It’s unfortunate for the majority of us fans that we cannot watch the joint practices with the Patriots. It would be good to see so that we could properly jump to conclusions no? Most of the focus is upon JJ McCarthy and rightfully so. He is going to have some ups and downs as KOC stated and most of you already know. I am hoping he does really well but I am more hopeful he is even better in 2026 and 2027. Then, we will know for sure that we have our QBOTF! It has been a long time since the Vikings had their own homegrown QBOTF. Since Culpepper right?
In the end, we still just “taking bout practice”!
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Vikings joint practice recap, Day 1: How’d J.J. McCarthy fare vs. Patriots?
The overall takeaway from McCarthy’s day is that it looked a lot like what we’ve seen from him over the past three-plus weeks. There’s a lot of good, but there are plenty of teaching moments as well. I imagine things will continue to be up and down for McCarthy early in the regular season, with the Vikings looking to lean on the run game, short passes, and play-action passing to try to get him in rhythm. Despite the expected inconsistency, there’s a ton to like about his potential both this season and in the long term.
Vikings-Patriots joint practice: J.J. McCarthy’s poise, quick decisions stand out
“He just felt totally in control out there to me,” O’Neill said. “There’s not some magic lightbulb or phrase other than. He was in control. I felt like he was running the show.”
Christian Darrisaw: Vikings vs. Patriots Joint Practices Important Step in Rehab Process
Darrisaw will just keep taking things a day at a time. For right now? He’s feeling great.
“Today was a huge step, really going against a live group, guys I don’t know well, so there really wasn’t too much film or anything I could watch [ahead of time],” he said. “I feel like things went really well. We’ll go watch the tape, correct the things that weren’t [good] and move on.”
“Just having that patience and knowing to really take this thing a day at a time and everything will be right. If you do this thing the right way, I’ll be back on the field in no time,” Darrisaw continued. “I’m just glad to be out here with my guys again. Watching from the bleachers, because I couldn’t even be on the sideline last year … it was hard, but now I’m back out here now, and we’re taking the right steps.”
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“He’s definitely progressing and doing a great job,” O’Connell said. “We hope to reassess early next week and see if we can maybe start building on that workload. He’s been fantastic through these couple weeks and I expect that to continue.”
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