October 14, 2025 • 8 mins
The conversation delves into the strategic decisions surrounding McCarthy's development within the competitive NFC North division, emphasizing the importance of each game. It also critiques Kevin O'Connell's press conference style, highlighting how his evasive answers foster speculation about the team's quarterback situation, particularly regarding Carson Wentz.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
There is one question the Minnesota Vikings will be answering
all week long, who will be the starting quarterback versus
the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday? And I have the answer.
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Speaker 2 (00:27):
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Speaker 1 (00:41):
The braw with Tim Paul zero resplatforms or backwards, It
spells the same. What is best for the development of
Jaj McCarthy and which option gives the Vikings their best
chance to win on Sunday in a crowd did NFC
North Division where every game matters well?
Speaker 2 (01:06):
Kevini kind of weighed in on it yesterday.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
Yeah, we had some good work last week. It was
it was great to get back on the grass and
and had you know, some good sessions out there. Kind
of getting back to a lot of the principles of
lower body mechanics and and things that had had, you know,
been really good parts of his early journey here and
(01:29):
and didn't even hit me till we were out there.
He had practiced one time since we had left Chicago.
He had practiced one time officially. So a lot of
a lot of the things you're you know, allowing him
to get his health back and get his feet back
underneath him, but then building that foundation of fundamentals and
techniques that really you can talk about routes and certain
(01:50):
throws and certain plays and things like that, but it's
the foundation of throwing mechanics from the ground up that
you know, he's really taken two since he since he
got here, and just the consistency of it, whether it
was dealing through playing through that injury, you know, towards
the second half of that Atlanta game, or and really
you're not talking about an incredible amount a body of
(02:11):
work when you're considering that when that injury happened in
the week that he had leading into that game. So
I'm very excited to get him back officially practicing. I
don't necessarily want to put a percentage on where I
think he's at health wise, and I think, well, you know,
this week will be massive for our whole team. But
(02:32):
just to see Jja back out there getting reps and
working through the process of building that foundation back up,
and we got off to a really good start last week.
I was very fortunate to get that time with him.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
Kevin O'Connell never answers a question and never has in
the history of his press conferences, and he most likely
never will, which then creates this speculation. The Vikings create
their own speculation because he's not coming out and saying
Carson Wentz is the quarterback. But what he did do
is he left bread crumbs. One of my favorite movies,
(03:04):
I Robot. I'm sorry, my responses are limited. You must
ask the right question.
Speaker 2 (03:10):
I'm sorry, my responses are limited. He must ask the
right questions.
Speaker 1 (03:17):
Kevin O'Connell is leaving clues of breadcrumbs to figure out
the quarterback uncertainty. This week, he talked about you gotta
build the foundation out. He talked about he's practiced once
since the Falcons game.
Speaker 2 (03:31):
Four times.
Speaker 1 (03:32):
Within Kevin O'Connell's answer, he told us that jaj and
McCarthy will not be starting. He left his clue of
bread crumbs, and Kevin O'Connell is rightfully protecting Jjon McCarthy
because mechanically he is not ready. The same people that
(03:54):
are shouting from mountaintops that McCarthy is not a bust
after two games are the same ones that are telling
us that McCarthy needs to play on Sunday coming off
an injury where he hasn't practiced in weeks. Alec Lewis
made an interesting note in one.
Speaker 2 (04:13):
Of his articles on the Athletic.
Speaker 1 (04:15):
He said this, in the first two weeks, McCarthy did
not appear to have acclimated very well to NFL speed.
Processing correctly only pays off if the thrower is accurate,
and both will be paramount when McCarthy returns. JAJ McCarthy
was a slow processing quarterback versus the Bears practice squad
(04:39):
defense and versus the Falcons. Most of McCarthy's throws were
always a second or two or three late, and the
timing was not crisp.
Speaker 2 (04:51):
It was soggy.
