J.J. McCarthy - The Good, the Bad, and the Devastating

[@BrettKollmann]

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[@w4tt322]

Aaaaannnnnnddddddd Its gone.

[@jerredhamann5646]

15 passing yards they took football back to the 1920s

[@jonathan41001]

What people fail to mention with his injury: JJ will still be the youngest QB from this class to make his regular season debut, if he’s on the field Week 1 of next season.

[@JJ-zr6fu]

That just means he’ll be the most inexperienced qb still

[@matthewcrane5294]

@@JJ-zr6fuwith the most time to gain experience

[@jteeza100]

The copium here is compounding 😂. Youngest QB with an entirely vacated record per the death sentence incoming for Michigan.

[@stormageddon248]

I don’t know how that’s a value or notable in any way. And honestly I feel like these Covid year fifth/sixth years will be at a great advantage. They aren’t Brandon Weeden old but should be mature enough to be pro’s immediately. Imo. I could end up being wildly wrong.

[@gregariousegg]

@@jteeza100 the cope is astounding, at most there will be scholarship sanctions lmao no clue how ncaa works

[@TheChannel170]

4 AM is crazy bro lmao rest up

[@BrettKollmann]

technically it's 2:52 AM.

[@nah6225]

thats west coast time it's 5 54 for me 😭

[@14cole19]

5:04 in Missouri Dang bro...

[@Luke-ho9xi]

​@@BrettKollmann530 am my time bruh

[@guaranagaucho3071]

19:00 here in Japan. Perfect video to watch while I fall asleep

[@_blackclover]

the comments filled with people that have crazy sleep schedules and people getting up for work

[@account6416]

And non-Americans

[@Gurumeierhans]

You know that there are countries outside of murica?

[@_blackclover]

@@Gurumeierhans you aren’t wrong. but i didn’t know there were many fans of american football in other countries

[@stormageddon248]

Maybe they aren’t in the states bro lol

[@stormageddon248]

@@_blackcloverThe international games have done a lot more for the game than you think. I have some UK friends who enjoy American football which I never imagined I would say ten years ago. Gotta hand it to Goodell on that one. He’s more mob consigliere than commissioner but he’s grown the business well.

[@BetheWainaina]

Just a suggestion Brett. When you are explaining a play like at the 7:11 mark, can you bring in the arrows one by one as you describe the play. You mention three plays there and that would help those of us who are clueless know whats the alert , midlevel and the delayed one if the arrows came in as you mentioned them

[@Chris53748]

Appreciate you looking out for us Europeans with your upload time Brett

[@JaredHettler]

I'm a die hard Vikings fan. I've watched them for 3 decades. This kid is by far the best QB I've seen them draft ever (coming out of college) and it isn't even close. 1. Comes from a winning pedigree and has proven he can do what it takes to win a championship 2. Never lost a regular season game in college 3. Most efficient 3rd down QB in the history of CFB 4. Best arm in the draft out of the big early round QBs 5. Great accuracy 6. Great mobility 7. Great leadership 8. Multiple scouts said his work ethic in the film room is unmatched. I'll take that over talent any day, and he has both. This kid is going to be fine.

[@K1forMVP]

You write like they just drafted the second coming of Tom Brady a guy who was some elite QB prospect which he wasn’t and isn’t close to being. McCarthy was a mediocre prospect who has several questions surrounding him, even if he works out I don’t see him being as good as the best QBs in the NFC.

[@vivienneduong6541]

​@K1forMVP and you talk like JJ owes you some money.

[@K1forMVP]

@@vivienneduong6541 If by that you mean I am pointing out facts than yea I’m talking like JJ owes me money.

[@vivienneduong6541]

@K1forMVP I'm not saying JJ will be a bust or not, neither you nor I know the future, but you are not just pointing out facts. There's a whole lot of bias in your statements.

[@robe2504]

@@K1forMVP No facts there bud. Just your opinion. Mediocre prospect - your opinion. Questions - every QB ever drafted had questions. "I don't see him being..." - opinion. NO facts. Just an overinflated ego and negative outlook on display there...

