McCarthy has impressed, Brian Flores' defense looks sharp and there are roster battles aplenty as the Vikings prepare to put pads on Monday.

Here are more takeaways from Day 5 of training camp: After another otherwise solid performance from McCarthy, he ended it on a sour note in the two-minute drill. The offense stepped to the line of scrimmage with 1 minute, 15 seconds left on the clock, trailing 13-10, and ultimately turned the ball over on downs.

Those running the Vikings took somewhat of a gamble when they decided to trust that McCarthy would be ready to win meaningful games in September after he spent his entire rookie season recovering from a meniscus repair.