What They AREN'T Telling You About J.J. McCarthy.. 

JJ will prove a lot of people wrong

As long as McCarthy lands in a decent situation he's going to be a top 10 QB in the league.

JJ McCarthy: 27-1, highest 3rd down conversion rate, along with several other best “when you need it most” statistics compared to his qb peer’s. It’s hard to say what will come of him, but he certainly has the decision making talent to become a star in the NFL. I wouldn’t rule him out.

You seem to make a lot of statements that aren't really backed up by evidence. Like arguing that a guy with a 72% completion percentage that almost never throws screens (among the fewest attempts in the country) has a huge problem with ball placement seems crazy, and especially to a person that saw every single pass he threw all season. It's also weird how often you mention inferior opponents when Michigan played (I believe) 3 different defenses in the S&P top 5 and 5 different defenses in the S&P top 15.

This guy is seriously comparing a QB that won the National Championship on a Big10 team to Trey Lance who played 1 season at NDSU?!? C'mon man - that's a HUGE jump in logic.

JJ is gonna be a legend. Watch.

Joe Montana was a college game manager quarterback who had less passing yardage and more interceptions than McCarthy. the notion that a quarterback in a running offense can't become a pro passing quarterback is nonsense. blaming the player for coaching is stupid. Montana was mobile, accurate, and could throw on the run and create off platform. McCarthy reminds of Montana. pocket presence. accurate. strong arm. smart....

I know this is late, but I have been watching JJ for the past two years. What you (and many others) are missing, is that he has some of the most important qualities that most others don't. 1. He is utterly unselfish. He always played to win (and win he did), putting the team's and his coaches' needs and wishes before his own glory. That is a coachable talent and very rare. 2. He has the highest 3rd and 7+ conversion rate of any of the top six QB's in the draft. When it count, he delivers. 3. He is very athletic, much more than people think and is a true double threat. 4. He is a true and tried leader that has shined in the biggest moments on the biggest stages. At worse, he never let the situation overwhelm him. 5. JJ has always won the fullest respect from all his teammates, coaches, and fans. He earned their trust and by all accounts, was confident and humble. I think at the Vikings he has a great chance to become one of the best QB's in the NFL. You just watch,. Thanks for the fair and informative content. :-) Well done.

Bro the last month of Michigan regular season JJ was Injured and it was reported as an arm injury. That's why whole game plan was to attack with Blake!

What you said about JJ can be said about every single QB in every draft every year!!! Where he lands and the talent surrounding him as well as the coaching staff has as much to do with a QB's ultimate success or failure as anything that the individual brings...here's a perfect example...If JJ lands in Minnesota or Denver I think he has a way higher chance for success than if he was to end up with the commanders, giants or patriots. Personally I'd like to see him fall to 29 and end up in Detroit where he could sit back and learn from Goff for a couple seasons...he'd still be young and have two years to learn and develop.

To be fair to JJ... And really any qb, if you arent throwing the ball frequently, you wont get into a rhythm. When he threw the ball more cinsistently, he was generally better. Throwing once every 3 to 5 plays is going to knock you out of rhythm quickly

JJ's a Killa Dawg......He was never asked to throw the ball 40 times a game but I'm more than confident that if he did, he would've put up just as good, if not better numbers than Caleb or Jayden Daniels. Neither of them were coached by a former NFL coach and QB. JJ is the epitome of untapped potential. His ceiling is in space somewhere. For me, after that TCU loss and him telling the world that "We'll be back and I guarantee you that" and he does it.....That's all I need to know.

Jj is a great qb. He’s going to end up the best qb in this draft. If he goes to Minnesota he could win a Super Bowl in his first year.

Bad analysis, check the PFF stats for JJ on third down and long, JJ by far was the best QB in college.

People get on Caleb but sheesh jj 🙄, it's written all over his face.Penix is the most underrated cause of his injuries.

Does anybody remember kirk cousins at mich st.? JJ is so much better than him, rookie's dont have to come out like stroud did. It doesn't barely ever happen like that, even after last season i still think bryce young will be good, just give it time. JJ is gonna be good, maybe not right away but he will be good, i guarantee it.

"Just" two seasons of college starts under his belt? "Just" 28 college starts, including two CFB trips and natty? That makes him a "raw prospect"?

Love the slide where we're looking at the last 6 games. Completion percentage is 68 percent including 2 games where he is dealing with a high ankle sprain. 5 out of 6 are ranked top 20 wins and maryland was ranked 2 weeks earlier. Also I didnt do the math on yards per attempt but im pretty sure its around 8 yards per attempt which is pretty good.

Not completely sold on JJM either but this take is extremely unhinged. To compare him to Wilson, Love and Russel is apples to bowling balls. JJM has played three straight years in the playoffs & against competition that those three never saw. Plus he played in a pro style offense and was taught by a former QB1 in the league. You didn’t see that he was calling protection & was basically another coach on the field. He suffered through two huge losses in the playoffs but lead them back to rise above that. None of those players are even in the same league as this kid when you factor those in. His two years of starting is concerning but to maximize contracts in a short career he had to come out this year. The three QBs above him haven’t won on his level either, and their flaws are equally apparent to his. Drafting a QB is a crapshoot but this kid is as good if not better than anyone else not named Caleb.

