Bill Parcells Praises Giants for Adding Former Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy

The questions over trading J.J. McCarthy are louder than ever after the Minnesota Vikings fell to the Detroit Lions on Sunday. Minnesota lost the game, 19-15.

In the grand scheme of things, the Vikings are still 6-1 and in first place in the NFC North. That still isn't stopping many from questioning whether or not they made the right call in trading McCarthy.

NFL analyst Jackson McIntire weighed in on the Vikings' lack of a backup plan at the quarterback position. Here's some of what he had to post to social media.

"You keep JJ McCarthy so you can put him in if this continues. Now you have no pivot. You have nothing beyond this year. There is no upside in a 5th round pick. There is no upside in making Wentz the starter. Brutal roster management.

Wentz is not a worthwhile pivot. At best he’s marginally better with no upside to improve (which, as frustrating as it has been with Kyler, is a possibility). Kirk Cousins might be the best phone call (to be honest)."

Earlier, former Super Bowl winner Bill Parcells praised the Giants for adding McCarthy implying that the Vikings may not have been the right fit.

“Sometimes the environment is what you need, and you get to the right place with the right coach that can teach you the system, and the system fits you well. And it looks like that’s the case with McCarthy, and upward and onward. And it was a very, very good move by the Giants, apparently, and it was also an indicator that they think that they have a legitimate chance this year, or they wouldn’t have made the trade. They’d be planning on next year or the year after. So, they made it with the intention of we’re competing right now.”

So far, Murray has been better than McCarthy was for the Vikings last season, but not by a whole lot. Murray went for 210 passing yards, which McCarthy did not reach very often for the team a season ago. Albeit it came with 17 completions on 29 attempts, with two touchdowns and an interception.

If Murray is to be the franchise quarterback the Vikings are hoping he will become, those stats, especially in a 15-point outcome are not going to be good enough. Even so, the low offensive output is making some wonder whether or not the Vikings' problems are a product of a larger problem with the Vikings' play calling, development or scheme.

The Vikings will hope to get back to winning in Week 9.