Credit: X via Minnesota VikingsThe Minnesota Vikings have perhaps the most high-profile quarterback battle this offseason as young J.J. McCarthy competes with veteran Kyler Murray for the teams starting quarterback position. While head coach Kevin OConnell has not been willing to share much about where the battle stands, he did have a few telling comments about Murray.Given that Murray just joined the team over the offseason by way of a trade with the Arizona Cardinals, its been widely assumed that J.J. McCarthys biggest leg up on him in the competition would be his comfort level with the offense, as this is McCarthys third season with the team and he started 10 games in the offense last season.However, that might not be the case after all.On Sunday, OConnell said that Murray is actually further along than expected at this point when it comes to his mental processing and his general comfort level in the offense, even after just a few practices.I think mentally hes definitely probably ahead of where I thought, OConnell said, via Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com.That would seem telling about who will ultimately win the starting job, as Murray has already looked better than McCarthy in practice, with one reporter going as far as to say that the gap between the two quarterbacks was not close based on his observations.That said, OConnell was not willing to name a front-runner just yet.Nothing has really changed from a standpoint of the timeline and things like that, OConnell said. So well see how the reps continue to go and when we feel like were at that place, were going to make sure we communicate that both in house and internally and obviously to you guys as soon as possible.The Vikings play their first game of the preseason when they take on the New York Giants on Saturday. Well have to see how each of the two quarterbacks fares in that showdown.The post Ahead of where I thought: Kevin OConnell has telling comments on Kyler Murray amidst competition with J.J. McCarthy appeared first on The Comeback: Todays Top Sports Stories & Reactions.