The Vikings are almost on the clock. The time to make a decision on how they'll handle their quarterback position is fast approaching. Whether Minnesota will bring back Sam Darnold or venture forth into the J.J. McCarthy era is the question that looms over everything else on the organization's to-do list this offseason.

Heading into the 2024 NFL season, most fans had a pretty good idea of what the Minnesota Vikings were planning to do at the quarterback position. After investing heavily in the position heading into training camp,

Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell reacts before an NFL International Series game against the New Orleans Saints at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. "We drafted him 10th overall for a reason," O'Connell said of McCarthy in a Feb. 7 interview with CBS Sports' Bryant McFadden.