Speaker 1 (04:53):
You don't go from training camp preseason to slow processing
in the first two weeks in the two injured for
five weeks, and then you're clicking on all cylinders after
one week of practice preparing for the Eagles. That is
not how this works. And Kevin O'Connell also said this,
(05:13):
there's the decision that is the public one, and I
think there's the decision with what we are going to
do for the game, and those two things can be
on different timelines. Although I know that's not the most
comforting thing to share with you guys.
Speaker 2 (05:27):
The decision that is the.
Speaker 1 (05:29):
Public one right now is uncertainty at the quarterback position.
But privately they know Carson Wentz is going to start.
And I've personally been saying it for weeks. McCarthy will
not play versus the Eagles because he has not practiced
for five weeks and the last thing they want to
(05:51):
do is throw out their quarterback that developmentally is not
ready yet. Then he just gets eviscerated because the image matters.
That's why teams have pr teams. If McCarthy was sensational
outside of one quarter in the first two weeks of
the season, we're having a different conversation. The conversation would
(06:13):
be let's get him back out there as quickly as
we can, because he gives us the best opportunity to win.
I grew up in the country, country road.
Speaker 2 (06:23):
Let's take me hold to the place old.
Speaker 1 (06:30):
If you grew up in the country like me, you're
around a lot of tractors. And what do they always have.
They have the triangle low moving vehicle sign. McCarthy had
a triangle on his back in the first two weeks
of the season. He was a slow moving processor and
the Vikings, after seeing how slowly he processed, are not
(06:53):
going to put him back on the field after missing
five weeks against a desperate Eagles team that is looking
to dominate his next opponent and shut up the national
narrative that they're falling apart.
Speaker 2 (07:06):
You don't go from slow.
Speaker 1 (07:08):
Moving processor to dominating the Eagles after taking five weeks off.
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There is one question the Minnesota Vikings will be answering
all week long, who will be the starting quarterback versus
the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday? And I have the answer.
But first I need to tell you about zero Res
carpet cleaning because right now it's spooky season and they
(00:21):
are offering three carpets cleaned for only one hundred and
twenty nine dollars.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
You got chocolate chip in your carpet, contact.
Speaker 1 (00:29):
Is zero Res at zero Resminnesota dot com and tell
them you heard about it from the bra with Tim
Paul and take advantage of this special deal.
Speaker 2 (00:39):
Three carpets, one hundred and twenty nine dollars.
Speaker 1 (00:41):
The braw with Tim Paul zero resplatforms or backwards, It
spells the same. What is best for the development of
Jaj McCarthy and which option gives the Vikings their best
chance to win on Sunday in a crowd did NFC
North Division where every game matters well?
Speaker 2 (01:06):
Kevini kind of weighed in on it yesterday.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
Yeah, we had some good work last week. It was
it was great to get back on the grass and
and had you know, some good sessions out there. Kind
of getting back to a lot of the principles of
lower body mechanics and and things that had had, you know,
been really good parts of his early journey here and
(01:29):
and didn't even hit me till we were out there.
He had practiced one time since we had left Chicago.
He had practiced one time officially. So a lot of
a lot of the things you're you know, allowing him
to get his health back and get his feet back
underneath him, but then building that foundation of fundamentals and
techniques that really you can talk about routes and certain
(01:50):
throws and certain plays and things like that, but it's
the foundation of throwing mechanics from the ground up that
you know, he's really taken two since he since he
got here, and just the consistency of it, whether it
was dealing through playing through that injury, you know, towards
the second half of that Atlanta game, or and really
you're not talking about an incredible amount a body of
(02:11):
work when you're considering that when that injury happened in
the week that he had leading into that game. So
I'm very excited to get him back officially practicing. I
don't necessarily want to put a percentage on where I
think he's at health wise, and I think, well, you know,
this week will be massive for our whole team. But
(02:32):
just to see Jja back out there getting reps and
working through the process of building that foundation back up,
and we got off to a really good start last week.
I was very fortunate to get that time with him.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
Kevin O'Connell never answers a question and never has in
the history of his press conferences, and he most likely
never will, which then creates this speculation. The Vikings create
their own speculation because he's not coming out and saying
Carson Wentz is the quarterback. But what he did do
is he left bread crumbs. One of my favorite movies,
(03:04):
I Robot. I'm sorry, my responses are limited. You must
ask the right question.
