“The next Sam Darnold?”: Mike Florio envisions Vikings “hoping like hell” for J.J. McCarthy’s downfall to continue

“The next Sam Darnold?”: Mike Florio envisions Vikings “hoping like hell” for J.J. McCarthy’s downfall to continue

The Minnesota Vikings have moved on from J.J. McCarthy, but NFL analyst Mike Florio believes they still have a stake in how his career turns out.

Kevin O'Connell Must Shoulder Some Blame for Vikings' J.J. McCarthy Disaster

It wasn't completely his fault, but Vikings HC Kevin O'Connell deserves some blame for how J.J. McCarthy's time in Minnesota ended.

Scoggins: Vikings failed with J.J. McCarthy in evaluation, development and everything in between

From ownership and the front office to the coaching staff and McCarthy himself, everyone shares blame for how one of the biggest draft busts in Vikings history unfolded.

J.J. McCarthy was a ‘bad fit’ with Kevin O’Connell and Minnesota Vikings

September 29, 2026 08:55 AM Mike Florio and Chris Simms examine why things didn’t work out for J.J. McCarthy in Minnesota, analyzing the former first-round pick’s shortcomings with the Vikings.