Lost in the front-burner frustrations of Eagles receiver A.J. Brown is the simmering purple pot in Minnesota.

Receiver Justin Jefferson is saying all the right things , but something is off. And it’s not hard to trace the issue to the work-in-progress quarterback situation in Minnesota.

Case in point. With J.J. McCarthy under center, Jefferson averages 52.3 receiving yards per game. When Carson Wentz was starting, Jefferson averaged 95.4 yards.

That doesn’t mean McCarthy should force the ball to Jefferson. Twice last week that resulted in interceptions.

And as McCarthy prepares for his fifth career start, he has another reason to avoid throwing an interception on Sunday. If he does, he’ll be the third quarterback in the last 10 seasona to throw interceptions in each of his first fi

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