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Wishing a great season for the team, Especially Mundt and Kwenkeu! 
You won't change some fans' minds. Won't happen. Kirk is the reason the Vikings lose games in their eyes. There has been stat after stat after stat showing how well Cousins has played as a Viking. He's crazy accurate. Stands in the pocket. But he's not perfect, I guess that's his flaw.
Quote: @Zanary said:
I think this author hits it pretty squarely.
https://vikingsterritory.com/2021/general-news/well-thats-dead-familiar-kirk-cousins-narrative-dies
"In the games Cousins is “off,” the Vikings are doomed. Totally doomed. The franchise needs him to be perfect, not the other way around. A case study is the 2017 Vikings. That team situated Case Keenum gloriously, thanks to a hellish defense. Minnesota does not do that anymore. It’s Cousins who must drag the Vikings to victory."
Agree with the article, but you know what I get tired of? Every single game has to be followed up with an article, post, tweet declaring "this is who Kirk Cousins is." Well, no. This is who he was in that particular game. It's why those hot takes sound so stupid just a week later. "Kirk is garbage" looked pretty foolish through most of the season. "Kirk is awesome" looked pretty foolish last weekend. Like ALL QBs, he's both....at various times. He moves up and down based on many, many, many factors.
It's the same for the Vikings. "This is who the Vikings are." Well, no. This is who they were for that particular game.
The NFL is fluid and teams are constantly changing, evolving, getting hurt and getting healthy. It matters less who you play, but WHEN you play them. This was the most insightful thing Bud ever said. Funny thing is that I never really knew what he meant until a couple years ago.
I dont know what else there is to discuss about KC that hasn't already been hashed-up before.
Yup the Olde Trapper was right on that one MB as well as his take on durability.
Brady and Rogers have their off-games too, but they have enough REALLY GOOD ONEs to make a difference in that ebb and flow of a season.
KC isn't in that echelon and never will be.
But he's in that next rung of QB's and unless Seattle trades us Russ Wilson next year? I dont see a clearly better option waiting out there.
Kirk is having his best season as a
Viking and he's taking charge of the team more. Maybe his confidence is
growing because of the weekly Zim meetings? Not sure, but something has
helped him. I do think he was "off" for some reason last
Sunday; maybe a lingering Packer win "hangover". He had wide
open throws he missed on what could've won that game even though it was the
defense that really deserves the majority of blame for that loss.
However, when it's 4th down late in
the game, fans aren't always asking for perfection. We just want to
believe our QB will keep calm and lead the team. Yeah, he's not perfect,
but sometimes Kirk makes it so easy to see his flaws in huge moments. B)
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Kirk Cousins is who he is. He has been playing beyond himself this year. His durability is amazing. He made the most of his opportunity. I bet he gets an extension.
Kirk is a good QB and you can win with him. It comes down to one question to be great:
Does he rise above good when it counts most? Seldom is the answer.
Quote: @Vikergirl said:
Kirk Cousins is who he is. He has been playing beyond himself this year. His durability is amazing. He made the most of his opportunity. I bet he gets an extension.
Based solely on his play, KC deserves an extension. But, the team can't just ignore the increasing cap ramifications of giving him one. At some point, they have to get off of this merry go round.
I still think Cousins biggest problem is reliable protection. I say "reliable" because even if he gets it on one play, if he didn't the play before, that will impact his confidence, his poise in the pocket, ultimately his consistency.
Yes, there are QBs (like Rodgers) who don't need consistent, top-level protection, but Kirk does. That's his biggest flaw. But when he gets it, there are few better. Hell, his clean pocket stats actually argue there's no one better.
Quote: @Knucklehead said:
@ Vikergirl said:
Kirk Cousins is who he is. He has been playing beyond himself this year. His durability is amazing. He made the most of his opportunity. I bet he gets an extension.
Based solely on his play, KC deserves an extension. But, the team can't just ignore the increasing cap ramifications of giving him one. At some point, they have to get off of this merry go round.
So whats your plan? Get lucky in the draft, have that drafty get NFL adjusted fast and maybe have a shot at a SB in year 3-5?
If youre not doing it that way, is there an alternative?
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