Daily Norseman
The Bears loss was especially tough since it put the odds for the playoffs very low. The Vikings have a 5% chance to make the playoffs. If they win it goes to 11% and if they lose it goes to 2%. Not good. Not what many were expecting even with a “rookie” QB especially after the moves they made in the offseason. Not many observers thought the moves were made to rebuild. I do not believe the Wilf’s are interested in rebuilding. There will be some splainin to do this offseason by KAM and KOC. In the end, with many roster positions improved over the offseason, the one position that was a roll of the dice was Quarterback.
JJ McCarthy’s play is getting analyzed out the wazoo. Some folks are even wondering about benching him. The question is “for who”? Brosmer? IDK about that.
Many fine folks are preaching the it is only 5 games and look at what Josh Allen did in his first 5 games. The Josh Allen comparisons is particularly, how can I say, ill-informed at best. Allen is a unicorn and is able to run very well.
Here is a video/podcast from Matthew Coller talking with Jeremiah Sirles talking about JJ. At the 5:45 mark, Coller talks about the completion percentage and interceptions over the first 5 games and how the history suggests it is going to be tough. He also says it is early. Sirles asks will he ever be elite? He could be good but will he get to elite level? Coller talks comparable players at the 9:00 minute mark. He syas there are so few of the QBs that have perfomed this poorly over the first 5 games and rightfully dismisses the Allen comp. Allen is the outlier. What about the other ones? Coller goes to to talk about how Sam Darnold struggled early but brings up the fact that Darnold was on a horrible Jets team while JJ has been provided with an outstanding supporting cast. You would be hard presses to find another “rookie” QB who had a better supporting cast.
It’s tough to judge JJ right now because he has shown a couple of drives in the 4th quarter that were clutch.
It looks like it is going to be quite a finish to this season round here and the offseason should be bonkers! I love it. The DN has had some really intense QB debates over the years and it looks like we are off on another one.
Let the games begin!
Packers get first look at J.J. McCarthy, and his mix of aggression and inconsistency will fully test Green Bay’s defense
It’s impossible to look at McCarthy’s numbers and project much success. Outside of his willingness to push the ball down the field, every other metric is a failure.
J.J. McCarthy has been mostly inefficient (35th among 35 QBs in adjusted EPA/play), inconsistent (34th/35 in success rate), and hasn’t taken advantage of...