Love the channel, but I can promise you that you’d get more subs if you didn’t show your face. Nothing against you, it’s just that your face cam is kinda low quality and ppl want to watch the highlights and clips that you show

Great video and breakdown

As a MN VIKINGS FAN, I’m not happy and didn’t want McCarthy as our drafted QB… Agree with you he has not proven nothing to be this high of value. Just like a Kirk cousin from scratch. Michigan State was a good football program that made him look good too…. I HOPE I AM WRONG!!!!!!! He got 5 season before I throw in the towel on the Viks. Our QB choosing has been sad for too many times!

I don't know. I just know it's going to be interesting as hell to see him in that offense with KOC developing him. He's had a horseshoe his whole life until now going to the right situation. It looks like he's hit paydirt on that account again. If he proves he can ball in the NFL it will absolutely change the NFL and the NFC North division.

Whatever QB lands in Minnesota will be the 2nd best in the draft (Caleb lives up to the hype) there isn’t a infrastructure in place that competes with them for the environment of a young QB going to an Offensive coach who used to play QB I think they could turn JJ into a star

Good summary ! 🏈⚖

What exactly are your credentials to judge nfl talent?

Wow, incredible video. I may have to subscribe. With that said, I don't know how anyone can overlook the obvious. So yes, his team had a great defense and running game. But, if you are such a great player/prospect at the QB position; your coach would make more allowance to your talent. In other words, he would tailor the offense to your skills. As we can see, that did not happen. I think he will be a fine player. But he should have stayed in school for at least one more year. Maybe then, we would have seen his true growth and potential.

Great video! Thank you for highlighting McCarthy. You pronounced mcnamara and Illinois wrong

Also, it really helps top know what the defense is going to do before you snap the ball. How soon we all forget ...

JJ is a better qb then Cj stroud and he came to the league as a big producer i think jj will do the same guys a saint fan you havent been relavent since the super bowl against manning

He wasn’t asked to throw the ball because he can’t throw the ball.

You will eat crow! Jj will be top 10 in the nfl

Plz make Illinois silent with ur s at the end lol

Michael Penix Jr and Spencer Ratler are the biggest wildcards to me

The best things about McCarthy is he is trainable, willing to listen to his coaches, willing to learn new things. You don’t find too many kids his age that have that mindset! He is very respectful and LOVES the LORD! That is a lot coming from a kid his age. I think you need to take some lessons on being respectful to other people rather than make RU-vid videos trying to point out other people’s faults! Wait and see what God does in this young man’s life!

Zach Wilson played no one in college. JJ beat Alabama, Ohio St twice and won a Nat Champ. You can't make that comparison it's absolute horse crap.

If he's that good Harbaugh should trade Herbert and draft him at 5.

This guy said a "dream offense" I'm dead ☠️ watch the route concepts. This was not a QB friendly offense.

Stop comparing him to Trey Lance and Wilson. Lance only had 1 year of experience, and Wilson shined against lower tier talent.

People talk about him as this "cant miss prospect" and casual fans unironically think he is a better QB than Caleb Williams. The hype is enourmous and JJ isnt the kid everyone says he is. I doubt he'll live up to his expectations, but i hope he does. Kid is talented and raw, just way overhyped.

He has traits, and his success rate on 3rd and long is impressive. Do you have examples of him struggling reading the field/being gunshy? MIN is a great spot for him

He feel more like another Bryce Young benefiting from being on a good team with great players

You know JJ had a bad ankle injury during the PSU game and couldnt put pressure on it at half the week later right? He wasnt back to close to full health until bama. That should be talked about to give context concidering many other QB would have sat. Aa for as the washington game goes. They were up 14-3 after the first 2 possessions, with UM killing them in the run game. You arent going to get manny attempts verse any opponents, much less a team who wants a shootout. That said, the WRs didnt help him out any. They for 3 third downs batted out of their hands on 3rd, i thought 2 should have been caught. Very good plats by the eefenders thoygh, so hats off. Moreover, the WRs also ran the wrong route on 2 other 3rd diwnd and didnt stepout in the two minute drill. I also didnt like attacking the edges with quick outs on third. Working Loveland over the middle, (like they did on the chunck in the TD drive to put it away,) or with WR (like the curl to Johnson on the second play) would have worked better. It was just a weird game that never allowed the pass game to get in rhythm. But its definitely unfair to claim this shows JJ doesnt know how to throw. When the stuck with more of their go to stuff JJ hit 2 chunk plays.

I hope the Vikings don't trade up for this guy. I agree he is a late first round/early second round pick. He would benefit by sitting a couple years and developing. He's only 21. He has so much time. Trading up into the top 5 would be nuts for this guy. Too many question marks as you stated. He is too risky to give up draft capital for. If he was on the board at 23 and Minnesota took him at 23 I would be psyched. But sounds like he has been hyped into the top 5. shame.

