J.J. McCarthy drops another sign he’s trending in the right direction

Minnesota Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy | Cooper Neill/GettyImagesWeek 1 of the 2025 NFL season, which saw J.J. McCarthy lead the Minnesota Vikings to a comeback win over the Chicago Bears, seems like it was forever ago, as a lot has changed around the league since the conclusion of that matchup.

Among the changes are the ones that McCarthy has experienced on the field when it comes to the speed of the game. On Wednesday, the second-year Vikings quarterback shared that things have slowed down for him out on the grass since facing the Bears in Week 1.

"Yes, sir. [Things have] dramatically [slowed down].

Obviously, the more reps, you see the live bullets. But like I talked about the overall…