Cousins in the Bank

[purplefaithful]

Kirko also doesn't have Sam's arm. Not even close.

It's a cannon no doubt, and he showed that more than once today.

[JimmyinSD]

Kirko also doesn't have Sam's arm. Not even close.

a cannon is a luxury in the NFL,  not a requirement.  IMO Kirks statuesque style ( combined with the weaker arm) are his downfall, now if you could afford to put a 90s Cowboys style OLine in front of him,  he would do fine,  but when you are paying him what he was making,  it just didnt leave much to cover OL upgrades.

onward and upward,  fix the IOL with the cap savings, and get the kid on the field to start the next generation of Vikings football!

[purplefaithful]

Vikings fans got to celebrate Sunday. The Falcons are left to reckon with their quarterback situation as Kirk Cousins’ critics get louder.

In what has become a weekly tradition of late, Falcons coach Raheem Morris was asked about Cousins’ job status. The social media quote I saw was Morris saying after Sunday’s loss, “Kirk Cousins our quarterback.”

The longer answer that contained that shorter quote, via outlets covering the Falcons, was more nuanced:

“Everything is always discussed, but Kirk Cousins is our quarterback,” Morris said. “Kirk played significantly better than he did the week before. We will do whatever is best to win football games, and Kirk’s got a big part of that. We didn’t handle the moment well as a team. We didn’t play well enough for him. Kirk came out and did a nice job of trying to get us a win, and we did not support him today.”

The big-picture answer might be simpler if not for two things: Cousins’ contract has a lot of guaranteed money and is essentially structured as at least a two-year deal; and of course the Falcons drafted Michael Penix Jr. two spots ahead of McCarthy barely a month after signing Cousins to that large, expensive deal.

Benching Cousins now would open up the possibility that the Falcons would cut him after this season, essentially paying $90 million for one mediocre season while suffering heavy cap ramifications in 2025. It would negate some of the low-cost QB benefit of drafting Penix, even if he turned out to be good.

But Cousins’ play — an 0-4 record in his last four games and eight interceptions and zero TD passes during that span — is unsightly, even if he was only one of several problems for Atlanta on Sunday. Per The Falcoholic, an Atlanta fan site:

“Penix’s name needs to be thrown around like it’s a threat, not a 2025 graduation present. Raheem Morris has taken the soft approach with the rumblings surrounding the quarterback room, but it’s not yielding results. Morris needs to put Cousins on notice publicly and be frank about the quarterback’s play, which is directly related to this team’s last win coming 35 days ago. Even if the team continues to roll with Cousins under center, trying to sell the team and fanbase that he’s been good enough to win with under center is disingenuous.”

Falcons fans are bummed. Vikings fans should all agree about this: It’s sure nice that any Cousins dilemma is someone else’s problem now.

startribune

[Vikergirl]

I'm so happy about the outcome of the game. Cousins moved on, the Vikings moved on. Great to see Darnold kick it up a notch

[StickierBuns]

Vikings fans got to celebrate Sunday. The Falcons are left to reckon with their quarterback situation as Kirk Cousins’ critics get louder.

In what has become a weekly tradition of late, Falcons coach Raheem Morris was asked about Cousins’ job status. The social media quote I saw was Morris saying after Sunday’s loss, “Kirk Cousins our quarterback.”

The longer answer that contained that shorter quote, via outlets covering the Falcons, was more nuanced:

“Everything is always discussed, but Kirk Cousins is our quarterback,” Morris said. “Kirk played significantly better than he did the week before. We will do whatever is best to win football games, and Kirk’s got a big part of that. We didn’t handle the moment well as a team. We didn’t play well enough for him. Kirk came out and did a nice job of trying to get us a win, and we did not support him today.”

The big-picture answer might be simpler if not for two things: Cousins’ contract has a lot of guaranteed money and is essentially structured as at least a two-year deal; and of course the Falcons drafted Michael Penix Jr. two spots ahead of McCarthy barely a month after signing Cousins to that large, expensive deal.

Benching Cousins now would open up the possibility that the Falcons would cut him after this season, essentially paying $90 million for one mediocre season while suffering heavy cap ramifications in 2025. It would negate some of the low-cost QB benefit of drafting Penix, even if he turned out to be good.

But Cousins’ play — an 0-4 record in his last four games and eight interceptions and zero TD passes during that span — is unsightly, even if he was only one of several problems for Atlanta on Sunday. Per The Falcoholic, an Atlanta fan site:

“Penix’s name needs to be thrown around like it’s a threat, not a 2025 graduation present. Raheem Morris has taken the soft approach with the rumblings surrounding the quarterback room, but it’s not yielding results. Morris needs to put Cousins on notice publicly and be frank about the quarterback’s play, which is directly related to this team’s last win coming 35 days ago. Even if the team continues to roll with Cousins under center, trying to sell the team and fanbase that he’s been good enough to win with under center is disingenuous.”

Falcons fans are bummed. Vikings fans should all agree about this: It’s sure nice that any Cousins dilemma is someone else’s problem now.

startribune

Kirk saved the Viking's from themselves. For that, I salute you Kirko Chainz.

Dead cap hit for 2025: $65 million
Dead cap hit for 2026: $25 million
Oh, and just for shits and gigs.......2027 dead cap hit $12.5 million

[Vikergirl]

Thank you Arthur Blank, really appreciate your assistance in moving on