11-01-2018, 01:17 PM
During Kirk Cousins’ first half-season in Minnesota under a three-year, $84 million contract, he’s had plenty of opportunities to disprove the commonly held belief that he struggles under pressure.
And so far this season — though the Vikings began the season without center Pat Elflein and left tackle Riley Reiff has missed three games because of a foot injury — Cousins has posted the best numbers of his career with defenders bearing down on him.
Cousins, who’s dropped back more frequently than any quarterback in the NFL, has also been pressured on more of those dropbacks than anyone in the league. According to Pro Football Focus, he’s been under pressure on 155 of his 379 dropbacks, throwing 126 passes — or 25 more than the next closest QB — while under pressure.
Only Houston’s DeShaun Watson (at 45.1 percent) has been pressured on a greater percentage of his dropbacks than Cousins (40.9).
And yet, Cousins has found ways to produce, completing more passes (68.3 percent) and throwing a higher percentage of his passes on target (78.4 percent) while under pressure than any QB in the NFL. His passer rating of 91.1 when pressured is the second highest in the league, according to Pro Football Focus.
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And so far this season — though the Vikings began the season without center Pat Elflein and left tackle Riley Reiff has missed three games because of a foot injury — Cousins has posted the best numbers of his career with defenders bearing down on him.
Cousins, who’s dropped back more frequently than any quarterback in the NFL, has also been pressured on more of those dropbacks than anyone in the league. According to Pro Football Focus, he’s been under pressure on 155 of his 379 dropbacks, throwing 126 passes — or 25 more than the next closest QB — while under pressure.
Only Houston’s DeShaun Watson (at 45.1 percent) has been pressured on a greater percentage of his dropbacks than Cousins (40.9).
And yet, Cousins has found ways to produce, completing more passes (68.3 percent) and throwing a higher percentage of his passes on target (78.4 percent) while under pressure than any QB in the NFL. His passer rating of 91.1 when pressured is the second highest in the league, according to Pro Football Focus.
http://www.startribune.com/pocket-crumbl...499223381/