Tag: J.J. McCarthy

Kyler Murray vs J.J. McCarthy

Murray vs McCarthy

By: Jake Rajala

J.J. McCarthy and Kyler Murray will duke it out for the keys to the starting quarterback role. If this was college, it wouldn’t be a debate. Former Texas A and M QB (Murray) won the Heisman while, former Michigan QB (J.J.) McCarthy took 10th in the Heisman vote. McCarthy let a sixth round pick from his alma mater (Michigan) QB outperform in the pros. Let’s forget that same QB won seven Super Bowls.

McCarthy threw more interceptions than touchdowns a season ago. That has never happened to Kyler in a single season.

Let it be known that J.J. was never benched. He played all the way into late December. In the end, he suffered a hairline fracture in his throwing hand. I’m not sure if there would be a difference in his ability with or without the injury.

I wouldn’t be surprised if free agent Taysom Hill would be a more productive QB than McCarthy. After all, Hill is 7-2 a starting QB.

Murray takes a lot heat for being short. He is only 5’10, which is the same height as Russell Wilson. Yet, everybody teases Wilson for his height. He is also the same height as a former Texas A and M QB, Johnny Manziel. I will agree that his height holds Manziel back.

Close your eyes, Cardinals fans. We may seem the highlight reels from Murray. Well, it should be noted that he wasn’t exactly a winner! Murray went 38-48-1, so he wasn’t quite as potent than Kurt Warner was for the Cards. Matter of fact, even Carson Palmer even went 38-21 with the Cardinals.

It would be an understatement to say that the Vikings missed Sam Darnold. He won the Super Bowl with the Seahawks, while they froze in a mid-west winter.

It may seem strange to hear that Murray and Herbert are the same age (28 years old). Murray entered the league in 2019, while Herbert came into the league in 2020. They both won OROY.

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The tale of Sam Darnold

The story of Sam Darnold

By: Jake Rajala

Sam Darnold was drafted third overall in 2018. It seemed like a disgrace that Darnold was drafted ahead of Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson. After all, each of those two quarterbacks have won MVP. We can’t blame it all on Darnold early on. He was on Adam Gase’s island. Yes, I’m talking about the head coach who once showcased a stare like Elizabeth Holmes (as shown below).

He wasn’t quite on the same level at USC as talented as Matt Leinart. Leinart shouldn’t feel alone about being one of the best CFB QBs to sputter out in the pros. Kellen Moore had a 50-3 record in college, yet he was a backup on Dallas fetching coffee for Tony Romo.

Darnold was brought back from the dead in 2024. His personal best win count was 7, which came in 2019. He doubled that figure with 14 wins in 2024. I’m not saying he was on the same level as Brett Favre for the Vikings, who brought them to the NFC Championship. However, it’s safe to say he was much more prolific than J.J. McCarthy, who unleashed 0 points against Darnold’s team in Week 13. It was quite poetic. The Vikings sit at 5-8. Let it be known that even Christian Ponder even had a winning record in his second season and brought the Vikings to the playoffs!

Darnold is 28 years old. It would be a shame if I didn’t make a Philip Rivers joke, by saying Darnold may be able to play for 16 more years. It also helps Darnold that he has Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who is only 23 years old!

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