Quote: @"Mike Olson" said:
I’d agree Jimmy.
The conteact thing is what it is. I can’t begrudge a man for making his money (to a point) Brady gets away with taking less, but there is extreme pressure on people from the union to take what they can in order for others to be able to increase their earning potential in their wake.
But yes I don’t understand how people can blame cousins and not be equally pissed about the coaching situation. It goes hand in hand. The only thing I can come up with is it is fans not understanding the game. And trolls.
Well as a diehard Viking fan I am on record as someone that wanted Zimmer gone for a couple seasons.
I don't blame Cousins for that.
This being Cousin's 4th year with us I have come to the conclusion that he isn't good enough. Some (very few) have it and win games that they shouldn't, and Cousin's doesn't have it. I am not going by stats or wins and losses I am going by watching him every week for 4 years now and watching/scrutinizing NFL teams for 45+ years.
The debate on Zimmer essentially started after the Philly debacle but even I would not have moved on from him coming off a NFC champ game. The following year we struggled and I would have move on then. But the debate started around the Saints and then Philly.
Up until this season I wanted to think Cousin's was good enough. I always added in quotes "with all the surrounding pieces" and I have now moved to, I do not think he is good enough.
We are stuck with Cousin's contract at $45 next season and it will most likely be with a new HC and probably another new OC. Of course, I hope he proves me wrong, but Kirk just doesn't have it. I really don't think he strikes fear in any DC, DB etc. He is excellent when no pressure but life in the NFL, at QB, is all about handling pressure. It is an allusive quest that only about 5-8 people on the planet possess IMO. Those 5-8 handle that pressure in different ways so there is no mold.
I look forward to a new HC next year and would like Cousins to prove me wrong but overall, I foresee a new HC next year and a new QB two years from now.