Minnesota Vikings fans have rationally approached training camp and the season to follow with the expectation that rookie QB JJ McCarthy might not start right out of the gate.
Of all of the ceremonial firsts regarding a first-round quarterback getting himself acquainted with a city, a first pitch to a ballgame might not be the pick for the most embarrassing.
Some folks will be sticks in the mud and say: 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it,' but the new Vikings alternate uniforms are turning heads, and for good reason.