Vikings cornerbacks Byron Murphy Jr. and Isaiah Rodgers spoke with KSTP Sports about the team’s decision to name Kyler Murray starting quarterback. Based purely on performance in open-to-the-public practices, this depth chart battle was more even than not. But the Vikings have clearly been cognizant of the downside to splitting turns considering the value to Murray of maximizing his preseason time running the offense. “It’s just the appropriate time now to allow our team and everybody clarity for exactly the direction we’re moving going forward,” O’Connell said. Murray, who signed a one-year contract with the Vikings for the veteran minimum salary, will be the fourth starting quarterback in four season openers following McCarthy, Sam Darnold and Kirk Cousins.