[@David_Drums]

The hopium will be huffed all of 2025 waiting McCarthy's return. As a tortured Minnesota sports fan, it's all we got 😂

[@thestormofwar]

For what its worth, Kwesi has shown he knows how to cook and now y'all are probably getting another top 10 pick WITH a returning JJ and all those weapons? Are you @$%#$% kidding me? Vikings will be scary in '25. Stay tough NFC North bro. 💪

[@tylerbrantner4026]

As much as I would hate to waste a year of prime Jets, I almost want the Vikings to win under 5 games and get a high first round pick to add some extra talent

[@Angrynood]

I mean, Ant looks like he's hungry for another playoff run....

[@stormageddon248]

@@Angrynoodthat was their chance honestly. They could’ve snuck up on folks a little but now everyone know them well. As much as I enjoyed the Denver Wolves rivalry I don’t think the wolves can keep all those egos in check for much longer. Hell of a run though. This sounds crazy right now I know but come back next year tell me I’m wrong.

[@stormageddon248]

I wouldn’t call Minnesota tortured. Wolves have been good the Vikings have been good idk about the Wild or Twins but probably not as good. And you had a good MLS run too. Detroit was tortured. Cleveland was tortured. You just haven’t had a championship in a while.

[@kkmdew09]

Wanted to say in the last month I have started working out again, and taking better care of myself, got into a new apartment, and just now used some guy on KZbin who knows everything about football ever's code to try factor! Getting my first box next week! Thank you for EVERYTHING you do Brett! Happy Season!

[@jackgehring6770]

Notification hit me like a parsons blindside hit

[@ChicagoPatriot123]

Jesus now ur dead

[@Gusto3791]

I, a born and raised Wisconsinite, was in town outside of Rochester staying with some born and raised Minnesotans watching this game. Man, were they excited, and for good reason. Can’t wait for years of shit talk. This division is going to be nuts next year.

[@wLogan7w]

every single team here seems loaded it's gonna be awesome lmao

[@nah6225]

Im about to eat and watch a brett masterclass. Nothing better man

[@dododump3144]

Eating at 3 am is ludicrous ngl

[@hakan_demir973]

@@dododump3144 you don't realize there are other countries and timelines right?

[@bronmill33]

@@hakan_demir973true, i’m in the timeline where ben dinucci won 9 super bowls and kadarius toney has the highest catch percentage of all time

[@Benisuber1]

@@hakan_demir973 false

[@hakan_demir973]

@@bronmill33 or time zones :) whatever...

[@SingularMechanicalCitrusFruit]

9:12 as someone from Fargo, watching the Easton Stick vs Trey Lance shitshow made me cry

[@djosiahr]

Michigan fan here. Appreciate the insightful breakdown on the Aidan Hutchenson episode and on this episode. Earned a sub from me.

[@ItsKryptick]

I think the big thing that stuck out to me with JJ in college was how many plays he did make despite his utilization. Seemed like every time he was asked to make a play, he did. And the arm strength stuff is a litmus test on who's watching games vs box scores lol. Should have never been a question.

[@mikehyt]

J.J McCarthy is old news. Sam the Savior Darnold will have a redemption arc comparable to Zuko in Avatar the Last Airbender.

[@TheWatcher51393]

Sounds like you're hitting the cactus juice a little bit too hard

[@Aaron-dw4fr]

In GEQBUS we truss

[@stormageddon248]

You know what? I hope you’re right. I don’t give two fucks about the Vikings, but who doesn’t love a redemption arch? Of course, the Chiefs still have to smash you if you make it to the SB. But I’d like it if you made it there now.

[@Savataric]

I can’t believe I’m trusting Sam Darnold to throw to Justin Jefferson for my fantasy team pls just give him the ball darnold

[@derpcreamcone]

GEQBUS will lead us to the promised land!

[@danny_colburn]

Thank you, Brett. I’ve never wished for a year to go by as much as I do now.

