One factor not expected to be considered in Vikings’ decision to start J.J. McCarthy and Kyler Murray originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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The Minnesota Vikings have put themselves in a very strange position over the past two years, and all of that is because of their decision to move on from Sam Darnold and give J.J. McCarthy the keys to the quarterback room.
McCarthy, who obviously hasn’t proven that he can be a competent starting quarterback in this league, might even be replaced now with Kyler Murray in the mix. It sounds very weird to say that the Vikings would just have a guy like Murray on the roster and not start him.
It’s evident that Minnesota is in a win-now situation, and Murray probably gives them the best chance to win.
According to the latest, there doesn’t seem to be a guaranteed decision made just yet, though the prior history of both players isn’t going to be taken into effect too much.
“The interesting thing about it is that the roster needs to win now,” Albert Breer said about the Vikings QB battle during a June 1 appearance on the “Dan Patrick Show,” H/T Heavy. “So no one’s on scholarship anymore. His draft status doesn’t matter. Whoever is the best player for us to win right now is who Kevin O’Connell is going to pick.
“That’s going to be Kevin O’Connell’s mindset in picking his quarterback now. So it’s different than it was last year. They’re not worried about the first-round investment in the player anymore. In fact, the GM who drafted J.J. McCarthy 10th overall is now gone, and there’s a new GM coming in.”
Remember now, these are two guys who have proven throughout their football careers that they can be very good players.
There was a time when Murray was viewed as one of the bright young quarterbacks in this league. McCarthy was a star at Michigan and one of the highly touted high school prospects in his class.
Unfortunately, because both players have struggled a bit over the past few years, none of that will really matter, and honestly, that’s good news for the Vikings fan base, as the best player right now should be the starting quarterback week in and week out.
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