The progress of starting quarterback J.J. McCarthy has been the talk of training camp at TCO Performance Center. Whether the Vikings had a good practice or a bad one can often be

For J.J. McCarthy, the Minnesota Vikings’ preseason opener will be a full-circlemoment, even though he will face the Houston Texans rather than the Las VegasRaiders.Last time McCarthy was on the field in a game for the Vikings,

The Minnesota Vikings' season depends on J.J. McCarthy. That's not a particularly bold statement. It's the NFL, where quarterbacks are king to begin with. And this is a Minnesota team that nearly won the NFC North last season with a different QB, Sam Darnold, who is now in Seattle.