We still really have no idea when J.J. McCarthy will return to the Minnesota Vikings.
Will it be in Week 7 after the bye, when the Vikings take on a Philadelphia Eagles team that the Denver Broncos just tripped up? Will the Vikings have some skepticism about setting him loose against a team with such a tenacious defensive front?
Will it be in Week 8 when they face the Chargers, who are also coming off a similarly difficult loss? Would the Vikings really bring him back on a short week?
Will it be in Week 9 when they head to Detroit to take on the Lions? Or will they also take umbrage with putting McCarthy out there against the defending NFC North champions?
All of these questions come at the expense of wondering when he’ll even be healthy for sure. There are a lot of people yapping abou