Will Rick go get a QB?

Question; If Cousins misses a game because of Covid-19 does he get paid?

I just love the name. Sign Cookus. 

Browning is going to prove to be a good backup QB in the NFL. I just don't know if it will be on the Vikings.

@"MaroonBells" said: I'd stick with Browning. I think we're better off with him, knowing the offense inside and out, than a Bortle-ish veteran who doesn't.

What's more, this is Browning's 3rd season. After Kirk "fucking moron" Cousins, there's probably nobody better suited to run this offense than Jake Browning. 

Also, people forget that Browning was a 5-star recruit, then as a Sophomore, he was a Heisman finalist who received a bit of 1st round buzz, but chose to stay in school. Shoulder injury/surgery the next season put an end to all that, but the kid can play. 

I'd rather take my chances with him in a play-it-safe, game-manager role than some veteran pick machine like Bortles. 

Apparently, Jackson Erdmann also meets the minimum requirements.

The #Vikings will work out Jackson Erdmann again tomorrow, a source says. He spent time this summer training with Adam Thielen, Chad Beebe, C.J. Ham, Tyler Johnson, Nate Stanley, Kellen Mond and others in the Twin Cities.

— Ben Goessling (@BenGoessling) August 1, 2021

@"rf54" said: I'm vaccinated and I want all the Vikings vaccinated, but it is their choice and I support their freedom to choose how they see what is right for them.  Although some lose sight of it, this is still a country based on freedom.

@"JR44" said:

@"MaroonBells" said: I'd stick with Browning. I think we're better off with him, knowing the offense inside and out, than a Bortle-ish veteran who doesn't.

What's more, this is Browning's 3rd season. After Kirk "fucking moron" Cousins, there's probably nobody better suited to run this offense than Jake Browning. 

Also, people forget that Browning was a 5-star recruit, then as a Sophomore, he was a Heisman finalist who received a bit of 1st round buzz, but chose to stay in school. Shoulder injury/surgery the next season put an end to all that, but the kid can play. 

I'd rather take my chances with him in a play-it-safe, game-manager role than some veteran pick machine like Bortles. 

Agree 100%, I remember seeing Browning as a freshman/sophmore and thinking he was going to be a big time pro, he was on his way to being a top 5 pick.  I would not be surprised to see him become a legit starter.  

@"MaroonBells" said: I'd stick with Browning. I think we're better off with him, knowing the offense inside and out, than a Bortle-ish veteran who doesn't.

What's more, this is Browning's 3rd season. After Kirk "fucking moron" Cousins, there's probably nobody better suited to run this offense than Jake Browning. 

Also, people forget that Browning was a 5-star recruit, then as a Sophomore, he was a Heisman finalist who received a bit of 1st round buzz, but chose to stay in school. Shoulder injury/surgery the next season put an end to all that, but the kid can play. 

I'd rather take my chances with him in a play-it-safe, game-manager role than some veteran pick machine like Bortles. 

Regardless, Kirk Fucking Moron Cousins has put his own interests in front of the team, the entire organization, and the fans. 5 day quarantine isn't going to help matters. What a fucking selfish prick.

@"Nichelle" said: There's a Case Keenum pun in there somewhere but I'm too tired to make it.

With three QBs sidelined, Vikings to work out Case Cookus on MondayCookus starred at Northern Arizona, has spent time with Giants, Broncos

Minnesota Vikings quarterbacks Jake Browning (3) and Kirk Cousins (8) enjoy a laugh during a break with rookie quarterback Kellen Mond (11) during NFL football practice in Eagan, Minn., Wednesday, June 2, 2021.(AP Photo/Jim Mone)

By CHRIS TOMASSON | ctomasson@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressPUBLISHED: August 1, 2021 at 11:41 a.m. | UPDATED: August 1, 2021 at 1:10 p.m.

With three quarterbacks expected to be unavailable for practice this week due to COVID-19 protocols, the Vikings have begun the process of looking to bring in at least one replacement. And a source said Sunday that free agent Case Cookus will come in Monday for a workout.
Cookus, who was scheduled to fly Sunday to the Twin Cities, was undrafted in 2020 out of Northern Arizona and spent some offseason time last year with the New York Giants and with the Denver Broncos in May.

For a Saturday night practice, the Vikings were without starting quarterback Kirk Cousins and reserves Kellen Mond and Nate Stanley. Mond tested positive for COVID-19 and Cousins and Stanley were deemed high-risk close contacts. Cousins and Stanley are expected to have to be quarantined for at least five days.
Jake Browning was the only quarterback available Saturday and he looked good. According to unofficial stats compiled by Vikings.com, he completed 26 of 37 passes.

