In a Week 10 loss to Baltimore, Jefferson’s frustration was evident. He was 4 of 12 for 37 yards. He was hit on two of McCarthy’s interceptions, including one where he slipped, and couldn’t hang on to a potential touchdown on one of the young QB’s better passes.
Jefferson argued that his statistics were not the cause of his frustration. It’s the loss that annoys him.
“I want to win,” Jefferson said. “I’m not really mad about the situation I’m in or I’m not mad about the players we have or the plays that are being called. Of course I’m mad about the interception. You want me to be happy and go after them? That’s not really something I want to happen.
“Obviously the outcome of the game is we lose, and I was the one getting the ball and it’s taken away. So, a lot of emotion goes into that. But at the end of the day, I want to win, and I’m a super competitor, and a lot of people who don’t play this game and don’t play competitive sports, and I don’t want to win sports and I don’t want to win. Emotionally, sometimes things get heated and things didn’t go our way at the moment, so I just want a better result and of course I feel like we should be playing better than we are.
Jefferson made it clear his frustrations weren’t with McCarthy, who he called a “great quarterback” and a “great guy.”
With Jefferson’s production and the Vikings winning streak going hand-in-hand, McCarthy and his QBs need to fill the chemistry gap in a hurry if they are to salvage the season.