Kirk Cousins

[Kermit]

Check his track record. A lot more good than bad. Especially on the road so I'm predicting two turnovers minimum. His coach was honestly worried if he understood the playbook lol. His play has been that inexplicable.

Yeah, I heard that pre-game drivel too.

So if Cousins walks into Foxboro and performs well(and by well, I mean what he is paid to do) and wins that it will just be a fluke?

[kingdom]

Yeah, I heard that pre-game drivel too.

So if Cousins walks into Foxboro and performs well(and by well, I mean what he is paid to do) and wins that it will just be a fluke?

even a broken clock is right twice a day. what's his w/l record? td/turnovers? he is a horrible decision maker with a turnover rate that makes his win rate below average. he won a home game against a non playoff team and you were impressed by that? it's what decent qb's do all the time. but the reality is he will take a team that was in the nfc championship game with case keenum lol before he got there and not even make the playoffs. as a supposed upgrade.

[kingdom]

Check his track record. A lot more good than bad. Especially on the road so I'm predicting two turnovers minimum. His coach was honestly worried if he understood the playbook lol. His play has been that inexplicable.

you know this was coming Kermit.

Cousins 32/44 201yds 1td 2 int

once again, it is who he is.

[Renegades]

He will never win a championship. Cousins never plays his best when up against the best teams. Some guys elevate their play vs the best...not Cousins

[kingdom]

He will never win a championship. Cousins never plays his best when up against the best teams. Some guys elevate their play vs the best...not Cousins

he's a winner at the bank. he and bradford have conned more teams than maybe anyone in history. and both guys hit up the vikings for some change.

[Renegades]

Bradford lol. Unreal the money arz signed him for

[kingdom]

Bradford lol. Unreal the money arz signed him for

even he's gotta be asking himself, are these guys really that stupid? he is not built to be a qb in the nfl. now flag football he would be an easy hof

[jtoler]

you know this was coming Kermit.

Cousins 32/44 201yds 1td 2 int

once again, it is who he is.

avg. 4.6 yards per completion not sure Ive seen that before. 8 more completions than brady but 110 fewer yards. cousins can throw some nice passes then a couple that leave you scratching your head there's quite a few of those guys in the league

[keely85]

Stafford makes the most I think? Imagine staffords career without Calvin Johnson to heave Hail Marys to. Prob out 40% of his career td passes. I think GMs are starting to come around to QBs being replaced like RBs. No more big contracts for kinda good talent

[Kermit]

you know this was coming Kermit.

Cousins 32/44 201yds 1td 2 int

once again, it is who he is.

It was a shitty game by him. There were several passes that he and his receivers were not on the same page. The 2 interceptions he had came at the end when the game was already over. The first one was a TD pass that bounced out of his receiver's hands and into the defender's. The second one was just a forced desperation pass with no time remaining.

[kingdom]

Stafford makes the most I think? Imagine staffords career without Calvin Johnson to heave Hail Marys to. Prob out 40% of his career td passes. I think GMs are starting to come around to QBs being replaced like RBs. No more big contracts for kinda good talent

lol. Bradford and Cousins got paid. Bortles gets 18 mil a year being avg. this idea that top qb's set the bar is ridiculous. once they started with the 100 million contracts it expedited the escalations. like it was stated earlier, in basketball, hockey, and baseball players are paid based on ability and not position. football has gotten out of whack overpaying qb's. there are backups that never see the field making over 5 million a year and never play.

[kingdom]

It was a shitty game by him. There were several passes that he and his receivers were not on the same page. The 2 interceptions he had came at the end when the game was already over. The first one was a TD pass that bounced out of his receiver's hands and into the defender's. The second one was just a forced desperation pass with no time remaining.

true. do you still have belief that he is a good top tier qb? i wouldn't count on him in a must win situation. Trubisky getting hurt is the best opportunity vikes have. he is meat next week against russell wilson and seattle.

[Kermit]

true. do you still have belief that he is a good top tier qb? i wouldn't count on him in a must win situation. Trubisky getting hurt is the best opportunity vikes have. he is meat next week against russell wilson and seattle.

I do think that he is a top 10 QB. The Vikes will probably make the playoffs as a wild card. What happens then will be interesting to see.

It is frustrating watching him make so many amazing throws and then come out and throw an interception that just doesn't make sense.

[kingdom]

I do think that he is a top 10 QB. The Vikes will probably make the playoffs as a wild card. What happens then will be interesting to see.

It is frustrating watching him make so many amazing throws and then come out and throw an interception that just doesn't make sense.

i think the great ones thrive under pressure and others don't. Kurt Warner is a perfect example. regular season he is a good qb. but put him in playoff decision win or go home and he thrives. They always show tom brady on the sideline when the other qb scores and you see him grab his helmet in anger and say lets go. everyone except seattle and dallas is receding or injured in the wild card race. the schedule is in the vikes favor even with a loss against seattle. but they are married to cousins financially. in order to win they have to become a running and play action team. watching dalvin cook's first step, he is as fast as anyone in the league. eli is a perfect example of a qb you have to save from himself. i think cousins is the same and can be successful if they take the load off of him.again only 13 carries from backs and cook had 9 for 84 yards. patriots had 39 carries. not the first game this has happened with minny. may need a new coordinator next year.

