In April, the Vikings drafted J.J. McCarthy with the 10th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. He was pegged as the franchise’s future and looked like it after the team’s first preseason game in August. Sadly, in that same game, McCarthy would suffer a complete tear of his meniscus, and it thrusted Sam Darnold firmly into the starting role.
Luckily or not for the Vikings, Sam Darnold has taken that luck and parlayed it into now being involved in the discussion of the team’s future.
Bill Belichick recognizes the situation that Darnold’s success is bringing, but he acknowledges that there is only one way for the former USC Trojan to keep the job. As Belichick explains, winning a Super Bowl for the Vikings would make things interesting for the franchise in more ways than one.
“I think it would definitely change things if that were to happen. That’s what happened with Brady, that’s what happened with Kurt Warner and Trent Green. When your QB takes you to the Super Bowl championship, what else do you want them to do? That’s a pretty big commitment to make.”
While Vikings fans and the team want a Super Bowl, can they really de-commit from McCarthy despite that? It continues to be an exciting situation in Minneapolis.
