The more I keep looking at each team, if J.J. McCarthy plays well, this thing is built for success.” Yet it all comes down to that big “if” that Romo mentioned — McCarthy, The Vikings are placing their fate in the hands of a baby-faced 22-year-old quarterback who only started two years at Michigan and averaged just 22 passes per game.

Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell gives an honest assessment of J.J. McCarthy, highlighting his development.

A Patriots reporter admitted that Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy looked like a star in joint practices after a summer of development.

Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell details the unusual expectations for rookie QB JJ McCarthy ahead of the 2025 NFL season.

The Vikings and Patriots just held their first of two joint training camp practices on a beautiful afternoon at TCO Performance Center. Fans packed the stands to watch as the Vikings got an opportunity to test themselves against a different opponent in a practice setting after weeks of battling each other.

Most analysts agree that the Vikings will only go as far in 2025 as McCarthy can take them, which ESPN analyst and former New York Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum believes is pretty far. More NFL: Odell Beckham Jr. Sparks Steelers Rumors With Aaron Rodgers Comments

Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy is confident heading into his first season starting under center. "I think I'm one of the most accurate guys out there," McCarthy said Thursday, via ESPN's Kevin Seifert.

As joint practices become more prevalent, coaches strongly prefer getting work for their key players there, in lieu of preseason games.

The top quarterbacks in last year’s NFL draft accounted for six of the top 12 picks, and they had a wide range of results in their rookie year, from award-winning to not applicable.

The Vikings obviously have the option to look for a quarterback elsewhere around the NFL, but they've already invested a fifth-round pick in Howell, so they might as well give him a true chance. Starting the season with McCarthy, Howell and Brosmer as their three quarterbacks on the active roster seems like the most likely outcome.