The conversation isn’t going away for a few more weeks if you are the Minnesota Vikings. The discussion around the future of Sam Darnold and J.J. McCarthy is set in stone for some while

The potential terms of Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell's contract extension are expected to align with J.J. McCarthy's development plan.

Minnesota selected former Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy with the tenth overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. He was supposed to be the guy at some point in '24, but after sustaining a meniscus injury in the preseason,

GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, who spoke before O'Connell, said he had just run into McCarthy while walking around TCO Performance Center prior to his press conference. He said McCarthy was in the weight room doing "those cool quarterback thrusty things that Dak (Prescott) does." He also noted that the rookie QB is back to throwing in on-field workouts.

There are plenty of really good reasons why the Vikings should do the opposite of what the insider thinks will happen.

A proposed Cleveland Browns trade would send the No. 2 pick or Myles Garrett to the Minnesota Vikings for J.J. McCarthy.

“I’m very excited about where J.J. is at,” Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell said in an end-of-season press conference. “He’s returned to on-field training. He’s returned to being right where we hoped he’d be at this point to have the type of offseason to be able to answer that question (about whether or not he can start beginning in 2025).”

Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah gave an update on J.J. McCarthy’s rehab during his season-ending press conference.

Sam Darnold’s second straight Jets-esque performance in a primetime game, this one ending the Vikings’ season Monday night in the 27-9 wild-card loss to the Rams, has perhaps helped solidify to Minnesota decision-makers how they should handle their upcoming quarterback controversy.

Sam Darnold or J.J. McCarthy? Until the Vikings make a decision on whether or not to bring back the former, the quarterback question is going to dominate their offseason news cycle. For what it's worth,

Vikings rookie JJ McCarthy posts a potentially critical tweet of quarterback Sam Darnold's performance after playoff loss to Rams

Whether the J.J. McCarthy era in Minnesota will begin in Week 1 of the 2025 season remains to be seen. But as general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah said, “If that’s the course of action we decide,