All offseason, the conversation has centered on whether the Minnesota Vikings can still win as many games with J.J. McCarthy at quarterback as they did with Sam Darnold in 2024. That narrative, which had been worrying about McCarthy, was taken to a whole new level with doubt now affecting the Vikings' success in 2025.
CBS Sports' Garrett Podell recently predicted who he believed would finish last in each division. Vikings drew the short end of the stick as Podell believes Minnesota will be the bottom team in the NFC North.
While Podell acknowledge the wealth of talent around McCarthy from players like Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison, and Aaron Jones, it all falls on the quarterback and there is concern on whether McCarthy's lack of experience will hurt the team.