[@zgamer200]

I really like what I've seen from JJ McCarthy so it's a major bummer he's gonna miss all of 2024, but come 2025 I think he's setup to come out of the gates hot assuming his recovery goes well. I subscribe to your current point of view that just because a QB isn't being asked to do it, doesn't necessarily mean he can't(also doesn't mean he can, but I'm not gonna dock a guy points for it either). Michigan just had no real reason to ask him to make a bunch of riskier, low percentage throws, but as you highlighted on the occasions he did he would deliver which made me a believer in him to the point that as a Pats fan if the Commanders had decided to take Drake Maye at 2nd overall instead of Jayden Daniels I'd have actually preferred for them to try to trade down, get an extra pick or two, and get McCarthy who I think would've been a better fit for Alex Van Pelt's west coast style system than Daniels.

[@SparklingWalrus]

Lmao he’s gonna be a bust

[@jbbrolic]

Drafting based on fit in Alex Van Pelts system is a horrible idea

[@xking5v]

i feel like no one is talking about how impressive it was just getting the ball off in the first place here @ 8:14 that release is quick.

[@blaked.6058]

Love the analysis!

[@kambion]

Great video. The context/narrative with the film really sets you apart. Thanks.

[@BrettKollmann]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Matt-io8cx]

im waking up and you decide to break my heart thank you brett

[@afnfkd]

I feel like you shoulda given muse a shoutout for that clean ass route

[@seth_holtz]

Brett I remember seeing you talking about this video on X and ever since then I was praying you'd put the video out, thank you so much for this, love any Vikings related Brett content!!

[@BrianGlaze]

I love the strategy in defensive back alignments. The safety playing the close hash because the far hash thrower is statistically more difficult to hit is rarely acknowledged by the casual fan.

[@samaustin8690]

If he’s already out for the season the Kollmann curse might just kill him he has to watch out 💀

[@javierroder3085]

Been high on JJ since late December early January. I am not a big college football fan but I will watch tape and watch breakdowns for potential prospects for the Vikings (die hard Vikings fan) JJ is the truth and every time I try to convince my friends that he is a good QB and has all the tools you want in a potential franchise QB I get laughed at. Just the typical responses of “he can’t throw” “handoff merchant” blah blah blah. I always beg people to sit down and actually watch him throw the football. The kid has everything he needs to be successful in the NFL and I believe he will be. I am super bummed the world won’t see him play until 2025 but also super excited that he is a Viking. I swear up and down he is the one we have been waiting for. SKOL Vikes

[@SodaWasDeleted]

2025 Comeback is going to be unreal. Wait for it 💜💛💜💛

[@z_Totz]

CBPOTY

[@nononowhyno]

skol! thanks for the hope brett. excited to see how these next few years go for the northerners. were about to have four great teams duking it out up there and even if the vikes cant take it home during that span i think they have a shot, and as a fan, what more do you need.

[@lukesmeltzer5961]

The last part of the draft breakdown. JJ looks good honestly.

[@JavonteWiliams]

It’s always a good day when Brett uploads.

[@nategfellow]

We're used to bad luck cheering for the Vikings. Still love your videos!

[@traviswillett9883]

Great feed 💪

[@MIMadDogsHC]

Woohoo Michigan adjacent content!! Especially that defense I really wanted a video on.

[@theopearson1850]

Goated intro

[@wucubtheprophet]

Unbelievably great intro. Well done.

[@johnbarrios1510]

Cheers 🍻 Brett!!

[@Bobaphatt]

Those low chime sounds had me looking around my house trying to figure out what was causing it.

[@AlexDorrian-hh9fk]

5am is a time to upload

[@felixlara2945]

Im so glad you and marcus post so much summer content the summer anime have been absolutely mid, the andy Dalton of anime at best

[@nickbreaux2635]

I think this is one of your best intro’s.

[@elbee1771]

Boy looked real nice in the unfortunate only game he played this season. Got high hopes for the future with this kid.

