Good read & from ESPN ?

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http://www.espn.com/blog/minnesota-vikin...bowl-hopes

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The best thing? He's a work in progress who has the potential to be the Vikings' solution at quarterback for a long time. Those areas in which he has struggled -- particularly inside the 20 -- are among DeFilippo's bread and butter. The new coordinator brings with him success rooted in Carson Wentz's 116.3 passer rating inside the red zone with zero turnovers. Simply put, with the issues that have popped up, Cousins is in the best possible hands.

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Really puts things into perspective with what he's done well and where he has to improve.  No better spot for him to reach his potential.  Maybe he's the next Brees?

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Every negative listed about him seems fixable, especially with the Guru coming in...
All part of the grand scheme ?
I think so

And as far as his negatives...
I wasn’t aware of his fumble total, which seems troublesome but upon further review, not all that alarming and in fact, misleading as he had 5 lost fumbles
1 more than Brady & 2 less than Stafford, who led the league...

As a fan
You have to be stoked about the direction
this Org is moving 

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Three of the game's best (and most expensive) quarterbacks now reside in the NFC North. Between Cousins, Aaron Rodgers and Matthew Stafford, the race for a division title will grow tighter. 

Now that we have Cousins the race for a title will be tighter?

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theresno such thing as a good read on bspn

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@MaroonBells said:
Three of the game's best (and most expensive) quarterbacks now reside in the NFC North. Between Cousins, Aaron Rodgers and Matthew Stafford, the race for a division title will grow tighter. 

Now that we have Cousins the race for a title will be tighter?

Yeah, I heard the same thing from some of my Packer friends...  They were saying that Cousins is still only the 3rd best QB in the division.  Well, even if you put Stafford ahead of him, the Lions haven't won the division since 1993.  In the last 10 years, the Packers have won the division 5 times, Vikings 4 times, and the Bears won it in 2010.  Let's face the facts...  it will be either the Packers or Vikings who win the division this year. 

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@MaroonBells said:
Three of the game's best (and most expensive) quarterbacks now reside in the NFC North. Between Cousins, Aaron Rodgers and Matthew Stafford, the race for a division title will grow tighter. 

Now that we have Cousins the race for a title will be tighter?

So long as Rodgers is playing like Rodgers and the Vikings are without a proven QB, all the sports personalities will consider the Packers the favorites in the NFC North and a contender to reach the SB.  That's not unreasonable.
With Cousins, and assuming he plays like we all expect him to play, the Vikings become a viable option. They may still give the edge to the Packers (with a healthy Rodgers). But with a legit franchise QB they have to concede that the Vikings have, at a minimum, narrowed the gap. 

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@dadevike said:

@MaroonBells said:
Three of the game's best (and most expensive) quarterbacks now reside in the NFC North. Between Cousins, Aaron Rodgers and Matthew Stafford, the race for a division title will grow tighter. 

Now that we have Cousins the race for a title will be tighter?

So long as Rodgers is playing like Rodgers and the Vikings are without a proven QB, all the sports personalities will consider the Packers the favorites in the NFC North and a contender to reach the SB.  That's not unreasonable.
With Cousins, and assuming he plays like we all expect him to play, the Vikings become a viable option. They may still give the edge to the Packers (with a healthy Rodgers). But with a legit franchise QB they have to concede that the Vikings have, at a minimum, narrowed the gap. 

I think that's pretty ridiculous actually. Everyone forgets WE were playing with a backup QB all year, too. And our RB was on IR.

It's pretty unreasonable to think that the Packers are the team to beat when you compare the depth charts. Of course anything can happen with injuries and bad luck, and that can really throw off an objective take on the talent of these teams, but IMO the Packers and Lions are nowhere near the talent level of the Vikings. 

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With Cousins' signing though, from a financial standpoint, where does that leave us? That's a lot of money, and if we lose more than one of our main FAs on defense over the next couple years because we have too much tied up in him, this is a loss overall for us. This defense needs to (somehow) improve from last year. We need upgrades, not a potential upgrade at QB while suffering casualties on our lines/ D-backfield.