Why McCarthy-Vikings experiment went south so quickly
How did the Vikings’ major investment in J.J. McCarthy go so south so quickly?
— Alec Lewis (@alec_lewis) September 30, 2026
“I knew this was going to be up and down when we made that choice this spring (to move forward with McCarthy as the starter), but it has just been brutal.”
Capturing what became a chaotic journey,…
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greediron wrote:
I didn't want Darnold, at least not for that kind of money. He would have been awful behind our 2025 O-line. So yeah, all those now claiming we should have kept him conveniently forgot how bad he looked those last two games.
And as far as Danny Dimes goes, what has he done? They rode Taylor out to a 6-0 start, traded for Sauce and then folded. Danny got hurt somewhere in there, but he was part of the collapse and the 1-2 start.
I'll just say this. If you had Darnold on this team right now a lot of people would be pretty damn excited!
I was ok with letting him go also, but I was wrong!
hogjowlsjohnny wrote:
I'll just say this. If you had Darnold on this team right now a lot of people would be pretty damn excited!
I was ok with letting him go also, but I was wrong!
But that would have meant you had him last year. And I doubt anyone would have been excited.
Montana Tom wrote:
I said it on draft day two years ago and I'll say it again. We shoulda taken Bo Nix.
He was there, he had many years as a starter in a passing offense (including setting an NCAA record for completion percentage his last season at Oregon). And he already took the Broncos to one playoff.
That's all you need to know, especially now with 20/20 hindsight.
No thanks. Bo Nix is not a good QB. He's fortunate falling to Payton, as if he went anywhere else, he wouldn't be starting anymore. His first season's first 7 games were the worst I've ever seen any QB play. Most of you get up in arms with McCarthy's throwing, yet Bo couldn't hit the broadside of the barn at the time. He's developed into what Sean wanted and is serviceable and a competitor, but I wouldn't want him leading my team.
greediron wrote:
But that would have meant you had him last year. And I doubt anyone would have been excited.
No doubt about that. Skule and company would have him back to the old Darnold. Darnold isn't the greatest QB, but he's pretty darn good and is a franchise QB.
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