So who's the whipping boy now?
Because it ain't Cousins. Minnesota never can get both sides of the football working well at the same time. The defense was ridiculously bad against the run. A Zimmer led team can't get a win when they score 30 points?? Unreal.
This sums up why they lost:
'They lost because of their costly mistakes -- Cook's fumble during a tie game, Diggs' bobbled ball that led to a late pick, Dan Bailey's missed extra point during their rally, a kick-return fumble to end their comeback attempt. Poor tackling also exacerbated a frequently victimized secondary, while Xavier Rhodes also did his best to hand Seattle points, save for a late forced fumble that came after an apparent benching.'
@"Wetlander" said: Scrumptious... what an underrated word.Truly.
@"greediron" said:Cousins was a bit risk averse in the first half. He was checking down and continued playing conservative until the score dictated, he couldn't anymore. He also had, I think Mattison, open right in front of him, down the middle, on the final 4th down play, but elected to throw into blanket coverage instead. Refs didn't make a call. Ball game over. But Cousins also did a lot of good things to keep the team in the game until the end. He certainly didn't lose the game. But once again he didn't win it either. He didn't come anywhere close to being the whipping boy for this loss.https://www.vikings.com/news/lunchbreak-kirk-cousins-facing-scrumptious-matchup-with-lions-defense Cousins and his receivers were just a little bit off on Monday night. They couldn’t get anything going downfield until the fourth quarter against the Seahawks – for much of the game, Cousins didn’t even try to test a Seattle secondary that has given up its share of chunk plays this season. He wasn’t awful. He just wasn’t great, a rarity for him this season, as he has the best passer rating in the NFL since Week 5.
Rhodes stands out as the individual player that hurt the team the most. Hopefully he will get squared away against Detroit.
Don't hear so much negative about Elflien the last couple games. Appears he is playing better or keeping a low profile!
This game was mostly lost in the trenches. The defensive line could apply no pressure and were continually pushed back 2 or 3 yards on run plays. The offensive line didn’t open run lanes and allowed a lot of pressure on Cousins.
Beaten on both sides of the ball.
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