From the episode
It's become increasingly clear that the team thought that his development coming out of college was further along than it was because their timeline is we're winning a Super Bowl right now... he's throwing to receivers and he's not throwing to space... 36 off-target incompletions in just the weeks that JJ played, which was 8th most in the NFL over that time period while having the 27th most pass attempts.
STACKED’s take
McCarthy's development slower than expected; 29th passer rating, highest INT%, throws to people not space.
McCarthy's development timeline has proven significantly longer than the Vikings organization anticipated; the source notes he was expected to be ready for a Super Bowl window immediately, but instead remains years away from NFL-ready quarterback play. His 2025 season showed 29th-ranked passer rating, 22nd in yards per attempt, and the highest interception percentage in the league among starters he played in. The core issue is conceptual: he throws to receivers rather than to space, producing 36 off-target incompletions in just 8 weeks of play (8th most in NFL despite 27th-28th most pass attempts), indicating he hasn't internalized the progression-read and space-creation principles central to the Vikings' West Coast offense.
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