MINNEAPOLIS -- J.J. McCarthy's big third quarter Saturday against the Las Vegas Raiders had everyone asking the same question: Does this mean he's ready to challenge for the Minnesota Vikings' starting quarterback job?
The man who will ultimately make that decision doesn't appear to think so ... at least not yet. Coach Kevin O'Connell said, after his team's 24-23 win, that he viewed McCarthy's preseason debut, which included touchdown passes of 45 and 33 yards on the Vikings' first two possessions after halftime, as "just another glorified, singular step in the process.