"Still not sure he’s the answer": Richard Sherman doubles down on J.J. McCarthy skepticism after Vikings QB struggles vs. Falcons 

Richard Sherman doubles down on J.J. McCarthy skepticism after Vikings QB struggles vs. Falcons
Richard Sherman doubles down on J.J. McCarthy skepticism after Vikings QB struggles vs. Falcons

Retired Super Bowl champion Richard Sherman had previously expressed his doubts about J.J. McCarthy's ability to lead the Vikings to success. Now, after McCarthy's terrible performance in Week 2 against the Atlanta Falcons, he doubled down on his skepticism about the former Michigan star.

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"Bump. Still not sure he's the answer," Sherman wrote in a tweet on X.
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McCarthy had a terrible outing on Sunday against the Falcons. He had helped his team to a 24-27 victory in their season opener against the Chicago Bears, recording 143 passing yards and three touchdowns. However, he could not improve on this performance on Sunday night.

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Against the Falcons, J.J. McCarthy completed just 11 of 21 for 158 yards and no touchdowns. He also threw two interceptions that led to the Vikings suffering a humiliating 6-22 loss at home.

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During his rookie debut last season, McCarthy missed out on the entire season due to an injury. Sam Darnold took over as the QB1 and led the Vikings to a 14-3 record and a spot in the playoffs. Unfortunately, they lost to the Rams in the Wild Card round. In March, he was traded to the Seattle Seahawks, while they announced the ex-Michigan star as their starting quarterback for 2025.


J.J. McCarthy opens up about disappointing performance in Week 2 against the Falcons

In the post-game press conference, the quarterback expressed his disappointment with his performance against the Atlanta Falcons.

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J.J. McCarthy heaped praise on the defense and admitted that the offense needed to operate on a similar level.

"Obviously, a very disappointing loss," McCarthy said as per the team's website. "You know, there's a lot of things that come to my mind of just what we can do to get better and just want to give kudos to the defense. I thought they played absolutely outstanding.
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"We got to do a better job as an offense operating. Playing, you know one play at a time, everyone executing their job, all 11 of us. ... It starts with me. I got to play better and we got to do a better job operating this offense."

The Vikings next take on the Bengals on Sept. 21. The game will be broadcast on CBS at 1:00 pm ET.

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