Are the Vikings failing JJ McCarthy? (Part 1)

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🗓️ 11 February 2026

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Matthew Coller talks about his article on where JJ McCarthy stands right now with the Vikings and whether Kevin O'Connell's quote about failing QBs still holds up. Plus an update on Kyler Murray and Dane Brugler released his top 100 prospects so we should draft sim. The Purple Insider podcast is brought to you by FanDuel. Also, check out our sponsor HIMS at https://hims.com/purpleinsider Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0	Hey, everybody, welcome to another episode of Purple Insider presented by Fandul.
0:10.9	Matthew Collar here.
0:12.3	And a little bit to discuss tonight.
0:15.2	I wrote an article at Purple Insider.
0:17.5	Football about J.J. McCarthy, where he stands.
0:20.9	And I want to talk about that.
0:22.7	Also, we have a Kyler-Murray update.
0:24.8	We've got a Dane Brugler top 100, which to me says we should probably do a draft simulation.
0:32.6	Now, a post-Super Bowl draft simulation.
0:35.5	And as you guys know who watch and listen regularly,
0:38.9	plenty of room for your questions, comments, thoughts,
0:43.1	feelings, takes, and opinions about the Minnesota Vikings
0:46.9	as the main part of the discussion right now, of course,
0:50.8	is the quarterback situation.
0:52.3	But I would like to throw it out there that I am also
0:55.1	open to questions about the other 52 players on the Minnesota Vikings. I've been working today
1:01.0	on an article about what to do with safety. If Harrison Smith retires, what are the options?
1:07.0	So we can get into a little bit of that as well throughout the show.
1:10.9	So I got a lot for you.
1:12.1	I guess my question for the chat is,
1:13.9	would you like me to read to you or do you want me to take you through the article?
1:18.1	I can do it either way.
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