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Our QB is getting much needed reps against a really good defense!
There are plenty of practice recap stories and many say that our young QB is struggling a little. This should not cause any alarm and should be expected especially when facing a BFlo defense that is not giving any breaks. This is actually a good thing in my (and many other’s) opinion. He needs all of this he can get right now. When you consider Jettas is out, it makes it even better for his development. I feel fairly confident that most fans are very worried at this time. Now, the backup QB situation does seem a little worrisome. We should remember what Nick Mullens and Josh Dobbs did playing for KOC though. If KOC likes his QBs then so should we right?
Congratulations to Jared Allen!
Minnesota Vikings News and Links
Former Michigan star struggling in training camp
Alec Lewis of The Athletic shared these observations:
“The Vikings’ defense is just on an entirely different level right now. You have Jonathan Greenard and Dallas Turner synced up in their celebrations, you have Andrew Van Ginkel obliterating folks. It’s very one-sided.”
The good and bad of J.J. McCarthy at Vikings training camp
If there is anyone inside the Minnesota Vikings organization with a license to speak freely about J.J. McCarthy, it’s Justin Jefferson. The team’s star receiver spent the offseason working with his new quarterback, hanging out with him on and off the field, and Jefferson’s genial public nature allows him to make frank judgments without disturbing the peace in the locker room.
So it was worth noting how Jefferson assessed McCarthy as training camp began last week. His words have proved prophetic.
“You definitely have to have patience,” Jefferson said. “He’s pretty much a rookie. Last year pretty much doesn’t count for him. He’s still new to the scheme, new to coming out here and throwing to these different receivers. So you have to have that patience.
“You’re not really expected to have that same mindset as a veteran. You can’t really have that expectation from him. But we do have the expectation of him being great, coming out here every single day, working his butt off and progressing every single day.”
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But there is no substitute for time on the field, and McCarthy’s uneven start to training camp has required more patience than some might have expected. He opened camp with a series of concern-free practices during the NFL-mandated acclimation period, leading efficient drills and making accurate throws in full team settings, even after Jefferson was sidelined by a strained left hamstring.
Once the pads came on, however, McCarthy and the entire Vikings offense have struggled to move the ball. During one eight-play sequence of starters versus starters, the offense gained positive yards only once.
*Working against a defense that has unleashed its full arsenal of blitzes and coverage disguises, McCarthy’s accuracy has been inconsistent, particularly in the red zone. He has led receivers...