Speaker 2 (03:10):
I'm sorry, my responses are limited. He must ask the
right questions.
Speaker 1 (03:17):
Kevin O'Connell is leaving clues of breadcrumbs to figure out
the quarterback uncertainty. This week, he talked about you gotta
build the foundation out. He talked about he's practiced once
since the Falcons game.
Speaker 2 (03:31):
Four times.
Speaker 1 (03:32):
Within Kevin O'Connell's answer, he told us that jaj and
McCarthy will not be starting. He left his clue of
bread crumbs, and Kevin O'Connell is rightfully protecting Jjon McCarthy
because mechanically he is not ready. The same people that
(03:54):
are shouting from mountaintops that McCarthy is not a bust
after two games are the same ones that are telling
us that McCarthy needs to play on Sunday coming off
an injury where he hasn't practiced in weeks. Alec Lewis
made an interesting note in one.
Speaker 2 (04:13):
Of his articles on the Athletic.
Speaker 1 (04:15):
He said this, in the first two weeks, McCarthy did
not appear to have acclimated very well to NFL speed.
Processing correctly only pays off if the thrower is accurate,
and both will be paramount when McCarthy returns. JAJ McCarthy
was a slow processing quarterback versus the Bears practice squad
(04:39):
defense and versus the Falcons. Most of McCarthy's throws were
always a second or two or three late, and the
timing was not crisp.
Speaker 2 (04:51):
It was soggy.
Speaker 1 (04:53):
You don't go from training camp preseason to slow processing
in the first two weeks in the two injured for
five weeks, and then you're clicking on all cylinders after
one week of practice preparing for the Eagles. That is
not how this works. And Kevin O'Connell also said this,
(05:13):
there's the decision that is the public one, and I
think there's the decision with what we are going to
do for the game, and those two things can be
on different timelines. Although I know that's not the most
comforting thing to share with you guys.
Speaker 2 (05:27):
The decision that is the.
Speaker 1 (05:29):
Public one right now is uncertainty at the quarterback position.
But privately they know Carson Wentz is going to start.
And I've personally been saying it for weeks. McCarthy will
not play versus the Eagles because he has not practiced
for five weeks and the last thing they want to
(05:51):
do is throw out their quarterback that developmentally is not
ready yet. Then he just gets eviscerated because the image matters.
That's why teams have pr teams. If McCarthy was sensational
outside of one quarter in the first two weeks of
the season, we're having a different conversation. The conversation would
(06:13):
be let's get him back out there as quickly as
we can, because he gives us the best opportunity to win.
I grew up in the country, country road.
Speaker 2 (06:23):
Let's take me hold to the place old.
Speaker 1 (06:30):
If you grew up in the country like me, you're
around a lot of tractors. And what do they always have.
They have the triangle low moving vehicle sign. McCarthy had
a triangle on his back in the first two weeks
of the season. He was a slow moving processor and
the Vikings, after seeing how slowly he processed, are not
(06:53):
going to put him back on the field after missing
five weeks against a desperate Eagles team that is looking
to dominate his next opponent and shut up the national
narrative that they're falling apart.
Speaker 2 (07:06):
You don't go from slow.
Speaker 1 (07:08):
Moving processor to dominating the Eagles after taking five weeks off.
It's not how it works. If you need your bathroom model,
you need to go to five Star Bath Solutions of Minneapolis,
because their promise is bathroom models in forty eight hours.
We had an old, disgusting, moldy bathroom that was outdated.
(07:30):
We contacted five Star Bath Solutions of Minneapolis and they
transformed our bathroom in forty eight hours a masterpiece. Don't
wait eight weeks when you can call five Star Bath
Solutions of Minneapolis, and you can get your master bathroom
done today. Don't cram into your teeny tiny bathroom while
you're elbowing each other. Five Star Bath Solutions of Minneapolis
(07:54):
offers an amazing opportunity to get your bathroom done in
forty eight hours. Affordable transformations, beautiful solutions. Five Star Bath
Solutions of Minneapolis
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