
J.J. McCarthy may have spent his rookie season recovering from offseason knee surgery, but the Minnesota Vikings' quarterback has been plenty impressed with the team's performance in his absence. Particularly that of head coach Kevin O'Connell.
After the Vikings improved to 13–2 following their narrow 27–24 victory against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 16, McCarthy took to social media with some major praise of O'Connell. The Vikings rookie boldly declared that Kevin O'Connell deserved to win the NFL's Coach of the Year award.