FRISCO, Texas -- Seven games into Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy 's NFL career, it's clear that the 2024 NFL Draft 's 10th overall pick isn't off to the start that anyone with the franchise had hoped for in 2025.

McCarthy ranks dead last in the league in completion percentage (56%), touchdown-to-interception ratio (9-10, 0.9) and passer rating (67.4) this season among 34 qualified quarterbacks, a driving factor in the Vikings' 5-8 record just a year after Minnesota went 14-3 with quarterback Sam Darnold earning a Pro Bowl nod in 2024 Coach of the Year Kevin O'Connell's offense.

However, Dallas Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer, whose 6-6-1 squad will face off against O'Connell and McCarthy on "Sunday Night Football" in Week 15, believes that McCarthy has

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