The Chicago Bears play in the most competitive division in football. The NFC North is absolutely brutal, and as such, they have to keep an eye out for every single thing that goes on with divisional rivals. But even if that weren't the case, all fan bases should keep tabs on the Twin Cities right now.
The Minnesota Vikings must get their answers and stories straight. They'll have an underwhelming quarterback competition between Kyler Murray and J.J. McCarthy, and it seems like they have radically different opinions of how things are going down.
While the recently arrived Murray claimed that he's there to help him and that they have a 'great' relationship, McCarthy said they're just two guys in a classroom, and it's up to the coaches to do all the teaching. Yikes, where's that P.R. training?
Well these are two VERY different answers….
— Jason Harmon (@JasonHarmonNFL) May 27, 2026
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The Bears should rejoice at the Vikings' brewing QB crisis
Barring a shocking turn of events, Murray will win the starting quarterback job in Minnesota. He knows it, head coach Kevin O'Connell knows it, and McCarthy also knows it. However, as much as that should hurt his pride, perhaps that's not the wisest way to make this story go away.
McCarthy was pretty much atrocious in his first year as a starter, which is by no means unprecedented. However, the Vikings may have miscalculated how far behind in his development he was, and with general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah no longer in the building, those who are still there might not be as high on him as the previous regime.
The Bears will square off vs. the Vikings twice a season, as always. As such, watching them implode and go from a promising but raw prospect to an injury-prone guy who was benched for Jacoby Brissett is obviously great news.
As bad as he was, there's still a slight chance that McCarthy turns out to be a good quarterback, but he's not doing himself any favors with that attitude. It doesn't strike as healthy competition but as saltiness, and he was already in a tough spot.
No one says they have to be best friends or get along, but McCarthy knew what he was doing when he had that response. He has to do his game to do the talking. Instead, he's pretty much forcing the Vikings' hand to move on from him after all they had to give up to take him in the first round.
The Bears should love their chances against anyone in 2026, but divisional games are always a toss-up. So, if McCarthy wants to help them by becoming a distraction in the locker room, they might want to buy him dinner the next time he's in town.
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