McCarthy's historically poor play eliminates him as a real threat to Murray's job.
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JJ McCarthy was one of the worst quarterbacks ever seen, performing at a Zack Wilson or worse level despite playing in Kevin O'Connell's top-five offensive system with elite weapons. The notion that he is genuinely competing for the Vikings starting job is unrealistic; internal plans and the coaching staff clearly want Kyler Murray as the starter, making McCarthy a non-threat to Murray's fantasy value.
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JJ McCarthy was one of the worst quarterbacks we've ever seen... You can't look at JJ McCarthy's performance and go, 'Wait a second. He was that bad with something that we consider to be top five. Like he's awful. Like Zack Wilson or worst level awful.'
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- JJ McCarthy was one of the worst quarterbacks ever seen, performing at a Zack Wilson or worse level despite playing in Kevin O'Connell's top-five offensive system with elite weapons. The notion that he is genuinely competing for the Vikings starting job is unrealistic; internal plans and the coaching staff clearly want Kyler Murray as the starter, making McCarthy a non-threat to Murray's fantasy value.
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- STACKED tags this as a negative fantasy football signal for J.J. McCarthy (QB MIN). McCarthy's historically poor play eliminates him as a real threat to Murray's job.
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