The question seemed to momentarily stop head coach Kevin O'Connell in his tracks earlier this week as the Vikings were already deep in preparation for their matchup with the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles.

Was the work he put in with young quarterback J.J. McCarthy during the bye the most hands-on O’Connell has been with the position during his time with the Vikings?

“It did feel like that,” O’Connell said. “It’s definitely something I want to try to continue to do while wearing a few hats.”

That’s how invested O’Connell is in making sure McCarthy succeeds in spite of some of the struggles he’s faced to date.

The foundation McCarthy built up through training camp has seemed to slip already at times. Some of that was due to the circumstances around him. Some of that w

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