JJ MCCARTHY

This season has not gone well for the Minnesota Vikings. Kevin O'Connell and the Vikings chose not to resign Sam Darnold or Daniel Jones and did not bring in anyone to compete with McCarthy for the starting quarterback position. That resulted in a 5-8 record and last place in the NFC North. 

But all is not lost. The future may be bright. I want to compare past first year starting quarterbacks to McCarthy:

Terry Bradshaw was 4-9, 6 TDs, 24 INTs, 38.1 completion percentage. 

Peyton Manning was 3-13, 26 TDs, 28 INTs, 56.7 completion percentage. 

Eli Manning was 1-6, 6 TDs, 9 INTs, 48.2 completion percentage. 

Josh Allen was 5-7, 10 TDs, 12 INTs, 52.8 completion percentage. 

Jalen Hurts was 4-10-1, 6 TDs, 4 INTs, 52.0 completion percentage. 

Bryce Young was 2-15, 11 TDs, 10 INTs, 59.8 completion percentage. 

JJ McCarthy is 3-4, 9 TDs, 10 INTs, 56.0 completion percentage. 

Looking at the number of interceptions Bradshaw and Peyton threw during their rookie years along with everyone on the list having a losing record their first year as a starter should give Viking fans hope. Not all first year quarterbacks are Andrew Luck, Patrick Mahomes, or Ben Roethlisberger. Everyone on this list had a worse completion percentage than McCarthy apart from Peyton and Young. Let's see what these last four games show us with JJ McCarthy before people start calling him a bust.

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