Let's see if any Minnesota Vikings fans recognize this next part of the sentence: an NFL writer doesn't believe they are legit contenders to win it all because of their starting quarterback, J.J. McCarthy.
CBS Sports' Garrett Podell went over the different tiers of teams in the NFC in the wake of the stunning Micah Parsons trade to the Green Bay Packers. Podell placed the Vikings in Tier 3, which is classified as "Wild card wilderness."
The simple reason for it: questions about McCarthy.
"The Minnesota Vikings have everything they need to be great except the quarterback .