In some sense, even though it was only his sixth NFL start, Sunday's game against the Green Bay Packers had extra importance for Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy. Playing well in a critical game against his team's biggest rival would have put a lot of questions to bed.
Instead, though perhaps not all his fault as the Vikings seem ordained to never have their projected starting offensive line together this season, McCarthy regressed in a dismal 23-6 loss to the Packers. The idea of benching him, if only for a game or two, is not ludicrous even if it's not very likely to happen.