Cousins having a P.Bowl Season??
While I still think some of the long-term questions about Cousins are valid — in particular whether the combination of his performance and salary will keep the Vikings from truly competing for a Super Bowl — there is little doubt that he has at least turned the season around both for himself and the Vikings.
Cousins on Thursday was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against Carolina, which included a late touchdown drive in a 28-27 win. I dare say he’s in the running for conference player of the month honors, too, after throwing 12 touchdown passes with just one interception in guiding the Vikings to a 4-1 November record.
That November turnaround leads to the loftier notion you see above. While I inched close to declaring this is Cousins’ best season of his career during the most recent Access Vikings podcast, I’m not quite there yet.
But building the case that Cousins could be selected as one of the NFC’s three Pro Bowl quarterbacks this season — even though the game itself isn’t going to be played because of COVID-19 — is a surprisingly reasonable task.
Let’s assume for now that the first two spots are reserved for Aaron Rodgers and Russell Wilson, both of whom are having MVP-caliber seasons.
Drew Brees and Dak Prescott were trending in that direction, but both sustained serious injuries. Prescott is out for the season with a gruesome ankle injury and Brees will miss a number of games with broken ribs and a punctured lung.
The rest of the competition is pretty underwhelming. Nobody in the damaged NFC East is in the mix. Same with the rest of the NFC North minus Rodgers.
I’d say someone old (Tom Brady) and someone new (Kyler Murray) are Cousins’ chief challengers, which could hurt Cousins in voting that often amounts to a popularity contest.
But if we look at passer rating, Cousins is No. 3 among healthy NFC QBs at 104.5(and No. 8 overall in the NFL) above both Brady and Murray. He falls to No. 17 if we look at Total QBR, perhaps a more accurate measure of a passer’s overall contributions to a team, but other advanced stats help Cousins bounce back.
Cousins is averaging 8.7 yards per pass attempt this season — second in the NFL to only the Texans’ DeShaun Watson.
Lest you think that damage is being done on short passes turned into long gains by catch-and-run plays, Cousins is averaging 7.4 air yards per completion — meaning that’s how far past the line of scrimmage his average completion travels. That’s tied for second in the NFL.
There’s still a ways to go. Heck, even his own team didn’t include him in a tweet about Pro Bowl worthy Vikings.
But if Cousins can come anywhere near his November performance over the final five games — always a big question with Cousins, whose up-and-down nature is one of most maddening features — and somehow rally the Vikings back into the playoffs, his final numbers will probably add up to being Pro Bowl-worthy.
https://www.startribune.com/is-kirk-cousins-having-a-pro-bowl-season/573275621/
Hurry-up Vikings, we ain't getting any younger!
Honestly I think the biggest issue is coaching. Don't handcuff the guy in the first half - open up the G.D. playbook !
(I think I just shat myself)
@"Vanguard83" said: Honestly I think the biggest issue is coaching. Don't handcuff the guy in the first half - open up the G.D. playbook !(I think I just shat myself)
I always thought his biggest problem was the guys in front of him...
He won't have the bulk volume of other QBs.
What he does currently own is the 6th highest QBR...of ALL TIME...which is nice...
I'm all on-board with doing whats necessary to get a QB for tomorrow - this draft.
But this may be one of those situations where we wont fully appreciate KC till he's gone...
I know everyone loves the Pro Bowl... buck-toothed beauty contest, Kirk is a contender!
He played in it last year. Only time I ever saw a guy play tight and nervous in an exhibition lol.
@"comet52" said: I know everyone loves the Pro Bowl... buck-toothed beauty contest, Kirk is a contender!He played in it last year. Only time I ever saw a guy play tight and nervous in an exhibition lol.
Nobody here is equating the Pro-Bowl with All Pro...
But let's not pretend its meaningless either.
@"comet52" said: I know everyone loves the Pro Bowl... buck-toothed beauty contest, Kirk is a contender!He played in it last year. Only time I ever saw a guy play tight and nervous in an exhibition lol.
@"StickyBun" said:@"comet52" said: I know everyone loves the Pro Bowl... buck-toothed beauty contest, Kirk is a contender!He played in it last year. Only time I ever saw a guy play tight and nervous in an exhibition lol.
