Tom Pelissero Breaks Down How the Vikings Landed JJ McCarthy in the NFL Draft | The Rich Eisen Show

Rich Eisen Show guest host Tom Pelissero puts on his NFL Insider cap and breaks down, pick-by-pick, how the Minnesota Vikings landed JJ McCarthy with the 10th overall pick in NFL Draft.
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[@Bigdaddybbq-t8g]

I'm a huge Michigan fan. I have been following JJ Mccarthy since he was in high-school. I had no doubt that he was going to get drafted in the 1st round. I was rooting for him to go to the vikings. I really thought that was the best fit for him and, to be honest, for the vikings. I have no doubt that the vikings are going to be competitive in 2024 but watch out in 2025. The team may lack in draft picks in 2025 but they have so much cap space.

[@johnshottie4415]

I thought they were tricked into it by the super genius Sean “Butthole Eyes” Payton.

[@PrinceTravis72]

😂😂😂

[@andrewfuryk7362]

I call him Anus lips but I like this too

[@tuckerkline4142]

Wanted JJ so bad. So happy we have him. Best play action/Cerebral QB I’ve seen in 10-20 years. Tua was an amazing play action qb coming out too

[@ashleyhansen6150]

Tom is such a great host. 6 mins to tell his story. If it was Rich, telling the exact same situation, it would be 6 days.

[@redt7452]

Yup, or as long as he could possibly stretch it. Wouldn’t surprise me if he would’ve tried to make it into multiple videos.

[@digitalplainsmedia9466]

Vikes fan here: thought for sure the bears were gonna screw them over by trading #9

[@MGAF688]

The Bears aren't that smart. They have McCaskey, Poles, and Eberflus running the show.

[@Tmacademia]

Me too

[@samwilcox10]

Thought exactly the same thing they should have done that tbh

[@henrywallacesghost5883]

If J.J. sucks then they did do the Vikes dirty by allowing him to get there.

[@hitman9198]

​@henrywallacesghost5883 huh? How does that make any sense lol. You do realize the Vikings grade players differently than the bears lol. The Bears didnt force Kwesi to pick JJ lol

[@Izthefaithful]

I’m super happy to McCarthy instead of Maye. McCarthy is a winner at every level. He seems super mature and a great work ethic and was super excited to play for Vikings. Apparently every qb including Williams wanted to play in Minnesota according to him. I think he feels like he won the lottery 😂

[@TheRounder1980]

He will be a stud. He’s only 21 it might take him a year or two

[@henrywallacesghost5883]

Mahomes went 13-19 in college and many of the best quarterbacks in history didn't have great records in college.

[@ericthomas1287]

Buddy got carried to a national title.

[@mikesloan585]

If drafting qbs was that easy the first qb taken every year would be the qb that won the Natty the year before. Give me Maye over McCarthy any day.

[@Win7ermu7e]

@@ericthomas1287 so you dont watch football. Cool.

[@jimandersen3003]

As a Viking homer, I am amazed that they are supposed to be at the bottom of the North next year. Funny considering they were on their way to winning the North after losing 4 games to fumbles and they lose Mr. Dependable and Detroit plays a decimated team twice to win the North and the Packers get it together. Best division maybe in the NFL next year.

[@andyspillum3588]

Vikings fan in my 50's, this is the most hopeful I have been about our QBs since Tommy and Deadpool

[@juliusgrover7262]

Deadpool....Nice😀😀😀😀

[@MajorBorris]

2 minute Tommy is my favorite quarterback.

[@andyspillum3588]

@@MajorBorris Yeah he's one of mine, Kapp then Wade and Tommy

[@Win7ermu7e]

I had to look that up, because I didnt know Deadpool's real name lol. But c'mon you weren't excited about prime Culpepper or 2009 Favre?

[@GTA-5plus1]

If the Giants took McCarthy and ATL still ended up selecting Penix, Vikings would have been screwed and stuck with Bo Nix.

[@kpz1234]

Well.. bright side in a couple years Cousins might be available again 🤣

[@henrywallacesghost5883]

Nix might be good, nobody really knows.

[@Kube_Dog]

I can't figure out why the Giants didn't take JJ Mac.

[@DropTheBunny]

@@Kube_Dog They had Penix ranked higher. I read somewhere that Penix was their 2nd ranked QB behind Williams.

[@intrepidfool]

@@DropTheBunnyHe said Giants, not Falcons.

[@natureredux1957]

Nobody knows how well McCarthy will do and anyone claiming so just because of the success at Michigan, well that just wishful thinking. I will totally be rooting for him, He did beat Bama and Nick. That makes me totally a fan.

[@alissaferge2775]

By that logic Bryce young and Stetson Bennett should be doing amazing then

[@N8TheGreatG]

@@alissaferge2775 I'm not sure you know what logic means

[@PLF...]

Pats would probably have traded if they were sure to get JJ at 11. Minnesota gambled a bit and kept their 23 (later 17) and still got their guy.

