My, how the turntables have turned.

While Sam Darnold was out decidedly not throwing four interceptions, his replacement in Minnesota threw two of them, posted a 17.9 QBR and came home with a bad headache.

That’s right folks, JJ McCarthy has entered the NFL concussion protocol. Can he navigate this any better than he does opposing defenses?

To be fair, this is far more of a fun curiosity than it is meaningful to the upcoming game. Ousted last season by the first-round selection waiting in the wings, Sam Darnold has essentially played to the same level as 2024, if not better.

Meanwhile, McCarthy has become the second worst quarterback in sports history, at least in one metric.

Now he goes through the almighty evaluation process, which has incredible variability on players’ timeline to

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