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A weekend publication from VikingsTerritory, we current to you: the Vikings Nopedy Nopes of the week.
Vikings Nopedy Nopes: J.J. McCarthy on the Bench, Matthew Stafford Daydreams, Brock Purdy as a Viking
The nopedy nopes are weekly Minnesota Vikings-themed objects that we’re not shopping for. It’s a spin-off of our rumor mill, and we hope you get pleasure from. Right here is the forty eighth batch of Vikings nopedy nopes within the sequence’ historical past.
The Nopedy Nope: J.J. McCarthy will begin coaching camp because the QB2, not QB1.
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Conor Orr boldly declared that quarterback McCarthy received’t be the QB1 getting into coaching camp in July.
“The Vikings will not go into training camp with J.J. McCarthy as their projected starter. McCarthy is still in recovery mode from a torn meniscus and needs to get pro-ready weight and lower-body strength,” Orr wrote this week.
McCarthy is the oddsmakers’ darling to win the QB1 in 2025, so Orr’s prediction is certainly fairly daring. In equity to Orr, he assigned an out-there prediction to each NFL group, so Minnesota wasn’t essentially focused.
McCarthy must be thought-about the favourite to waltz into the summer season with the QB1 emblem, not an underdog.
Verdict: Nopedy nope.
The Nopedy Nope: Matthew Stafford is a practical commerce goal for Minnesota.
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CBS Sports activities was fast to appoint Minnesota as a doable touchdown spot for Matthew Stafford after his spouse, Kelly, just lately mentioned on a podcast that her husband wouldn’t thoughts a commerce.
“A return to the NFC North? I think what the Vikings decide to do at quarterback this offseason is super fascinating. Many are penciling in Darnold to return in 2025, but what if another semi-stable organization offers him more money? Then, if Darnold leaves, would the Vikings immediately throw J.J. McCarthy into the starting lineup? Maybe. Or they could acquire another veteran,” Jordan Dajani wrote Tuesday.
The Vikings are severely unlikely to commerce for Stafford this offseason, primarily as a result of the franchise drafted J.J. McCarthy 10 months in the past for the QB1 job. In concept, Minnesota might power McCarthy to look at and study for a number of seasons, however most don’t anticipate that final result.
Stafford might make sense through commerce if there have been no McCarthy on the Vikings’ depth chart. In any other case, it’s nopedy nope.
Verdict: Nopedy nope.
The Nopedy Nope: Brock Purdy shall be traded straight up for J.J. McCarthy.
In accordance with an internet site referred to as The Wright Method Sports activities Community, McCarthy shall be traded to the San Francisco 49ers for quarterback Brock Purdy.
In reality, the TWSN article even featured a wild headline: San Francisco 49ers Commerce Brock Purdy to Minnesota Vikings for JJ McCarthy.
That is clickbait. It shouldn’t be taken severely. Purdy is on the cusp of receiving a contract value about $55-$60 million that he received’t be value, and Minnesota has McCarthy, who prices about $5 million per season.
Purdy won’t be a Viking.
Verdict: Nopedy nope.
Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the College of Minnesota in 2007. Subscribe to his every day YouTube Channel, VikesNow. The present options friends, evaluation, and opinion on all issues associated to the purple group, with 4-7 episodes per week. His MIN obsession dates again to 1996. Listed responsible pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ Basset Hounds, and The Doorways (the band). He follows the NBA as carefully because the NFL.
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