The young quarterback took accountability for his poor play after struggling in the Vikings’ most recent loss.

J.J. McCarthy has not been good in his first season as Minnesota Vikings starting quarterback, which is going to make this offseason an uncomfortable one.

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Thielen, a Panthers receiver during Young’s first two seasons, said he can see a parallel between the two highly drafted quarterbacks.

J.J. McCarthy didn’t just have a bad game by his standards. It was an awful affair both in terms of the box score, but more alarming how McCarthy played the game. It’s foolish to look at the score and assume McCarthy played “okay,

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