The Minnesota Vikings are entering the 2025 NFL season with a new face at the helm. Sam Darnold, who led the side to a 14-3 record last season, was allowed to leave in free agency. The first-round pick of the 2024 NFL Draft,

Brent Sobleski of Bleacher Report believes that because he didn't play in 2024, McCarthy's 2025 season should be treated as his rookie season. McCarthy is ranked last among the six quarterbacks in expected improvement because of his lost rookie year.

The Minnesota Vikings knew they were getting a strong-armed quarterback when they drafted J.J. McCarthy last year, but the second-year signal-caller may be just a bit too strong so far. McCarthy, whose rookie season was lost to a knee injury,