Daily Norseman on J.J. McCarthy

McCarthy benched for Murray; only 519 career snaps entering year three

Kevin O'Connell and the Minnesota Vikings named Kyler Murray the starter in Week 1 over J.J. McCarthy. The source notes McCarthy has played just 519 snaps entering his third NFL season and faced a competition that was not between equals; Murray had approximately 70 percent odds to win the starting job versus McCarthy's 30 percent. The decision came after McCarthy showed improvement in offseason training and coaching, but the jump in performance and processing was deemed insufficient by the Vikings' decision-makers.

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