Whether or not the J.J. McCarthy period in Minnesota will start in Week 1 of the 2025 season stays to be seen.
However as common supervisor Kwesi Adofo-Mensah stated, “If that’s the course of action we decide, we’ll go in there confidently.”
Adofo-Mensah fielded a slew of questions concerning the Vikings’ offseason plans from members of the media on Thursday.
Sam Darnold is ready to develop into an unrestricted free agent in 2025 whereas McCarthy missed your entire season as a result of a knee damage he suffered in preseason.
“He’s on the field, throwing and training,” Adofo-Mensah stated of McCarthy. “He seems to be nice. He’s excited … You speak about a child who’s simply obsessive about soccer and loves being across the sport. So, we’re enthusiastic about what now we have in him. We’re excited for this offseason for him. It’s a giant offseason. After which, we’ll proceed from there.
“[2024 was something of] a redshirt year … but mentally, [we were] talking about how much he learned this year compared to other years in his football life [and he says it was] exponential, which you would expect for a young player in this building.”
Adofo-Menssah stopped simply wanting declaring that the Vikings are able to thrust the 21-year-old into the beginning position.
“We’re really confident in him — his work ethic, and his preparation … but I can’t sit here and tell you I know anything for certain,” Adofo-Mensah stated. “I know that I’m willing to believe in the person that we have. That position is about talent and preparation — and he’s got those things in spades.”
McCarthy’s damage paved the best way for Darnold to win the beginning job.
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With Darnold beneath heart all through the 2024 season, Minnesota gained 14 video games — probably the most for a Vikings workforce since 1998.
Darnold, at instances, seemed so good that pundits started theorizing the workforce can be fielding gives on their injured rookie.
That concept might need made sense earlier than the NFC wild-card sport, however with Darnold’s disastrous play within the workforce’s 27-9 loss to the Rams, it now appears extra far-fetched.
