But in the end, few would have blamed O’Connell if he named Murray the starter the moment he arrived in Minnesota. J.J. McCarthy was doomed from the start in Minnesota Vikings QB competitionMcCarthy’s first season as a starting quarterback was a disaster. Minnesota Vikings QB competition could create trust issues moving forwardNone of this is to say that McCarthy didn’t get a fair shot. Those issues could go away if O’Connell produces a season with double-digit wins and the first playoff win of his tenure. But if it doesn’t, it’ll be fair to look back on how he wasted a summer trying to preach a quarterback competition that never felt like one.