Minnesota Vikings fans, who have been rarely treated to worthwhile preseason football in the last decade, will get their first sneak peak at new quarterbacks.
EAGAN — Local TV is about to have a field day in the ratings on Saturday afternoon. Minnesota Vikings fans, who have been rarely treated to worthwhile preseason football in the last decade, will get their first sneak peak at new quarterbacks Sam Darnold and first-round pick JJ McCarthy on Saturday afternoon.“Sam Darnold will start the game, and then we will transition to J.J. McCarthy, for what I'm very excited to see, a significant amount of work.
O’Connell did not say exactly what “significant” means in terms of how many series Darnold will play or when McCarthy will give way to second-year QB Jaren Hall. Nick Mullens is not expected to play. For McCarthy there will be much more focus on the operation. How does he get in and out of the huddle? Does it appear he is throwing the ball on time? Will we see some flashes of the arm strength and athleticism that he has shown off on the TCO Performance Center? Can he get into some situations where he has to manage the clock and chaos of the two-minute drill in a real game?
Jeshaun Jones, a UDFA from Maryland, seems poised to have a breakout game with the way he’s been practicing lately.The team kept Thayer Thomas for a reason. It’s now or never for him. Overall, there are four spots that look totally set and one spot up for grabs. Who’s going to come take it?Blake Brandel has been the only left guard to take first-team snaps in camp. At this juncture that would have changed if the Vikings didn’t feel he was the best option.
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