[clockwise1965]

Based on strength of schedule the Vikings will make the playoffs as a wild card. Then Cousins and the Vikings will be one and done.

[lonegambler23]

hes just an alex smith 2.0

[MinnesotaFats]

The picks were meaningless, end of game so dont dog the guy

He will start 16 games, throw for 4500 yards, 35-40tds and complete 73% of his passes setting every Viking QB record his 1st year

More importantly. It's been 40 years since MN has had the same qb start 2 years in a row. Cousins is durable and that's what mn needs, durability at qb for 3 years to work this window

[2daBank]

The picks were meaningless, end of game so dont dog the guy

He will start 16 games, throw for 4500 yards, 35-40tds and complete 73% of his passes setting every Viking QB record his 1st year

More importantly. It's been 40 years since MN has had the same qb start 2 years in a row. Cousins is durable and that's what mn needs, durability at qb for 3 years to work this window

He scored 10 points vs the pats!! I don’t like him anymore!! Lol

[MinnesotaFats]

He scored 10 points vs the pats!! I don’t like him anymore!! Lol

Its Zimmer play style

They never risk unless down 2 scores

It's all dink dunk punt play D and then capitalize on other guys mistakes. Brady makes no mistakes, Vikes hang thru halftime but fall behind 2 scores late, then risky play calling

Cousins has been what MN wanted and needed and if Shurmer where still here we'd be undefeated!!!

[maggiethebestdog]

Minn has no line and no running game
He is not a bad QB
But,

I have no idea why anyone would think he is an elite QB

[Grits n' Gravy]

Kirk Cousins is trash and the only people stupid enough to not realize it were the Vikings organization and their fans. Your SB window closed the day he was signed.

[2daBank]

Its Zimmer play style

They never risk unless down 2 scores

It's all dink dunk punt play D and then capitalize on other guys mistakes. Brady makes no mistakes, Vikes hang thru halftime but fall behind 2 scores late, then risky play calling

Cousins has been what MN wanted and needed and if Shurmer where still here we'd be undefeated!!!

They so strange and such a pain to try and cap. At 1st of year they were letting him sling it all over the place. Maybe it was circumstance since the defense was beat up and not playing at their normal high level. Now that the d back to being one of the better units the offense has went to conservative dog shit.

[kingdom]

that is true. the odd thing is you guys on cousins think we are making judgments based on one game. no. they guy has a body of work. and it includes turnovers at inopportune times. i go back to romo cause he was the same guy. i remember in peyton's super season denver goes to dallas probably undefeated. romo plays lights out keeping dallas in it. but in the fourth q he throws one of those pick sixes with his eyes closed. it was such a romo thing to do. this game was a prime example for cousins as he played great. but had the romo play at the end. after losing a game in buffalo 4 days earlier with doing the same thing. it is why i say he is a stat monster, but not a winner.

just a reminder before anyone decides to throw their money away on the vikings again. especially in a prime time game. the bigger the stage, heavier the turnovers.

[kingdom]

I do think that he is a top 10 QB. The Vikes will probably make the playoffs as a wild card. What happens then will be interesting to see.

It is frustrating watching him make so many amazing throws and then come out and throw an interception that just doesn't make sense.

Kermit, still top 10 or do you concede?

[darrell74]

Cousins has not been bad. He was backup, turned starter.
With that being said, nobody in the NFC north was scared when the Vikings signed him.

Still stand by thus from September

To be fair, a lot of us on that first page in September of this thread saw this coming.

Clearly, the surprise is the Bears doing this good, and the Packers so bad in this division.
Nobody shocked over the Lions.
Vikings going backwards with Cousins is no surprise, and most of us got that right.

[danshan11]

The Seahawks looked razor sharp, I think they can go places. they have a run first system that most teams today are not built to do deal with.

[kingdom]

i unfortunately watched that bills game and saw how awful the plays were and the obvious lack of awareness. we will disagree on cousins. the true tell will be in january if he is even in the playoffs. there is a lot of romo in him. i do not lie when i say i trust mitch trubisky more with the bears to win more games than cousins.

great prediction in september...

[kingdom]

there are only a handful of qb's who's ability is questioned this way. bortles, smith, prescott, dalton, flacco and cousins. now if you are on that list, you are certainly not premiere. winston belongs there as well.

right about these bums too. jury still out on dak i guess. a consistent zeke will help him

[Art Vandelay]

Vikes got talent at WR, TE, and RB. But they got an awful O-line and a QB that does not fit that system. Line was much better last season which is why Keenum looked so much better than Cousins. Cousins is still guaranteed about 50-60 Mill so you're stuck with him. Step one is shoring up that horrid O-line.

[cincinnatikid513]

not a good year for the 6 highest paid qbs


6 highest paid quarterbacks in 2018

Aaron Rodgers 33.5 million
Matt Ryan 30 million
Kirk Cousins 28 million
Jimmy G 27.5 million
Matthew S 27 million
Derek Carr 25 million


none of the 6 highest paid qbs in the nfl made the playoffs they combined for 31 wins

[GUMMO77]

This guy

[daneblazer]

He sucks

[TheMoneyShot]

Absolute Fraud. Has to be 70% homo

[GUMMO77]

Can we still get our money back?

What's the policy on a defective item?

[kingdom]

Carson Wentz is making it a debate. But Kirk Cousins looking like worst qb in the nfl. fool's gold.