On Sunday against the Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy will start under center in a regular-season game for the sixth time in his entire NFL career.
In McCarthy's first five starts, he's had some good moments, and he's also had plenty of moments that most would expect from a 22-year-old who had no starting experience in the league until this season.
Typically, young quarterbacks in the NFL are given a bit of a grace period to go through some of the normal early-career struggles, especially those who were drafted in the first round.