[@boi9965]

Atelier… luv vids bro

[@carterroth6136]

Heavenly video

[@thedylandylanshow3828]

Mike McDonald and Jesse Minter videos about to go crazy

[@JesusChrist-qs2mc]

ah the usual brett upload, bordering on the last day of the month, no shame man gotta make that bread somehow

[@isaacs3822]

Awesome video. JJ is the man. I know optimism is a foreign concept for us Vikings fans but if we can keep McCarthy healthy with KOC and B-Flo running the team, it really feels like our long awaited championship is visible on the horizon. Just barely, but if you squint you can see it.

[@comeintotheforest]

Shoutout to the Purple Daily people who are for sure going to be talking about this during one of the podcasts

[@14cole19]

5:06 in Missouri as of posting... Respect the hustle bro Also, thoughts on newest Bears Hardknocks?

[@addisonwillmon5799]

The last couple minutes of this reminded me of church youth group. The passionate cadence backed by dramatic swelling music 😂

[@fallenlogan]

Two Kollman videos today, the Kollminers are eating today.

[@WhatShallEyeDo4U]

Hey, Brett... Can you make a video of some of your favorite plays or concepts?

[@mustaphalove8934]

NOT QUITE the last of the month 😂 personal improvement, Brett knows what life is about

[@tylermarr6488]

That intro 🤌🏻

[@dereklush9399]

Brett can you pls pls give your notes on all the rookie qbs?

[@jasonsudeikis1915]

Let’s go Blue!

[@minigamersurvival22]

I really wanted the giants to draft JJ at 6. I hope he balls out and has a great career. I was looking forward to watching him play this season. Hopefully he comes back hungrier next season.

[@robe2504]

I think they will absolutely regret passing on him, as will the Falcons. Atlanta might already have replicated the ill conceived Wilson trade.

[@pillowspam]

Watching him at Michigan i didn't think too much of his performances & it was very hard to project it to the pro's given their OL & reliance on the run game. sucks we'll have to likely wait until next year to really see what KOC can do with him.

[@zecheshuis]

I am not a Michigan fan (go state) but I do love McCarthy. Even as a lions fan I’m rooting for him to do well with the Vikings.

[@disgruntledtaco3640]

JJ can miss the whole season, and still be younger than a majority of the QBs in next years class, he’s got plenty of time, please don’t rush him back Minnesota

[@truxima]

Vikings fans, dare I say JJ basically got the Mahomes treatment, albeit not by choice. May Sam Darnold be JJ’s Alex Smith.

[@robe2504]

Sam has more physical talent than Alex Smith. Now he has an elite HC and weapons.

[@Peyton1218]

JJ is being slept on, hope he comes back healthy.

[@daviddoresound]

This video makes me both very happy and very sad :(

[@derekwest8636]

Brett we got two weeks of football down now. Where's your input man? I love to hear you talk football. Where you at?

[@raymondwhittenberg3873]

I think your point to compare JJ and Herbert at the end is an effect one. Sometimes coaches have different ideas on how to run an offense that it may cloud the ability of some players. Harbaugh loves to run the football and the team was damn good at it, so they asked JJ to play a field general role which he did very well. Now I’m not an expert on the Oregon offense when Herbert was there, but if that offense featured a lot of screens and whatnot why wouldn’t it because the offensive line featured guys like Penei Sewell. I know first hand as a Lions fan that we have the ability to call some plays that no one else can just because we have Penei. Regardless, this should probably be a good lesson for everyone to take into future evaluations. What is the coach calling and why? Who is the personnel?

[@sandman6637]

Man. Being a Vikings fan is just tiring.