Guy only played 2 1/2 quarters for most games as the 2nd & 3rd stringers were in. You have other qbs throwing it all over the field in garbage time. He is #1 in 3rd down completions of 7 yards or more, & qbr under pressure as well as comp.% under pressure- no one else is even close. The media types are way behind the NFLer's regarding Mccarthy and are just now catching up. While all the other QB's were in simple static offenses of which very little translates to the NFL, Mccarthy was 1 of 1 running a pro offense, changing plays at the line as well as formations - all of this translates. There was tremendous interest in him well into last season. I know he never would have declared if he wasn't sure of a top 10 pick. You need to dig a little deeper with his actual game.

You know the analysts are over analyzing when they try to argue that a starting QB going 27-1 as a starter is somehow a negative.

3 losses in 51ish years is a strange way to put it. True though. Go blue.

His comp is Zach Wilson.

McCarthy would be a great fit in minnesota because they have such a high powered offense and they are good at every position

When its all said and done JJ will have a better NFL career than all but maybe 1 other QB in this draft. Your negative takes on JJ are ridiculous. Hes going to make the vikings GM look like a genius and you like a fool.

Chicago should pick him number one to keep the streak of great teams for JJ. Maybe they can win the Championship this year?

Overall a poor take. Contradictions galore. 72% completion is actually really good for a guy who almost never throws screens (did you even look at his real stats?). His ball placement is a concern? Total BS. The guy was best on 3rd & long in the country & had to throw into tight windows.

Ive never seen a QB hyped like this. Yes theres been hyped QB's but it made sense. This makes no sense to me at all

Like I can’t believe how much no one has told you that you say “Like” too much

I really think he should've gone back to college for one more year. That being said I don't mind him as a prospect. He's really young. He can get the ball out fast with pretty good accuracy. He's got some legs for scrambling. He can run a little bit. Good on third down and I like his ball placement in the short and intermediate area. I just don't think he's shown enough to really qualify for the first round. And definitely not the first half of the first round. But, teams will always hope and pray and overdraft quarterbacks. I don't think he's 'great'. But I think he could be a decent to good QB in the NFL.

I want him in Washington.

Kyle Brandt couldn't even get Laid on the Real World,..lol~

Like, how many times did you say "like?" Like, alot!

bro he will do good trust dont need him to be a god lol bro idk why ur doing this to tlk shit or something but to tell u the truth u need to be a sad saints fan lol

I love how just after you say he didnt show anything this year to show he is a great QB yoi show a clip that only a handful of QBs on the planet can make. 😅

JJ McCarthy is the Only Franchise Changer in the draft,.PERIOD~ I PRAY as a Dolphins fan that the Pats don't take him~

It was about the team not JJ. The team the team the team That being said he does need to sit hehind a veteran.

What happens when he starts getting hit 15+ times per game ???

Jj is one of the most accurate AB’s in this draft. It’s funny. You must be a great nfl scout. Cause most of the highly paid nfl scout thinks he is a great qb. You obviously know more than everyone else. You’re dinging a guy for being on a great team. He made any throw that was needed. You’re so dead wrong.

when i see you go 27-1 in the big ten than you can talk . In till then you can't be talking .

What J.J does good wins football games

worse than tony mandrich or ryan leaf......

There are absolutely ZERO concerns about JJ McCarthy…. You are so clueless…. Stop the hate. He might be the most pro-ready QB in this draft. Do people not remember who his coach was…. You’re just hating. Because everything you’ve said, is baseless and clueless…. YES! You are crazy. Comparing him to Trey Lance and Jamarcus Russell, Zac Wilson??? He didn’t have to throw the ball like that because our running game was basically unstoppable! Damn, what you watching???! Baseless accusations…. #GoBlue✊🏾💛💙

Garbage take from someone who didn’t watch their season and knows nothing about the behind the scenes situations

Oh another RU-vidr making a video showing he has no idea what he is talking about and doesn’t know ball lol

this kid sounds like a Bot that needs laxatives

JJ McCarthy!💪🏈 GoVikings!💜💜💜

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA 😂😂😂

HATER!!!!! Eat your words buddy watch McCarthy kill it in the NFL

I believe

You have a lot to learn, are you a trumper? You just proved to everyone that you don’t know what you’re doing. I definitely would not follow you

McCarthy was carried by an All-American RB and a stellar defense. He is easily the most overrated QB in this draft and I cannot comprehend how he’s skyrocketed up draft boards

Anyone making Zach Wilson comparisons isn't offering anything approaching thoughtful analysis. Give me a break. Lol

If the Vikings do not trade up to 3 and take Jayden Daniels, they will be lost in the forest for another 50 years and not win a SB.

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Your voice does not match your face.

JJ McCarthy is the best and most complete QB in the draft. Barring injury, a SUPERSTAR.

McCarthy will never become even half the player Dak is today. He lacks pocket presence, and only connects on throws that are his first read. You have to be a cerebral QB at the professional level like Dak. McCarthy just doesn't have it.

There’s a reason you’re an armchair RU-vid analyst, YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT!!!