Did J.J. McCarthy really get a concussion

The play for the Minnesota Vikings didn't commencement the mode fans expected; astatine 4-7, the team's main occupation is undoubtedly the play of backmost J.J. McCarthy. This young 22-year-old had hard performances connected the field, and injuries made his play adjacent much difficult.

After Sunday's nonaccomplishment to the Green Bay Packers, McCarthy reportedly entered the concussion protocol. The Athletic's Dianna Russini reports: "Vikings backmost J.J. McCarthy, who entered concussion protocol earlier this week, is not expected to play Sunday against the Seahawks, I'm told."

Many fans instantly began to wonderment erstwhile the young backmost suffered the injury; immoderate adjacent judge this is different "benching" by caput manager Kevin O'Connell.

Fan reaction

The determination to not play McCarthy against the Seattle Seahawks caused rather a tempest among NFL fans. Various comments astir this backmost could beryllium seen connected societal media; immoderate assertion that the wounded is justified, portion others judge that it is simply a tactical determination by the coach.

So far, McCarthy has completed 54.1% of his passes for 929 yards, with six touchdowns and 10 interceptions. He besides ran for 120 yards connected 23 carries and scored 2 touchdowns, averaging 5.2 yards per carry. With his absence, Max Brosmer volition instrumentality the starting position. Fans anticipation helium can't bash worse than McCarthy, who was besides the worst backmost taken successful the archetypal circular since the Oakland Raiders' JaMarcus Russell.

The concern with the young backmost shows however important the stableness and wellness of cardinal players successful the NFL is, and fans proceed to intimately travel his each wounded and the coach's decisions. McCarthy's development, with each its ups and downs, volition surely beryllium a taxable of treatment arsenic the Vikings combat for a amended grounds successful the remainder of the season.

This squad has superior potential, but for greater occurrence it volition beryllium important that each idiosyncratic takes their task seriously, and is arsenic focused connected helping the team. There volition beryllium galore challenges up of them, but we volition spot however overmuch they tin do.