The Vikings did not practice on Sunday. On Monday, they will practice for the first time in pads.
As a senior at Northern Arizona in 2019, Cookus completed 290 of 481 passes for 4,095 yards with 31 touchdowns and seven interceptions. After being undrafted, he was with the Giants last year from April 28 to Aug. 2. This year, he was with the Broncos from May 17-20. Denver’s first-year general manager is George Paton, who had been Minnesota’s assistant general manager and has a good relationship with Vikings general manager Rick Spielman.

With three QBs sidelined, Vikings to work out Case Cookus on Monday – Twin Cities

@"BarrNone55" said:

@"MaroonBells" said: I'd stick with Browning. I think we're better off with him, knowing the offense inside and out, than a Bortle-ish veteran who doesn't.

What's more, this is Browning's 3rd season. After Kirk "fucking moron" Cousins, there's probably nobody better suited to run this offense than Jake Browning. 

Also, people forget that Browning was a 5-star recruit, then as a Sophomore, he was a Heisman finalist who received a bit of 1st round buzz, but chose to stay in school. Shoulder injury/surgery the next season put an end to all that, but the kid can play. 

I'd rather take my chances with him in a play-it-safe, game-manager role than some veteran pick machine like Bortles. 

I'll take the guy who has had an actual NFL snap. I'm not certain Browning can be effective more than 15 yards downfield.

Regardless, Kirk Fucking Moron Cousins has put his own interests in front of the team, the entire organization, and the fans. 5 day quarantine isn't going to help matters. What a fucking selfish prick.

@"BarrNone55" said:

@"MaroonBells" said: I'd stick with Browning. I think we're better off with him, knowing the offense inside and out, than a Bortle-ish veteran who doesn't.

What's more, this is Browning's 3rd season. After Kirk "fucking moron" Cousins, there's probably nobody better suited to run this offense than Jake Browning. 

Also, people forget that Browning was a 5-star recruit, then as a Sophomore, he was a Heisman finalist who received a bit of 1st round buzz, but chose to stay in school. Shoulder injury/surgery the next season put an end to all that, but the kid can play. 

I'd rather take my chances with him in a play-it-safe, game-manager role than some veteran pick machine like Bortles. 

I'll take the guy who has had an actual NFL snap. I'm not certain Browning can be effective more than 15 yards downfield.

Regardless, Kirk Fucking Moron Cousins has put his own interests in front of the team, the entire organization, and the fans. 5 day quarantine isn't going to help matters. What a fucking selfish prick.

Is Tom Brady vaccinated?  Aaron Rodgers?  Josh Allen?  Are they all fucking morons and selfish pricks?

@"rf54" said:

@"BarrNone55" said:

@"MaroonBells" said: I'd stick with Browning. I think we're better off with him, knowing the offense inside and out, than a Bortle-ish veteran who doesn't.

What's more, this is Browning's 3rd season. After Kirk "fucking moron" Cousins, there's probably nobody better suited to run this offense than Jake Browning. 

Also, people forget that Browning was a 5-star recruit, then as a Sophomore, he was a Heisman finalist who received a bit of 1st round buzz, but chose to stay in school. Shoulder injury/surgery the next season put an end to all that, but the kid can play. 

I'd rather take my chances with him in a play-it-safe, game-manager role than some veteran pick machine like Bortles. 

I'll take the guy who has had an actual NFL snap. I'm not certain Browning can be effective more than 15 yards downfield.

Regardless, Kirk Fucking Moron Cousins has put his own interests in front of the team, the entire organization, and the fans. 5 day quarantine isn't going to help matters. What a fucking selfish prick.

Is Tom Brady vaccinated?  Aaron Rodgers?  Josh Allen?  Are they all fucking morons and selfish pricks?

@"claykenny" said:

@"rf54" said:

@"BarrNone55" said:

@"MaroonBells" said: I'd stick with Browning. I think we're better off with him, knowing the offense inside and out, than a Bortle-ish veteran who doesn't.

What's more, this is Browning's 3rd season. After Kirk "fucking moron" Cousins, there's probably nobody better suited to run this offense than Jake Browning. 

Also, people forget that Browning was a 5-star recruit, then as a Sophomore, he was a Heisman finalist who received a bit of 1st round buzz, but chose to stay in school. Shoulder injury/surgery the next season put an end to all that, but the kid can play. 

