false starts on offense. It has to be remembered that McCarthy was playing in only the fourth game of his professional career, but even so, eight false starts is wholly unacceptable — the word chosen by O’Connell himself post-game.
Sometimes there is one player out of sync at the cause of the problem, and it’s an easy fix. However, the seven flags on the Vikings in this game were thrown against six different players — JJ McCarthy, Justin Jefferson, Blake Brandel, Brian O’Neill, Christian Darrisaw, and Ben Yurosek.
The problem was coming from all across the offense. Having trouble with the cadence and committing false starts on the road in a hostile environment is one thing, but having these issues in your home stadium is baffling, even with an inexperienced QB.
the Chicago Bears.
The Vikings won in Chicago in Week 1 and also won in Detroit in Week 9. This is the first NFC North game at home and a chance to go 3-0 in the division and get the season back on track — again.
Proud UK Viking. Family Man. Enjoy writing about my team. Away from football an advocate for autism acceptance.
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