06-13-2018, 02:17 AM
When the Minnesota Vikings signed Kirk Cousins to a three-year contract with $84 million, it sparked a debate over the former Washington quarterback’s statistics and win-loss record.
While he has three straight 4,000-yard seasons, Cousins went just 24-23-1 with one playoff loss after winning the starting job in 2015.
In a recent piece grading NFL teams’ offseasons, ESPN’s Mike Sando quoted several NFL executives talking about the Vikings’ decision to go all-in on Cousins.
One NFL executive said:
“He was not a finisher at Michigan State and he is not a finisher in the league.”
The comment brings about an interesting question: How would we go about defining someone who is a “finisher?”
Does that cover all important situations? Does it mean he gets his team to the finish line when they are ahead? Or that he rises to the occasion when his team is losing?
http://www.1500espn.com/vikings-2/2018/0...-finisher/
While he has three straight 4,000-yard seasons, Cousins went just 24-23-1 with one playoff loss after winning the starting job in 2015.
In a recent piece grading NFL teams’ offseasons, ESPN’s Mike Sando quoted several NFL executives talking about the Vikings’ decision to go all-in on Cousins.
One NFL executive said:
“He was not a finisher at Michigan State and he is not a finisher in the league.”
The comment brings about an interesting question: How would we go about defining someone who is a “finisher?”
Does that cover all important situations? Does it mean he gets his team to the finish line when they are ahead? Or that he rises to the occasion when his team is losing?
http://www.1500espn.com/vikings-2/2018/0...-finisher/