Jim Harbaugh says Vikings ‘got a great player’ in J.J. McCarthy

“I watched, I stayed and watched it. I’m thrilled that, you know, I’ve been talking to…having conversations with JJ. That’s where he wanted to go. That’s where he had his heart set. I’m just so happy for him, I love him like a son. I was praying and pulling for it to work out the way he wanted it to work out, and the stars aligned. Congratulations to Minnesota, they got themselves a great player.”

Harbaugh said McCarthy had his “heart set” on Minnesota and it’s easy to see why. The Vikings aren’t rebuilding like some of the other franchises. They just needed a quarterback. There are other needs but the glaring one was the lack of a franchise quarterback.

For decades, the Vikings have gone with veteran quarterbacks and haven’t been able to develop a long-term franchise quarterback since, well, Frank Tarkenton. That will change with the Michigan football legend who is going to make the Vikings a force in the NFC North for the next decade.

That’s probably why he wanted to go there. I’m glad he got his wish and just know the Michigan football quarterback is going to kill it. He might even be Rookie of the Year.