Speaking of Miley, my daughter had me listen to her cover "Heart of Glass" by Blondie. I like it better then the original. Here it is live:
@"minny65" said:@"StickyBun" said:@"comet52" said: I know everyone loves the Pro Bowl... buck-toothed beauty contest, Kirk is a contender!He played in it last year. Only time I ever saw a guy play tight and nervous in an exhibition lol.
Speaking of Miley, my daughter had me listen to her cover "Heart of Glass" by Blondie. I like it better then the original. Here it is live:
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@"MaroonBells" said:@"minny65" said:@"StickyBun" said:@"comet52" said: I know everyone loves the Pro Bowl... buck-toothed beauty contest, Kirk is a contender!He played in it last year. Only time I ever saw a guy play tight and nervous in an exhibition lol.
Speaking of Miley, my daughter had me listen to her cover "Heart of Glass" by Blondie. I like it better then the original. Here it is live:
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You can watch it on Youtube. I guess she is doing a bunch of old covers. Not bad, I had never listened to her before but my daughter likes these old school covers.
it needs to be on his total body of work this season obviously. its hard to clap him on the back for a pretty stellar November, but over look his paltry 11 TDs to 10 INTs and a 90.2 rating in September and October without wanting to punch him in the face. his play the last month is a major reason for the team being where it is... but his play the first 6 weeks was also a reason the team was where it was.
I think the D giving up 30+ a game is a pretty big factor.
@"BarrNone55" said: I think the D giving up 30+ a game is a pretty big factor.and the arguement could be made that if the offense could have taken care of the ball and sustained drives the D wouldn't have been on the field so much giving up those points, and the argument then could be made that if the D would have stopped the opposition then the O wouldnt have had so much pressure to score and.... blah blah blah, Cousins played like ass the first couple months despite padding his stats in some games with meaningless 4th quarter drives. Yes the D was also responsible for the losses, as well as the coaching, but Cousins is not without his share of the blame.
@"minny65" said:@"MaroonBells" said:@"minny65" said:@"StickyBun" said:@"comet52" said: I know everyone loves the Pro Bowl... buck-toothed beauty contest, Kirk is a contender!He played in it last year. Only time I ever saw a guy play tight and nervous in an exhibition lol.
Speaking of Miley, my daughter had me listen to her cover "Heart of Glass" by Blondie. I like it better then the original. Here it is live:
BLOCKED.
You can watch it on Youtube. I guess she is doing a bunch of old covers. Not bad, I had never listened to her before but my daughter likes these old school covers.
I'd rather put out a campfire with my face than endure the likes of whatever you call the wretched bile Ariana Grande and Demi Lovato produce. However, I don't put Hanna Montana quite on that level, so I'll give it a listen.OK I listened to it. It's not terrible, but she over sings it and she's missing that East Village, half on heroin stare that made Debbie Harry the central character in all my post-Kristy McNichol teenage fantasies.
@"MaroonBells" said:@"minny65" said:@"MaroonBells" said:@"minny65" said:@"StickyBun" said:@"comet52" said: I know everyone loves the Pro Bowl... buck-toothed beauty contest, Kirk is a contender!He played in it last year. Only time I ever saw a guy play tight and nervous in an exhibition lol.
Speaking of Miley, my daughter had me listen to her cover "Heart of Glass" by Blondie. I like it better then the original. Here it is live:
BLOCKED.
You can watch it on Youtube. I guess she is doing a bunch of old covers. Not bad, I had never listened to her before but my daughter likes these old school covers.
I'd rather put out a campfire with my face than endure the likes of whatever you call the wretched bile Ariana Grande and Demi Lovato produce. However, I don't put Hanna Montana quite on that level, so I'll give it a listen.OK I listened to it. It's not terrible, but she over sings it and she's missing that East Village, half on heroin stare that made Debbie Harry the central character in all my post-Kristy McNichol teenage fantasies.
I don't think she has graduated to Heroin....yet
Kirk Cousins last 5 games:
— StatMuse (@statmuse) December 6, 2020
305 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
307 YDS, 3 TD, 0 INT
314 YDS, 3 TD, 0 INT
292 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
220 YDS, 3 TD, 0 INT
The Vikings have won 5 of their last 6 games. pic.twitter.com/FjOHOKqj59
@"BarrNone55" said: I think the D giving up 30+ a game is a pretty big factor.The offense has given up 3 td's in the last two game.
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