​(Photo by David Berding/Getty Images) GettyTraining camp continues for the Minnesota Vikings, with Aug. 3 marking the first time the team practiced with pads on. Moreover, the focus remains on the Vikings‘ QB competition between Kyler Murray and J.J. McCarthy. With the Vikings’ first preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens on Aug. 14, each practice is under the microscope. While there could be good and bad days for both players, the smallest details could decide this battle.On the Aug. 3 edition of “The Alec Lewis Show,” Vikings reporter for The Athletic Alec Lewis issued an update on how both quarterbacks looked after the team’s practice on Aug. 1.“On Saturday, Kyler looked very sharp,” Lewis said. “Thought that was probably the best practice that I’ve seen him have in a Vikings uniform going back all the way through the spring… The conviction in what they were running seemed pretty solid. The layering of the football, the decisiveness, everything that I think anybody optimistic about the Kyler Murray signing would have wanted to see displayed itself during that Saturday practice. “I said it, but he looked comfortable. He felt comfortable. His eyes with some of these passing concepts seemed to be in the right spot. He got from one to two to three. He threw the football in rhythm. There wasn’t a lot of dancing around the pocket, just decisive, the type of NFL quarterback play that you need on Sundays to be able to contend in divisions like the Vikings play in.”How Did J.J. McCarthy Look During Practice on Aug. 1?Meanwhile, as for J.J. McCarthy, Lewis also shared what he saw of the former first-round pick during the practice on Aug. 1, which wasn’t good. “I’d say J.J. McCarthy on Saturday had one of his poorer practices since he’s come back this spring,” Lewis added. “The timing just felt a little off. This is not even to cover for J.J. McCarthy. I just think that, during Saturday’s practice in particular, he ran a lot of the drills where the struggles happened. He took a lot of reps with the first team, but there were some drills with the second team where you wonder if he’s taking an extra beat because nobody is open or if he’s just not seeing it.“However your lens is on this quarterback competition, you’re probably going to view that in a particular way because I don’t get the practice film, which makes it really hard to convincingly and with conviction give you my perspective. But there’s no question that Saturday’s practice didn’t have a lot of comfortable completions. He had a lot of time in the pocket, and many of his throws felt late or flat.”How Both Vikings QBs Looked in Full Pad PracticeNow, on Aug. 3, the Vikings had their first practice in pads, and each pass Murray and McCarthy attempt is one step closer to the real-live action they’ll see on Aug. 14 against the Ravens. Lewis shared what he saw from the two signal-callers during that practice session. “Monday, I would