Kevin O'Connell talked about the distribution of snaps in practice as Sam Darnold has been with the first team exclusively so far.
EAGAN — Imagine you and a co-worker agree to separately watch the same show on Netflix so you can talk about it at work but there is one rule: Only one episode per day, no skipping ahead. How many of you would watch five episodes in one day anyway? From the reaction to J.J. McCarthy’s solid start to Vikings camp, it seems like a very high percentage of you would break the rule.
Nothing seems off kilter from the way O’Connell laid out The McCarthy Plan back in minicamp. He said that he wouldn’t consider playing the first-round draft pick until he checked off all of the boxes. That probably means locking in play calls, checks and changes at the line of scrimmage, footwork on every route combination and being able to do it under duress.
But that doesn’t mean there should be a rush to throw him in with the first team. You all remember who the defensive coordinator is, right? The same guy that frustrated 10-year NFL starter Kirk Cousins last summer? The head coach noted that he wants to see the QBs’ footwork look similar in full-speed padded drills as it does in 7-on-7s and that the team is still working through the install and they will “get to a place” where they are confident on McCarthy’s comfort in the offense.
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