On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. ___ J.J. McCarthy’s season-ending knee injury is a major blow for the rookie quarterback and the Minnesota Vikings. Still, it’ll have minimal impact this year if Sam Darnold performs well. Darnold was slated to be the starting QB in Week 1 and there’s no guarantee he would’ve …
How difficult is achieving a successful debut in the NFL? Compounding that, Meyer’s Jaguars and Smith’s Falcons were routed by Houston and Philadelphia, generally projected to be among the league’s worst outfits — and also led by new head coaches. It’s a long season to go, but I certainly didn’t do a good enough job getting us ready to go …