[@11jerans]

The Viking fan in me is telling me that we’ll never see him in a Vikings uniform again

[@oscarhess1376]

The injury he has is a paper cut compared to Teddy’s. We are lucky that it happened at the start of the year. Besides if he played that game with the soreness imagine him being able to maneuver in the pocket

[@praisebingus1151]

given brett’s track record i’m sure this is to beat a sponsorship deadline😭

[@nicmoetsch9848]

Respect for admitting to your faulty analysis of Justin Herbert. Could have done the exact same video without that part and not lose any narrative, but you still chose to put it in. In a society with a rapidly eroding public discourse - in part because there is practically no one owning up to their mistakes anymore - this just gave me some weird sense of optimism on a rainy fall night. Greetings from a day one fan from Germany

[@K1ngroc]

If u make a video about the bears I will sob uncontrollably

[@NeumsFor9]

As a Michigan fan, I am actually a bit surprised.

[@andrewspringer5219]

Brett, I’m gunna need those Fantasy football rankings….

[@BrettKollmann]

they're out!

[@andrewspringer5219]

@@BrettKollmann Not seeing anything in patreon or X. Where should I be lookin?

[@bahamut458]

check again my guy. They went up like a week ago.

[@andrewspringer5219]

@@bahamut458 am I blind? I’ve been checking. Is it on Kollman’s or Bootleg?

[@theafroman1995]

As a Michigan and a Lions fan. I was so excited and disappointed to see him go to the Vikings. I love JJ and Minnesota was the best possible landing spot but now we have to go against him twice a year after he gets to rehab and study for a full year? NFC North is becoming a gauntlet.

[@robe2504]

Goff has already become the slow old man in the division.

[@JeffSharonLive]

Thanks, I hate it. Signed, a Giants fan

[@klrs8525]

Still appreciate your QB evaluation video, though definitely it can be expanded just a bit. Low validity environments benefit from algorithmic approaches.

[@IamDevron]

Not going to lie didn't watch him at all in preseason but some of these throws are elite. Sucks we'll have to wait a year more than likely to see him play a meaningful down

[@bobbyoctovio5582]

Im a wolverines/lions fan, so I was super upset when the Vikings drafted my boy, JJ. I think he only saw criticism bc he was the QB for UM, bc most of what was said about him always felt unwarranted. He’s super athletic, and a sharp decision maker, but is criticized bc he didn’t look like Daniel’s at LSU, only bc he had a better team to lean on. When he was needed, he stepped up, always. He was also the leading candidate for heisman before the harbaugh witch hunt suspension. All this to say he’s gonna be a great pro, and I’m super upset I can’t root for him as he’s in the division. My only hope is you guys fuck it up with darnolds breakout year, and ride with him and trade him away

[@Darnold4Prez2024]

What about 2024!?

[@SirThomasHarber]

I choose to have hope for this season, we've got a great team and all Sam has to do is not throw too many interceptions. I think 2024 will be better than we are expecting.

[@humanomoly9620]

Minnesota currently is going into next year with I think top 5 projected cap space in 2025. If they can get him some interior line help, and a running game. McCarthy could very well put on a hell of a show.

[@Anynom]

Apparantly, whoever is still writing for Sports Illustrated didn't get this video as their football preview issue still talks about McCarthy playing this year.

[@y2korean]

Do a Bo Nix video!

[@tomtao5026]

Came for the football, stayed for the stock electronic background music

[@jackbinfet5719]

God this hurts as a Vikings fan 😭 amor fati

[@EdgtonRaphael]

@brettkollmann can you please break down Skylar Thompson playoff game vs bills..

[@quinnhoffman3084]

Brett all i feel is pain. Please give me hope for this future vikings team

[@ACMFORALL]

KOC typically doesn't let players come back early, especially if he has a long term plan for that player.

[@SoyAngellll]

brett any thoughts on what the titans have done so far? know that you've made one on the pod with EJ. that said they've made moves then and we've gotten a glance at the team under a new staff / coach/ would love a titans video; if possible halfway through the season?

[@SkolBuddy420]

It’s not out of the question for us to make a run in 2025. We are going to have a good chunk of cap space next offseason, even with signing darrisaw and Jefferson long term. Plus I already think this is the deepest Vikings team we have had in a long time. Don’t sleep on Sam darnold this year.

[@robe2504]

100%. I can see the Vikes coming out of the gates 4-1, 5-0 and making everyone rethink Darnold and KOC.

