I am going on record on the JJM/Kyler Murray QB battle:
When the Vikings signed Kyler Murray I thought he’d win the job no question. I then thought they were maybe just going into minicamp splitting reps for some sort of optics thing but the longer this drags on the more I think McCarthy is going to win the job. Yes, I have McCarthy in my big money dynasty league. If you want to say that is clouding my judgment that’s fine, but I also tried to trade 1,2,3 2027 picks for Kyler Murray about 2 weeks ago. The guy inexplicably declined. I would not make that same offer today.
We are still in June, but it looks like McCarthy has a real shot at winning the job despite what I thought when Murray signed.
I’m not sure what Minnesota told Kyler or if Kyler thought he had a better chance of easily winning the job than he does but KOC saying this will go into training camp makes me think it’s close. Kyler needs as many reps as he can get if he’s the unquestioned starter, they would not be wasting their time on splitting reps if there wasn’t a question. So, until proven otherwise, this is a legit competition with JJ McCarthy having a real shot at being the starter again. He’s 22 and this was his first offseason where he was not rehabbing an injury. Last time he had competition at the position Joe Milton ended up transferring to Tennessee.
My official flag plant is McCarthy winning the job. Feel free to victory lap this if I end up being wrong. I remember KOCs face when he announced JJ was out for the season his rookie year. Looked like someone shot his dog in front of him.