Big Blue View on J.J. McCarthy
From the article
among QBs with 50 or more dropbacks he's leading the NFL with a 12.3 aDOT...McCarthy had three 'big-time throws' and no turnover-worthy plays, and five BTTs and only one TWP in his two 'real' games.
STACKED’s take
McCarthy leads NFL QBs with 12.3 aDOT; elite deep-ball accuracy in Nagy's system.
After 1+ games as a real NFL quarterback this season, McCarthy is PFF's 10th ranked quarterback. Among QBs with 50+ dropbacks, he leads the NFL with a 12.3 aDOT (average depth of target), demonstrating elite ability to create explosive plays. Last year with Minnesota, among QBs with 275+ dropbacks, McCarthy was tied for fourth in the NFL with a 9.5 aDOT, trailing only Matthew Stafford, Lamar Jackson, and Drake Maye. In his two 'real' games, McCarthy has five big-time throws and only one turnover-worthy play, a significant improvement from 2025 when he had 19 BTTs and 15 TWPs as a Viking. The source suggests Matt Nagy's offense may be a better fit for McCarthy's skill set than Kevin O'Connell's was.
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