How NFL journeyman Josh McCown is key facet of Vikings’ quarterback development plan
4 months ago

How NFL journeyman Josh McCown is key facet of Vikings’ quarterback development plan

New York Times  

EAGAN, Minn. — Here is Josh McCown, the upbeat, backward-hat-wearing, gum-chewing Minnesota Vikings quarterbacks coach. Yet when he showed up in Detroit, Martz described him as a “wild horse rider.” Martz tells a story about a particular throw in McCown’s first practice with the Lions. “It’s easy to just give a guy a play and say, ‘Find the open guy,’” McCown says. “In any span of three to five years, there’s maybe five to seven transcendent players at the position,” McCown says. “When you watch a quarterback drop and you watch his helmet and it turns to the left, he’s looking left,” McCown says.

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J.J. McCarthy is done for the season, and the Vikings are left to pick up the pieces
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New York Times  

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Associated Press  

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New York Times  

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New York Times  

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Associated Press  

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New York Times  

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