Daily Norseman
Going to be a really interesting game tomorrow. I am hoping for the best and that Carson Wentz does reasonably well. If Joshua Dobbs can play well in only three days prep time, I expect Wentz do to just as well if not better.
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No one knew it at the time, but the Vikings’ practice last Thursday was a foreshadowing of what was soon to come.
With J.J. McCarthy awaiting the birth of his son, Carson Wentz stepped in and led the Vikings’ first-team offense during practice. Wentz is once again leading the Vikings in practice this week after McCarthy sustained an ankle injury during Sunday night’s loss to the Falcons that is expected to sideline him for several weeks.
Wentz, a former No. 2 overall pick one-time Pro Bowler with the Eagles, has received rave reviews as he prepares for Sunday’s game against the Bengals in what will be his first meaningful start in nearly three years.
“He was in total command,” Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell said of last Thursday’s practice. “I was really pushing the group via the play clock coming off the Chicago game because I thought we were a little slow with our operation, especially early, and I was trying to push the entire group and obviously the quarterback is going to feel that. And Carson did a phenomenal job with that.”
Vikings’ J.J. McCarthy still in walking boot as a ‘precaution’
How is McCarthy doing now that he’s five days removed from the ankle sprain suffered last Sunday night against the Atlanta Falcons? It sounds like he’s recovering nicely, though he is still wearing a walking boot as a “precaution,” according to head coach Kevin O’Connell.
“He’s progressing. He was able to be out at practice and standing right next to me as I’m calling the plays in to Carson. That’s the best development and dialogue in this particular short term that he’s going to be able to have. He’s been great in meetings. Great questions. Handling his responsibilities from a rehab standpoint,” O’Connell said Friday.
“We’re kind of through that initial wave of getting the swelling down and all those things. Now, as we progress, we just see where he’s at in his daily progression of getting back.”
Ja’Marr Chase plans to Griddy in Jefferson’s house: ‘I wanna piss him off’
Ja’Marr Chase was asked an important question on Thursday: Is he allowed to Griddy in Justin Jefferson’s house? He didn’t hesitate in his answer.
“I mean, if he doesn’t want me to, I wanna do it,” said Chase of his friend and former LSU teammate. “If he doesn’t want me to do it then I’m gonna do it now, purposely. I wanna piss him off. Hell yeah.”
“Who knows what I’ll do when I get in...
