Interesting take...

[Still Hurtn]

Aaron Rodgers and Jordan Love both drafted in the 1st round and sat for 3 years. JJM should have had a similar path.

[greediron]

Does McCarthy need a change of scenery already? I’d be hard-pressed to imagine the Vikings give up on him, but ESPN’s Aaron Schatz brought up the possibility albeit in couched terms. “This is likely never going to happen, because it would be ridiculous for the Vikings to unload a player who still has first-round upside after 10 starts. However, a fresh start for McCarthy with a different organization might be the best thing for his career.”


STRIB

That is about the stupidest part of this whole idiocy.  Fresh starts are for guys who have started, struggled and need something new after several years.  Kid hasn't even started yet.  He needs time on the field, consistency in coaching and a quiet off-season.  Not more change.

[purplefaithful]

I know when the season ended Jettas was talking about working with JJM over this off-season...Hope that comes to fruition.

It's early in the offseason, plenty of time for that still.

[Zanary]

What continues to amaze me are the choruses of voices using Darnold as the example of KAM's misjudgment, KOC's failure, the Wilfs' lack of control, etc...

...but practically NONE of them note that giving up on the kid -especially after he looked much better, later, as a developing player will do- would put the Vikings right there with the Jets and Carolina (and the Giants, come to think of it) in terms of giving up on the high pick early. The same bobbleheads that roast those teams while singing Sam's praises don't seem to realize that the "fresh start" would mark him as unable to grasp KOC's offense AND mark the Vikings as unable to develop young QB talent.

Both are bad looks, and unnecessary. He needs competition and the team needs insurance...but, the best scenario is that JJM works and bulks up this offseason, and matches his moxie with legit capability and availability.