It has been a great week for those who believed in J.J. McCarthy through the draft process, but the praises aren’t done. Analysts from every network have been hyping his performance against the Raiders with ESPN’s Dan Orlovsky being the latest to throw his praises.
The former Detroit Lions quarterback specifically pointed out that the play action and play calling were monumental for McCarthy’s efficiency. He also discussed how his eyes worked the defense and read it as plays developed. All of these things helped with their deep ball success on offense.
Orlovsky also mentions that at Michigan, McCarthy threw a lot of darts or low deep passes. On Saturday, he was able to lob the ball accurately over the defenders when, if he hadn’t, the pass would have been broken up or intercepted. All of these things he mentions are stuff you see from veterans so to see it so early on from McCarthy is a great sign in his development.
So far, so good for Kevin O’Connell and his staff in how they have handled the rookie quarterback.
McCarthy looked the part for @Vikings in their PAP game#NFLLive pic.twitter.com/ONITk07276
— Dan Orlovsky (@danorlovsky7) August 13, 2024
