JJ McCarthy Trade and State of the Offense · Sound The Horn with Ben Leber and Cy Amundson · Radar

Why the Vikings Moved on from McCarthy0:52 – 11:38

0:52

mean, not shocked at all.

0:54

Not shocked at all.

0:55

When he lost the competition, the supposed competition, and then, as you mentioned, he didn't just become the backup quarterback.

1:03

He became the third-string quarterback.

1:05

At that point in time, that was everything I needed to know about how they felt about him.

1:09

You got to remember that these organizations, when they say – when KOC comes out the first week of the season and says, Hey, this backup quarterback job, this is a week to week thing.

1:20

Like we're not, nope.

1:21

Everybody like calm down.

1:23

Like don't sweat it right now.

1:25

Carson is, we think gives us the best chance to win.

1:28

If Kyler goes down, that is, that is trust.

1:34

So you're telling me as a player, if I'm in if I'm in his position, if I'm in JJ McCarthy's position, you're telling me that you trust these other two guys to go out there and play winning football and be productive.

1:48

Then you then you do me.

1:51

If at this point in time, at this point in his career in year three, you don't trust him yet in the same offense that you've been in for three years, that's concerning.

2:02

And then you throw in the whole idea of having Nolan Teasley there.

2:09

You have a new front office there.

2:11

They wiped the slate clean with the GM that brought you in.

2:16

And you put that into the formula and it's not hard to figure out that he wasn't going to be here for very long.

2:24

And I will say that I'm a fan of JJ.

2:28

I understand his deficiencies.

2:32

I understand that he's a young quarterback and I think he just needs some reps and he does need patience.

2:37

But we're an organization right now that doesn't have a lot of patience because we are truly building something, I think, on an accelerated level.

2:46

And And I don't think that Nolan Teasley, even if JJ comes in and plays in a spot role this year and plays well, you're telling me that Nolan Teasley wants to hitch his wagon to JJ McCarthy, a guy that he didn't even draft and evaluate.

3:06

So it's no surprise to me that when Jackson Dart went down and the rumors started getting hot, that the Giants were on his tail and that there were talks and they just couldn't figure out a compensation package.

3:17

And then Jameis goes out there and plays the dog water game that he played in.

Why the Vikings Moved on from McCarthy0:52 – 11:38

0:52

mean, not shocked at all.

0:54

Not shocked at all.

0:55

When he lost the competition, the supposed competition, and then, as you mentioned, he didn't just become the backup quarterback.

1:03

He became the third-string quarterback.

1:05

At that point in time, that was everything I needed to know about how they felt about him.

1:09

You got to remember that these organizations, when they say – when KOC comes out the first week of the season and says, Hey, this backup quarterback job, this is a week to week thing.

1:20

Like we're not, nope.

1:21

Everybody like calm down.

1:23

Like don't sweat it right now.

1:25

Carson is, we think gives us the best chance to win.

1:28

If Kyler goes down, that is, that is trust.

1:34

So you're telling me as a player, if I'm in if I'm in his position, if I'm in JJ McCarthy's position, you're telling me that you trust these other two guys to go out there and play winning football and be productive.

1:48

Then you then you do me.

1:51

If at this point in time, at this point in his career in year three, you don't trust him yet in the same offense that you've been in for three years, that's concerning.

2:02

And then you throw in the whole idea of having Nolan Teasley there.

2:09

You have a new front office there.

2:11

They wiped the slate clean with the GM that brought you in.

2:16

And you put that into the formula and it's not hard to figure out that he wasn't going to be here for very long.

2:24

And I will say that I'm a fan of JJ.

2:28

I understand his deficiencies.

2:32

I understand that he's a young quarterback and I think he just needs some reps and he does need patience.

2:37

But we're an organization right now that doesn't have a lot of patience because we are truly building something, I think, on an accelerated level.

2:46

And And I don't think that Nolan Teasley, even if JJ comes in and plays in a spot role this year and plays well, you're telling me that Nolan Teasley wants to hitch his wagon to JJ McCarthy, a guy that he didn't even draft and evaluate.

3:06

So it's no surprise to me that when Jackson Dart went down and the rumors started getting hot, that the Giants were on his tail and that there were talks and they just couldn't figure out a compensation package.

3:17

And then Jameis goes out there and plays the dog water game that he played in.