LaVelle Neal (Star Tribune) on McCarthy, Twins new manager, USA Olympic curling trials in Sioux Falls, his time at Gibs Sports Bar

Wednesday's second guest gave a nuanced angle to J.J. McCarthy's rookie reeling. The NFL's lowest-rated quarterback sure looks like a bust through five games, but LaVelle Neal — a 28-year sportswriter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and currently an at-large columnist — looks at McCarthy's disasters through the lens of a Bears fan now enjoying an uptick from Caleb Williams.    Neal was also the Minnesota Twins beat writer for 22 years and covered the recent hire of Derek Shelton as manager. Underwhelming to most, Neal sees an upside and also pinpoints where the blame of the Rocco Baldelli era should truly lie.