[@nikkicovington6389]

I can’t believe JJ McCarthy is out for the season after he had a successful preseason game week 1 Vs Las Vegas Raiders games with winning the field goal for the Rookie Khyree Jackson Number 31!

[@BrianGlaze]

I made a similar assumption about Herbert (although with a slightly differently conclusion)

[@matthewbudz4733]

Have u stopped doing the Patreon thing?

[@BrettKollmann]

The fantasy rankings? Nope still doing those, they are up there I promise!

[@tallahass3357]

Brett you misspelled the thumbnail. It's not HOPE it's COPE.

[@maskedman5657]

Brett Why are you making a video on JJ when this man has his leg in a sling? This should have really been a video on Sam Darnold. Now the Kollman Curse continues

[@BoHorn]

Because he had already made the video before JJ got hurt and no one cares about Darnold, hes just a fill in.

[@robe2504]

@@BoHorn Everyone is overlooking Darnold. Only 2 or 3 weeks before that starts changing.

[@BoHorn]

@@robe2504 I remember this idea of Darnold when he got shipped to the Panthers lol. With the Lions O Line maybe I would agree, but he does awful under pressure and does mediocre when not. QBs dont simply go from bottom of the league starter to good-great, the exceptions are incredibly small, hell Geno was an example but only for like 8 games, now hes just a below average signal caller.

[@robe2504]

@@BoHorn He went 8-9 with the Panthers, mainly without CMC. Baker went 1-5 with that same Panther team, but with CMC, and won the South with Tampa the following season. Bryce Young went 2-15 with them. The Panthers O Line was ranked about 30th at the time. The Vikes O Line is currently ranked above average. And DJ Moore, Terrace Marshall and Ian Thomas aren't in the same postcode as Jettas, Addison & TJ. In 2022 he threw the ball as accurately as Kirk did when he led the Vikes to a 13-4 division title. There are plenty of examples of QBs that have struggled early in their careers and become pretty efficient. Kirk Cousins is one. Kyler Murray is probably another one with 2 winning and 3 losing seasons, just like Sam and a 28-36 W/L record slightly better than Sam 's 21-35 record, or Trevor Lawrence and is 20-30 W/L record and one winning season out of 3. Hmmm. I guess that makes them bottom of the league starters too. Sam has got better, just folks that weren't looking didn't see it. It should be a bit more obvious in another 2 or 3 weeks.

[@BoHorn]

@@robe2504 where to start… 8-9 record you are for some reason proud of: 17 starts, 59ish completion %, 3670 yards, 16 TD, 16 INT, avg rate of 77.3. Kirk didnt struggle early in his career really, especially when he became a starter. Murray is pretty lukewarm and I dont care for him, but he didnt struggle nearly the same way Darnold has and from rookie to now has always been a better QB. Trevor Lawrence I have little faith in, as far as struggles you mean a rookie season? Is that your idea of being awful? He had a decent 2nd season and a poor 3rd season. Everyone you mentioned has head and shoulders proved to be better than Darnold, and none of them had the 4-5 season struggle Darnold has. Zach Wilson, Mac Jones are better comparisons than the 3 u listed. “I guess that makes them bottom of the league starters” your words, i think Tlaw and Murray are below average, but how those names came up to you is hilarious.

[@Demonkingpicleso]

Still no Maxx Crosby video bro been pushing for this for years this is a damn shame 😂

[@messagetous]

Good show 😂

[@hotr9d]

morning unc

[@ThatsNotGouda]

Sonething to watch over dinner. Hell yeah

[@robe2504]

I was one of many Vikes fans who didn't expect to see JJ play this season anyway, unless it was salting away games, or playing a meaningless week 18 game after Darnold had locked up the division. I don't think it changes the Vikes season much, other than JJ being insurance for injury. He will be forced to listen and learn, and probably be limited to minding numbing low impact drills early in his rehab, which would probably benefit him in the long run. Roll on Sam!!

[@kamalallen7140]

Loved it. Im hoping for a bo nix video for my broncos