Daily Norseman
We get another chance to see our new QB!
Mandatory Minicamp is getting underway today. It will be nice to read all the reports about who the players look in practice especially JJ McCarthy. At the same time there is another cornerback available which will not cost a draft pick. Is Jaire Alexander worth it? Will he sign here? The snaps are going to be less than expected unless he wins a starting job. Okudah and Blackmon probably want as many snaps as possible. Competition is a good thing though. I just wonder is it will be attractive to Alexander since he would be playing for a new contract next year. He needs snaps to get a new deal. Perhaps the fans are more worried about it then Flores and company?
The next organized team activites.
The schedule is ...
Mandatory Minicamp: June 10-12
OTAs: June 16-18
Minnesota Vikings News and Links
Schrager: J.J. McCarthy under more pressure than Caleb Williams in ‘25
Both quarterbacks appear to have quality infrastructures around them. McCarthy has a more proven roster and coaching staff to work with, but Williams was the higher pick who already has a year of starting experience under his belt. An interesting question that came up on ESPN’s Get Up on Monday is this: Which of the two is under more pressure in 2025?
Peter Schrager went with McCarthy.
“We’re focusing so much on Caleb this offseason and we’re just assuming that everything is fine in Minnesota, and because O’Connell and Kwesi decided to put their faith in J.J. McCarthy, that we know that this team is gonna be just as good as they were a year ago,” Schrager said. “Minnesota has everything you could want there already, it’s just plug and play. Caleb Williams, you’re asking him to learn a new coach, a new offensive coordinator, an entirely new skill set of players.”
Dan Orlovsky pushed back on that take.
“It’s really hard as a quarterback to do all that and not have the people than to do it with the people,” he said. “They (Chicago) got the people. I’ll go back to, when Sean McVay went to LA, it was like ‘oh, Jared Goff doesn’t stink.’ When Mike McDaniel went to (Miami) it was like ‘oh man, Tua can play.’ And so now, there’s not gonna be any grace (for Caleb Williams)... You have one of the hottest offensive minds in football. You’re gonna have a top-ten offensive line. You’ve got first-round pick, second-round pick, first-round pick, first-round pick at perimeter player. This is a place where a quarterback who is as talented as Caleb...”
“Sam Darnold won 14 games last year and they’re like we’re good, we got another guy,” Schrager interjected.
“But here’s the thing,” Orlovsky responded. “They will be! I love J.J. McCarthy. It’s the easiest place to go play quarterback. You should go play well there. If you’re worth a salt, you should go play well in Minnesota.”
[Vikings reportedly...
