a bangin' clipboard for you to hold though bro" - The Whisperator
I hate to even put this into the atmosphere, but could you imagine if both of these guys just suck (possible) and neither play well..ala every quarterback we had on our roster last year? What excuse will the all talking heads in the media think up for OConnell then? Lol. I mean we've all been told for years that he's this offensive genius and quarterback guru, right? Well, if there was ever any shred of truth to that, nows the time to show it, because things are not going well
supafreak84 wrote:
I hate to even put this into the atmosphere, but could you imagine if both of these guys just suck (possible) and neither play well..ala every quarterback we had on our roster last year? What excuse will the all talking heads in the media think up for OConnell then? Lol. I mean we've all been told for years that he's this offensive genius and quarterback guru, right? Well, if there was ever any truth to that, nows the tike to show it, because things are not going well
Could very well happen. I really don't take too much from camp yet, but its unfortunate that online its impossible to get any sense of unbiased opinions about the QB play because they are almost always in one of two camps. X is a cesspool of shit takes. The biggest whine is those fanboys bubbling in their beers because they can't record video and post in online to monetize it. Stick to your day jobs.
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