J.J. McCarthy vs. Kyler Murray — the Minnesota Vikings QB battle starts now. On The Real Forno Show, Tyler Forness and Dave Stefano break down exactly what McCarthy must prove at 2026 Vikings training camp to earn the starting quarterback job over Kyler Murray. This Vikings 1st & SKOL production delivers the film study, advanced stats, and unfiltered analysis that every Vikings fan needs heading into camp. The verdict? McCarthy has real upside — but consistency will make or break his shot.

Kevin O’Connell has gone 43-25 in four years by finding his quarterback and riding him. As Forness frames...

Continuing the Minnesota Vikings roster evaluation and 53-man roster projection with the second half of the series focused on the defensive side and specialists, I break down each position group with some analysis and useful links and information as we move through July and wait for the beginning of training camp at the end of the month.

Part one of the series on offense can be found here.

Defensive Interior Line (6)

The defensive interior line group will be filled with young players, which can be a good and bad thing. Having a young and ascending group could lead...

I was thinking about those of you who play fantasy football and what your thoughts are on Vikings players. Is there any player you would draft? What do you think the chances of that player having a solid season? Obviously, Justin Jefferson is at the top of the list but he is at the mercy of whatever QB is starting.

Fantasy Football Sleepers, Busts & Predictions: 2026 Minnesota Vikings
https://ftnfantasy.com/nfl/fantasy-football-sleepers-busts-predictions-2026-minnesota-vikings

Sleeper: Kyler Murray, QB
Take out last year, and Kyler Murray has never finished worse than 12th in fantasy points per game at quarterback or put up under 18.1 PPG...

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Vikings fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.

It is time, once again, for another opportunity for the readers of the biggest and best Minnesota Vikings fan site on the internet to make their opinions known on a topic relating to our favorite football team. Yes, it’s a new installment of our SB Nation Reacts surveys, and as we continue to inch closer to training camp. . .everyone will...

The Real Forno Show returns with Tyler Forness and producer Dave Stefano on the The Real Forno Show breaking down the hottest Minnesota Vikings storylines two weeks before training camp — from Brian Flores’ rookie snap counts to a fiery and continuing Kyler Murray vs. J.J. McCarthy quarterback debate. With guests RAP and Norsepheus joining the conversation, this episode is must-listen content for every Vikings fan heading into 2026.

Forness dissects the Kevin Seifert ESPN report on Flores’ historically low rookie usage, arguing that context — draft capital, player age, system complexity — matters more than raw snap numbers. “It’s...

With a bit of a delay, we have the results of our most recent SB Nation Reacts poll about our Minnesota Vikings. And since we’ve already delayed things longer than we may have liked, let’s not do so anymore and get right to the results.

We asked you who you thought would lead the Vikings in touchdown catches in 2026 and gave you several options to choose from. When all of the votes were tallied, the name that came out on top was. . .well, the name that a lot of people probably expected.

Of those who responded to our...

On this episode of Two Old Bloggers, Dave Stefano flies solo while co-host Darren Campbell is busy losing a softball game. Stefano wastes no time dissecting Kevin O’Connell’s appearance on The Dan Patrick Show, where KOC deployed six certified clichés — including the gem, “I’m not familiar with a closed competition” — while revealing exactly zero about the QB depth chart.

Dave breaks down the Kyler Murray vs. J.J. McCarthy competition with candor: Murray brings 20,000+ career passing yards, a 92.2 passer rating, and a losing record; McCarthy brings leadership, the “it factor,” and a stat line (11 TDs, 12...

We are getting close! The rookies report in a little over two weeks.

I still am hoping the team signs Derek Barnett. He was solid last year as a rotational EDGE rusher, wont cost too much, and seems like a perfect fit. He has been praised as a really good teammate as well.

https://www.nbcsportsphiladelphia.com/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/eagles-waive-former-first-round-pick-derek-barnett/548007/
The Eagles on Friday released one-time 1st-round pick Derek Barnett, who had just 21 ½ sacks in 73 career games and none in his last 15 games.

The team released the following statement: “The Eagles organization would like to thank Derek for his contributions to this...

Today, officially, marks a day that I honestly didn’t know I would ever see.

It was on this date twenty years ago when yours truly published the first-ever post on this very website, the one that got this entire adventure started. Back then there was no gray in my hair, no arthritis in my fingers, and not nearly the level of cynicism in my soul that there is now.

The cynicism was still there, mind you, but in much smaller proportions. As we know, it grows exponentially the longer you expose yourself to this whole thing.

The Minnesota Vikings have...

What do over 3,000 Minnesota Vikings fans actually think about their team heading into 2026? On this episode of The Real Forno Show, Tyler Forness blind-reacts to The Athletic’s Alec Lewis fan survey — and the results spark some of the most honest, unfiltered Vikings conversation of the offseason. From the quarterback competition to ownership confidence, producer Dave Stefano and Tyler break it all down with equal parts data, humor, and hard truths.

The survey paints a fascinating — and at times contradictory — picture of the Viking faithful. A whopping 79.9% of respondents feel the Vikings are moving in...

We are getting close! The rookies report in a little over two weeks. We are almost back baby!

As usual, there is not much to discuss but you know what and it shows up in the links. It simply is what comes up when I google “Vikings News”. Don’t shoot the messenger because he will shoot back!

I was thinking about our new GM and wondered if he would have done things differently if he was here before free agency and could have had some input into the decisions made. I wonder if he has inherited a couple of problems...

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Vikings fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.

It is time. . .once again. . .for another of our SB Nation Reacts surveys about our Minnesota Vikings, where we ask the readers of the internet’s best site about this particular football team their opinion on a matter of importance. Since we asked about who will lead the team in a notable defensive statistical category last week, we’ve decided to...