I'd rather take my chances with him in a play-it-safe, game-manager role than some veteran pick machine like Bortles. 

I'll take the guy who has had an actual NFL snap. I'm not certain Browning can be effective more than 15 yards downfield.

Regardless, Kirk Fucking Moron Cousins has put his own interests in front of the team, the entire organization, and the fans. 5 day quarantine isn't going to help matters. What a fucking selfish prick.

Is Tom Brady vaccinated?  Aaron Rodgers?  Josh Allen?  Are they all fucking morons and selfish pricks?

Well, yeah. 

The rules are in favor of players who are vaccinated. By not being vaccinated, you are potentially putting your team at a competitive disadvantage.

The primary driver against vaccination has been political. 
The stance is nobody can tell them what to do with their bodies, even if that decision can impact another human life. Wonder how Kirk feels about abortion?

Jake Browning was the only QB available for the Vikings' night practice at TCO Stadium on Saturday. He took advantage of the unique opportunity and impressed with a strong performance, but the Vikings don't want to be stuck with one QB for any further practices.
As a high-risk close contact due to being unvaccinated, Cousins has to isolate for five days, meaning the earliest he can return to practice is Thursday. Stanley is also believed to be unvaccinated, which is why he had to isolate as well. Browning is vaccinated and therefore did not have to isolate, per NFL protocols.
Cookus, 25, played his college football at FCS program Northern Arizona, throwing for over 12,000 yards with a 105/21 touchdown to interception ratio. He signed with the Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2020 but was waived in August. He briefly spent time with the Broncos earlier this year and has also worked out for the Cowboys recently.
Erdmann is a local kid. The Rosemount native starred at St. John's University, a D-III school that also produced offensive lineman Ben Bartch, a fourth-round pick by the Jaguars in 2020. The 6'4" Erdmann put up ridiculous numbers in the MIAC, with back-to-back seasons of 47 touchdown passes in 2018 and 2019. As a senior, he also passed for over 5,000 yards.
Since then, Erdmann has played in the Fan Controlled Football league for the Wild Aces, winning the championship of that league in its inaugural season. He worked out at Minnesota's pro day earlier this year, trained with Adam Thielen and other Vikings players this summer, and also worked out for the Vikings last weekend when they needed a QB to throw to Dede Westbrook. After the news about the Vikings losing three QBs to COVID protocols came out, Erdmann took to Twitter to tell the team he was available. Now he'll get his wish of another workout.
The Vikings will have at least one open roster spot when they put Bisi Johnson on injured reserve, and could have more space if Cousins goes on the Reserve/COVID list. It also wouldn't surprise me if the Vikings simply cut Stanley, given that he's clearly been the fourth-best QB in training camp so far. It's not worth it to have an unvaccinated QB4.
Monday is the first day of padded practices for the Vikings. At least one of Cookus and Erdmann will presumably sign a contract and be out there for practice after their workout.

@"rf54" said:

@"BarrNone55" said:

@"MaroonBells" said: I'd stick with Browning. I think we're better off with him, knowing the offense inside and out, than a Bortle-ish veteran who doesn't.

What's more, this is Browning's 3rd season. After Kirk "fucking moron" Cousins, there's probably nobody better suited to run this offense than Jake Browning. 

Also, people forget that Browning was a 5-star recruit, then as a Sophomore, he was a Heisman finalist who received a bit of 1st round buzz, but chose to stay in school. Shoulder injury/surgery the next season put an end to all that, but the kid can play. 

I'd rather take my chances with him in a play-it-safe, game-manager role than some veteran pick machine like Bortles. 

I'll take the guy who has had an actual NFL snap. I'm not certain Browning can be effective more than 15 yards downfield.

Regardless, Kirk Fucking Moron Cousins has put his own interests in front of the team, the entire organization, and the fans. 5 day quarantine isn't going to help matters. What a fucking selfish prick.

Is Tom Brady vaccinated?  Aaron Rodgers?  Josh Allen?  Are they all fucking morons and selfish pricks?

@"BarrNone55" said:

@"MaroonBells" said: I'd stick with Browning. I think we're better off with him, knowing the offense inside and out, than a Bortle-ish veteran who doesn't.

What's more, this is Browning's 3rd season. After Kirk "fucking moron" Cousins, there's probably nobody better suited to run this offense than Jake Browning. 

