Vikings’ Justin Jefferson has two phrases to explain J.J. McCarthy

To say that J.J. McCarthy’s first season as a starter for the Minnesota Vikings was a disappointment can be a large understatement.

The previous top-10 decide struggled to remain on the sector, and whereas he confirmed flashes of robust play, the offense was robust to observe at occasions.

Notably, Justin Jefferson’s numbers clearly mirrored that. The famous person wideout logged 1,048 yards, however his two touchdowns had been the fewest in a season in his profession.

However, he is nonetheless a fan of his signal-caller. In a quick-hitting session with Yahoo Sports activities, he had two attention-grabbing phrases to explain McCarthy.

Justin Jefferson is a fan of J.J. McCarthy

“Younger bull,” Jefferson stated. 

Jefferson seemed annoyed on the sidelines at occasions this previous season. Then once more, he is been nothing however supportive of McCarthy.

Earlier in February, he admitted that whereas he does not have any management over who’s behind heart, he was going to do what he may to assist McCarthy elevate his recreation.

“As of proper now, J.J. is my QB. For me, it’s to get him to the place we have to go; it begins off proper now within the offseason and getting higher now,” Jefferson stated on “Up & Adams.” 

The Vikings reportedly oversimplified the playbook to assist McCarthy, but it surely did not work. Head coach Kevin O’Connell wasn’t so certain in regards to the younger quarterback, but he was their solely choice.

And now that GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah is now not within the constructing, it will be attention-grabbing to see whether or not they herald somebody to compete with McCarthy in coaching camp.