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When the Minnesota Vikings signed Kyler Murray to a vet minimum, one-year deal, a message was sent loud and clear. Sure, there will be a quarterback competition, but one person has the complete leg up. Unfortunately, the leg up goes to Murray over J.J. McCarthy. When I say leg up, I don't mean the rushing prowess of Murray.
Murray signing and then losing a competition has to be the worst look for the former first-round pick. On the flip side, McCarthy getting run out of town after his first season as an NFL quarterback could be a death sentence in NFL terms.
Former Cleveland Browns offensive lineman Joe Thomas thinks the competition is done.
“The Vikings spent a first-round draft choice on J.J. McCarthy, the quarterback,” Thomas said. “They were going to give him every opportunity to win that starting job. You basically give the starting job to that rookie quarterback when you take him in the first round.
“When you go out and get somebody and spend the type of resources they did to bring in Kyler Murray, he is your starter. You’re doing that because the important receivers and players you’re counting on to make plays provided by the quarterback are the guys that don’t trust J.J., and that’s why you make the switch.
“If you look at that situation, J.J., I think, will firmly be planted as the backup. That’s not to say he doesn’t have a chance to continue to develop and win the job at some point down the line. But right now, it’s clearly Kyler Murray’s job.”
The best-case scenario for the Vikings is that McCarthy wins the job with so little doubt that he has turned into a reliable starting quarterback for Minnesota.
McCarthy is facing an uphill challenge. Murray was brought in to win the competition with such a margin that is means McCarthy asks for a trade and Minnesota can recoup some draft capital. For now, the decision hasn't been made yet. Murray will start Week 1. You don't need to be an insider to come to that conclusion. Keep fighting J.J.
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Murray signing and then losing a competition has to be the worst look for the former first-round pick. On the flip side, McCarthy getting run out of town after his first season as an NFL quarterback could be a death sentence in NFL terms.
Former Cleveland Browns offensive lineman Joe Thomas thinks the competition is done.
“The Vikings spent a first-round draft choice on J.J. McCarthy, the quarterback,” Thomas said. “They were going to give him every opportunity to win that starting job. You basically give the starting job to that rookie quarterback when you take him in the first round.
“When you go out and get somebody and spend the type of resources they did to bring in Kyler Murray, he is your starter. You’re doing that because the important receivers and players you’re counting on to make plays provided by the quarterback are the guys that don’t trust J.J., and that’s why you make the switch.
“If you look at that situation, J.J., I think, will firmly be planted as the backup. That’s not to say he doesn’t have a chance to continue to develop and win the job at some point down the line. But right now, it’s clearly Kyler Murray’s job.”
The best-case scenario for the Vikings is that McCarthy wins the job with so little doubt that he has turned into a reliable starting quarterback for Minnesota.
McCarthy is facing an uphill challenge. Murray was brought in to win the competition with such a margin that is means McCarthy asks for a trade and Minnesota can recoup some draft capital. For now, the decision hasn't been made yet. Murray will start Week 1. You don't need to be an insider to come to that conclusion. Keep fighting J.J.
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