Also, people forget that Browning was a 5-star recruit, then as a Sophomore, he was a Heisman finalist who received a bit of 1st round buzz, but chose to stay in school. Shoulder injury/surgery the next season put an end to all that, but the kid can play. 

I'd rather take my chances with him in a play-it-safe, game-manager role than some veteran pick machine like Bortles. 

I'll take the guy who has had an actual NFL snap. I'm not certain Browning can be effective more than 15 yards downfield.

Regardless, Kirk Fucking Moron Cousins has put his own interests in front of the team, the entire organization, and the fans. 5 day quarantine isn't going to help matters. What a fucking selfish prick.

@"JimmyinSD" said:

@"claykenny" said:

@"rf54" said:

@"BarrNone55" said:

@"MaroonBells" said: I'd stick with Browning. I think we're better off with him, knowing the offense inside and out, than a Bortle-ish veteran who doesn't.

What's more, this is Browning's 3rd season. After Kirk "fucking moron" Cousins, there's probably nobody better suited to run this offense than Jake Browning. 

Also, people forget that Browning was a 5-star recruit, then as a Sophomore, he was a Heisman finalist who received a bit of 1st round buzz, but chose to stay in school. Shoulder injury/surgery the next season put an end to all that, but the kid can play. 

I'd rather take my chances with him in a play-it-safe, game-manager role than some veteran pick machine like Bortles. 

I'll take the guy who has had an actual NFL snap. I'm not certain Browning can be effective more than 15 yards downfield.

Regardless, Kirk Fucking Moron Cousins has put his own interests in front of the team, the entire organization, and the fans. 5 day quarantine isn't going to help matters. What a fucking selfish prick.

Is Tom Brady vaccinated?  Aaron Rodgers?  Josh Allen?  Are they all fucking morons and selfish pricks?

Well, yeah. 

The rules are in favor of players who are vaccinated. By not being vaccinated, you are potentially putting your team at a competitive disadvantage.

The primary driver against vaccination has been political. 
The stance is nobody can tell them what to do with their bodies, even if that decision can impact another human life. Wonder how Kirk feels about abortion?

I missed it where any of the unvaccinated have made any political statements or other that would give any indication as to what is leading them to go without the vaccine.

@"claykenny" said:

@"JimmyinSD" said:

@"claykenny" said:

@"rf54" said:

@"BarrNone55" said:

@"MaroonBells" said: I'd stick with Browning. I think we're better off with him, knowing the offense inside and out, than a Bortle-ish veteran who doesn't.

What's more, this is Browning's 3rd season. After Kirk "fucking moron" Cousins, there's probably nobody better suited to run this offense than Jake Browning. 

Also, people forget that Browning was a 5-star recruit, then as a Sophomore, he was a Heisman finalist who received a bit of 1st round buzz, but chose to stay in school. Shoulder injury/surgery the next season put an end to all that, but the kid can play. 

I'd rather take my chances with him in a play-it-safe, game-manager role than some veteran pick machine like Bortles. 

I'll take the guy who has had an actual NFL snap. I'm not certain Browning can be effective more than 15 yards downfield.

Regardless, Kirk Fucking Moron Cousins has put his own interests in front of the team, the entire organization, and the fans. 5 day quarantine isn't going to help matters. What a fucking selfish prick.

Is Tom Brady vaccinated?  Aaron Rodgers?  Josh Allen?  Are they all fucking morons and selfish pricks?

Well, yeah. 

The rules are in favor of players who are vaccinated. By not being vaccinated, you are potentially putting your team at a competitive disadvantage.

The primary driver against vaccination has been political. 
The stance is nobody can tell them what to do with their bodies, even if that decision can impact another human life. Wonder how Kirk feels about abortion?

I missed it where any of the unvaccinated have made any political statements or other that would give any indication as to what is leading them to go without the vaccine.

Yeah, really hard to pinpoint where Kirk stands and what’s driving his decisions.
“I have peace,” Cousins said. “I don’t believe that I control the outcome of my life. There’s many things out of my control. But obviously, my faith is at the foundation of my life. I trust the Lord to handle things. If something happens, I trust him to have a plan and purpose and to use even a pain, a setback, adversity, to use that to help grow me and teach me more about him.”
On the podcast, Cousins was asked by Brandt, "If 1 is the person who says, ‘Masks are stupid, you’re all a bunch of lemmings’ and 10 is, ‘I’m not leaving my master bathroom for the next 10 years,’ where do you land?"
Cousins answered: "I’m not going to call anybody stupid, for the trouble it could get me in, but I’m about a .000001."