Tyler Forness discusses why despite Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell's comments on the Rich Eisen Show, fans should rest easy knowing J.J. McCarthy is the team's starting QB.
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00:00Kevin O'Connell refuses to name JJ McCarthy the starting quarterback and that does not matter one
00:05bit let's talk about it Minnesota Vikings are in a great position in the 2025 season and they're
00:14going to hand the keys over to starting quarterback JJ McCarthy or are they Kevin O'Connell's been
00:21very coy about not actually saying that JJ McCarthy is going to be the starting quarterback
00:26he's never said the direct words and during an appearance on the Rich Eisen show he was directly
00:31asked and he deflected around the question danced around it just would not give a straight answer
00:36some might think that's a problem but here's the reality of it it's not it's not a problem at all
00:44and this is why reading between the lines and really understanding what they're saying
00:48makes a huge difference and actually tells you what's going on everything that Quasi
00:54documents and Kevin O'Connell say is incredibly intentional and because it's intentional it's
01:00something that you want to know so let's talk about a couple quotes here the first one came
01:05initially Rich right now the rules prohibit even Minnesota Vikings defensive players from lining
01:10up across from Minnesota Vikings offensive players so we should be imagining one heck of an opponent
01:16if we said it was us coaches standing out there as a defense or some of the other offensive players
01:21forming a defense that's now what this time of year is about this is the learning the teaching
01:27phase so much growth and development can happen during this time when there's really no negative
01:31outcomes there's no plays that don't go your way and have a real impact on the team they're all just
01:37learning moments right now but there's going to come a time where that changes and it's going to
01:43come very rapidly and quickly listen to what Kevin O'Connell is saying there just really think about those
01:49words what he's saying is I'm not going to name a guy because we don't have one because we didn't
01:57have one what he's saying is I'm not going to name a guy while we're teaching I want these guys to learn
02:04I want these guys to learn the game learn this system and become better football players and better men
02:10that's what he's saying it's not about who's first or who's second it's about learning and developing
02:16and that is the number one focus of these practices once you get to training camp then you can start
02:21really having those positional battles but not yet it does not matter quite yet and this next quote
02:27from O'Connell really slams home the fact that J.J. McCarthy is the incumbent starter
02:36I know everyone is wildly concerned about these reps on here let me put you at peace rich
02:43when he meaning McCarthy is taking snaps he's taking plenty of snaps from Ryan Kelly who happens
02:49to be a 10-year starting offensive center in this league so take that for what it's worth
02:53he just told you that J.J. McCarthy is the starting quarterback you're taking snaps from Ryan Kelly
02:59who does that the starting quarterback it doesn't matter that Kevin O'Connell hasn't directly said those
03:06words they will come plus McCarthy has been outspoken and saying I want to earn it I want
03:13to earn my place he's gonna get that chance and I'm gonna tell you if anybody's telling you that
03:20they're worried about McCarthy they're just searching for something because they're searching
03:25for something that just isn't there McCarthy's the guy he has been the guy the Vikings talked to
03:32Aaron Rodgers but never seriously considered him they did seriously consider extending Sam Darnold
03:38but that didn't come to fruition either they're ready to put their reputations online for J.J. McCarthy
03:45and we'll see how that works but for now it's looking really good I'm Tyler Fornes with ADZ Sports
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