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Excellent work, I’ll be chortling all morning
Not sure when Van Ginkel got hurt but Okudah was concussed on the "pitchie pitche woo woo" last play of the game. And it was bad enough that the carted him off, so I seriously doubt he plays this week. Sucks.
They were surprisingly unimpressive. Or perhaps GB is really good.
The experts pick to flop this year was the Redskins.They were surprisingly unimpressive. Or perhaps GB is really good.
There were quite a few "experts" that predicted the Packers would win the North and make the Superbowl.
. Also included is a locker room interview with him.
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Here’s an injury update (curtesy of Heavy)-
Vikings HC Kevin O'Connell Reveals Disappointing Injury Update on Key Players
Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell provided a handful of injury updates as the team turns its attention to Week 2.
Kevin O’Connell Provides Several Vikings Injury Updates
Winning is always great in the NFL, but the Vikings will have some issues to fix moving forward. For much of the first three quarters, their offense was anemic, and while they did enough to win late in the game, the team is going to need to put together more complete performances in the future if they want to win.
Doing so is going to be easier said than done, especially with injury concerns beginning to mount for Minnesota. Speaking on Wednesday, O’Connell revealed that both linebacker Blake Cashman and running back Ty Chandler have picked up injuries that will force them to miss time, dealing the team an immediate blow in Week 2.
They aren’t the only guys who could miss time, though. O’Connell also shared that linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel and cornerback Jeff Okudah are in the concussion protocol, meaning they will have to clear that in order to play on Sunday. Doing so on a short week is going to be tough, and they both could also end up missing the Vikings’ next game.
“Blake Cashman and Ty Chander … it looks like both of them will miss some time,” O’Connell said when speaking to reporters. “We’re still working through what that looks like roster-wise, but I do plan on both of them returning, but I don’t have a real timetable as far as what that looks like from a standpoint of the next few weeks.”
“Jeff Okudah and Andrew Van Ginkel did come out of the game and have been placed in the concussion protocol, so that will be something to monitor, clearly, on a short week. They’re both doing well, but they are indeed in the protocol.”
Kevin O’Connell, Vikings Could Be Shorthanded in Week 2
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Of these four guys, losing Cashman and Van Ginkel would deal the Vikings’ linebacker corps a significant blow, as both guys started in Week 1. Van Ginkel, in particular, blossomed into a star for Minnesota last year, earning a Pro Bowl selection and a spot on the All-Pro Second Team for the first time in his career. Chandler and Okudah are depth options for Minnesota, but being without both of them will also place O’Connell in a bind.
There’s a chance that Okudah and Van Ginkel could play in Week 2, but there’s no timeline for when either of them will escape the concussion protocol. As for Cashman and Chandler, they are set to miss some time, with some more clarity on their injury statuses being expected in the near future. Minnesota will return to the field for practice on Thursday as it prepares for its upcoming matchup against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday Night Football.
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Per this article on Heavy, JJ is not eligible for Offensive ROY, but Comeback POY, per Florio -
Disappointing JJ McCarthy News Emerges After Vikings Debut
Vikings fans received dissappointing news that J.J. McCarthy, wearing a patch many rookies wear, is not elligble for any rookie awards.
It was a night of firsts for not only Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy, but also the NFL.
Mounting an 11-point, fourth-quarter comeback in a 27-24 win over the Chicago Bears, in his first start on Monday night, McCarthy made history in many ways.
He became the first player to score three fourth-quarter touchdowns in their NFL debut. He became the first quarterback since Steve Young in 1985 to lead a comeback of 10 or more points in their first game, and the only quarterback since 1950 to do so on the road. He also joins Fran Tarkenton as the only Vikings rookie to throw two touchdowns and rush for a touchdown in their NFL debut. The last quarterback do that across the league was Cam Newton in 2011.
All are stellar feats that have thrust McCarthy into the center of the daily sports show circuit. How far he can go in his first year will be one of the biggest storylines of the season, which makes him subject to many awards.
On Monday night, McCarthy wore a special patch that read “NFL Premiere 2025” on his jersey, suggesting that he may be eligible for the Offensive Rookie of the Year Award with many other first-time starters donning the same patch in Week 1.
Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio was the bearer of bad news to McCarthy loyalists, clearing the air of confusion that the patch created.
“Based on his performance, some have asked whether McCarthy is eligible for the offensive rookie of the year award,” Florio wrote. “He is not. We’ve previously confirmed that McCarthy is not eligible for the prize. The ‘premiere’ patch, however, creates confusion.”
The NBA’s rules regarding rookie of the year run counterintuitively to the NFL, which also left some fans considering whether McCarthy would be eligible.
Vikings QB JJ McCarthy Primed to Win NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award
While McCarthy’s chances of winning Offensive Rookie of the Year were squashed by his missing his entire first season with a meniscus injury, it does open the door for another award — Comeback Player of the Year.
Following McCarthy’s fourth-quarter heroics that won him NFC Offensive Player of the Week, ESPN polled NFL executives for end-of-season award predictions — and McCarthy was the consensus Comeback Player of the Year by those polled.
“The Vikings are a playoff contender and believe they can build a Super Bowl-caliber roster with a starting quarterback under the low-cost rookie wage scale. McCarthy also benefits from sitting and watching behind the scenes for a year because of his season-ending knee injury suffered in the 2024 preseason,” ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler wrote. “McCarthy already was the pick before Monday night’s win over Chicago, but his three-touchdown second half (two passing, one rushing) to erase an 11-point deficit punctuated his case.”
Comeback Player of the Year Odds Take Strange Turn After McCarthy’s Performance
Throughout the offseason, McCarthy was hovering around the fifth-best odds to win the Comeback Player of the Year award.
That remains unchanged after Week 1, but his odds took a surprising turn despite his performance on Monday Night Football.
In August, McCarthy had +775 odds to win the award, fifth behind Aidan Hutchinson(+285), Dak Prescott (+288) Christian McCaffrey (+300) and Trevor Lawrence (+500), according to BetMGM.
On Tuesday, BetMGM updated its odds, and McCarthy is even more of a long shot at +1200. No player saw a significant change to their odds besides McCaffrey, who emerged as a favorite with +185 odds this week.
McCarthy’s performance for the first three quarters may have scared off some betters. There is also a hedge toward McCaffrey, considering the San Francisco 49ers will be leaning on him immensely with Brock Purdy and George Kittle expected to miss the next several games.
So now 62-3?
Bold: agreed!
Let's get another pick like this with the 31 or 32nd pick next draft!
They moved on from Fields. But we still have a year or two after this of CW