[@joeschmoe233]

Jayden Daniels to me is the biggest question mark. The media has been pushing him like crazy, he could bust just as much as the other guys. JJ will probably flourish mainly because of Minny's weapons and coaching.

[@kalamazooprop1]

Let’s Go JJ

[@midragon127]

Sean Peyton talked about how he was making fake calls to trade up which is why I think the Vikings traded to 10 for JJ which was still worth it!!! SKOL!!!!! Dallas Turner was the trade up icing on the cake especially for Flores!!!!!

[@intrepidfool]

Peyton is spouting nonsense to hide the fact they tried to get McCarthy and Nix was their fallback. Makes zero sense for them to trick the Vikings, an NFC team, into giving draft capital to a rival AFC team. Guy is a blowhard.

[@edguyrocks5865]

I'm stoked.....I was out on Maye, and glad it went down how it did. Plus we got Turner and have our 1st next year. Plus, if Maye was so damn good, how come the Patriots took Milton...that's a waste of a pick.

[@thomaspower221]

So to analyze the efficiency of the Vikings journey from pick #42 to pick #17: this was achieved in two steps in a trade with the Texans, then a trade with Jacksonville. The end results are great, but adding up all the picks the Vikings gave up to do so, highlight for me the inefficiency of Kwesi’s trades. Vikings give up the 42nd pick, pick 167, pick 188 And their second, third and fourth round pick in 2025. Got back 232 pick 7th round. All this for pick #17. That being said, some of this occurred because the Vikings wanted to be in a position to trade for pick #3, from the Patriots. When this didn't happen, They got JJ, which was Great! However, they traded down to #17, and gave up a lot again. If this doesn't work out, there will be trouble in Minnesota, to say the least.

[@mattburow6018]

Kwesi also began this proccess a when he came in. We get a 2025 5th from the browns and a 2025 7th from the steelers if the conditions hit. Not much but it's at least two more than nothing. Kirk going down threw a wrench in his plan having to scramble for Dobbs but 2024 is the starting gun for Kwesi in my opinion. Next year we have a ton of cap space to go all in with hopefully JJ's first rookie season, 2025 is the all in with free agency and late rounders and still having our first. If JJ balls 2025 will be the moment for the Vikings to win it all or self destruct.

[@allenanderson3649]

Why is it NOT possible for Sam Darnold to be coached up, and become the QB he was projected when drafted so high ????

[@johnbox271]

I heard about great deal on a used 2024 Ferrari Purosangue. I bought it, but unfortunately, the previous owner mistreated the vehicle and slammed it into a wall at a very high speed. It doesn't seem to perform as it was originally projected anymore. I could get it fixed, and maybe it would return to full potential, but it is hard to find someone with the patience or ability to do so. Moral of the story... never let the Jets touch a rookie QB.

[@Win7ermu7e]

ghosts. . .

[@kalamazooprop1]

Go Blue

[@dennisligma4958]

Three Rivers agrees.

[@thomaspower221]

Will anyone ever admit that they were trying to leapfrog the Vikings and get JJ at pick 10?

[@lizardjama9834]

Can anyone figure out why Broncos said they were baiting the Vikings to move up?

[@natty4life387]

Because Sean hates losing to the Minneapolis Miracle 😅

[@creepybantha1665]

@@natty4life387There is no greater animosity between a fan base and a coach in the NFL, because we had two beautiful, electric, clutch playoff wins against him. And he, you know, tried to get our quarterback hospitalized in the NFC Championship game and is just all around a piss poor excuse for a human being

[@albinoslug5594]

He's just saying that to make it look like Nix was his first choice and he didn't try to get McCarthy. Why else would he say that? 😄 🤣 he's... not smart

[@saryphx]

@@albinoslug5594 Which is kinda sad if that were true. I mean imagine saying you wanted BO NIX all along, and baited a team not even in your conference to trade with an AFC rival to take a player you allegedly didn't want lol.

[@joshuat7171]

Because Sean Payton is a little man.

[@CRuf-qw4yv]

Shore up the interior O-line (Big, aggressive Center and a mean Guard (R or L)...then most of these top 10 QBs will succeed. I like JJ b/c he is intelligent...not just jock smart.

[@jeffmanty6721]

You are right when you say we need to beef up the interior line. The reason the Vikings could not run last year is because there were no holes to run through.

[@Win7ermu7e]

@@jeffmanty6721 Pretty sure it was because of Mattison.

[@davidhernandez9985]

GM Joe Schoen, I think he'll regret not getting JJ McCarthy, my GMEN, to wear the 6th-pick. Mind you, the Giants need a lot of parts; trust me. Schoen has announced that this training camp will be a QB competition between Daniel Jones and DrewLock. Now riddle me this: are the Giants into Jones, or are they not.? If he doesn't stand up & ball, Shoen will make the classic mistake of not dealing with the QB equation. LetsGoGiants🤘🏼!

[@franknorth164]

Let's just hope that Kwesi was taking notes from Poles... You don't trade draft picks within your own damned division...

[@makefootballviolentagain5258]

Do it if it helps you. Trading back 20 spots for Lewis Cine and not getting a first the following year when Kyle Hamilton is on the board is not helping. I'm not nervous about the Lions having Jameson Williams.

[@franknorth164]

@@makefootballviolentagain5258 did it? did it help them at all? They traded back from the best safety in that class to draft a bust, then did it again to draft another bust. So, excuse me what was your point again? I sort of got lost in the facts...

[@diontemelton9137]

@@franknorth164Cine was a 1st round graded safety. lol process was correct he just hasn’t panned out

[@franknorth164]

@@diontemelton9137 lol, the height of excuse making... "What could we do? He had a 1st round grade" Well I guess no GM in the history of the game should be fired for drafting the wrong guy if he had a 1st round grade right?

[@diontemelton9137]

@@franknorth164no? Lol he can’t be blamed for Cine not being able to put it together between the ears..that’s life. Every draft pick doesn’t work out for every team lol most of the drafts a crapshoot anyways

[@calculatedrisk1]

@3:37 Skol😈

[@Vikesfan80]

Thank the lowly falcons, and the even more lowly patriots for taking the next Ryan Leaf😂

[@antoniojames9493]

Yall took the next AJ McCarron 😆

[@proxyg4884]

baby zach wilson

[@Win7ermu7e]

weak comparison from a weak football mind

[@aleckfedorkiw4005]

Who really cares what he thinks. Next year or half way down the year JJM will be ready and he lights out and reach would be playoffs. But next year we can prove to everyone that we did the right thing and we win our division. Vikings if your listening extend Flores contract for at least 2 more years. What are you waiting for Viking?

[@wslayerem6996]

I hope JJ sits for a year

[@timmanto1022]

Do the raiders still need a QB.

[@whatudontunderstandis-gk9hk]

Disagree with Tom...The JETS tried to trade up with the Falcons for Odunze. The Falcons wanted Penix. Dumb pick. Nothing to do with Penix himself, but after throwing the bag at Cousins ...DUMB

[@pierrekid]

Was excited for the year. Hoping to get Penix. Depressed now. PI says McCarthy comp is Matt Hasslebeck. Ugh. I just can’t.

[@lthoj82]

And what's Penix comp? Hasselbeck went to the SB with the Seahawks.

[@aleckfedorkiw4005]

One more thing it will eventually it will be the 3 JJ's on the atack and he fakes a had off he throws and touchdown. Yeah! go get them

[@ugotmossed84]

Daniels is gonna be a major bust.

[@J.J.McarthyMVN]

I will win MVP

[@Adub815]

Banging 60 year olds

[@Smokebreeak]

tom is full of himself lol

[@dannyduds1058]

Because Giants are idiots. They would rather triple down on the mistake known as Dan Jones 💀

[@marvie__g]

Jj to Jj lol Jj to TJ Jj to JA Jj to AJ

[@Will_Moffett]

Landed McCarthy? Lol he is not a quality choice. He should have been a 3rd rounder at best. We get it Rich, you are a loyal Michigan fan. Please just do us a favor and keep his name in your mouth when he turns out to be a total mediocrity.

[@joshuat7171]

Penix is your guy? Haha! McCarthy is Tom Brady. He is the best of the best. He will flourish under KOC. McCarthy has been getting personal coaching from Tom and Tom himself said JJ is THE GOAT of Michigan QB’s. Tom thinks JJ is destined for greatness. Who are you to argue? Nobody. You’re a nobody, that’s who.

[@Will_Moffett]

@@joshuat7171 If you were going to argue by authority choosing NFL players as your authority is a poor choice. Have you seen these athletes try to pick games or evaluate talent? They suck. The majority of JJ's career will be spent as a backup, predicts I. Look at the tape not just the highlights. He's not good. He's just on a good team. There is a difference.

[@Kube_Dog]

The hate is real. People see your bigotry.

[@nugglife3035]

What's more pathetic? Broncos fans pretending to be excited about Bo Nix? Or Vikings fans genuinely being pumped about JJ McCarthy? 😂

[@saryphx]

Idk, being excited about Bo Nix is pretty pathetic lol

[@joshuat7171]

Nuggets fans thinking they can beat the wolves.

[@nugglife3035]

@@joshuat7171 🤣 I'm sure the 3X MVP is really scared of a big Kat.🤣

[@Kube_Dog]

No Bix.

[@gregoryenste8459]

Landed! Yeah ok😂

[@RP-wx8hn]

Vikings screwed up they should have traded up for Penix junior

[@adamjoyce1853]

So basically what you are saying is Vikings tried to trade to 3 but couldn’t. Other teams drafted players. And Vikings traded to 10 and drafted McCarthy. We already knew all this.

[@kyleosborn8885]

So happy we didn’t land Drake or Jaden 😂 both are busts. 100%.