I think Cousins needs to play with a chip on his shoulder
Just my opinion... but it looked like Cousins was ticked off all game. I noticed (or, at least it appeared to me) that he had NO interest in celebrating his TD passes. He just want over to the bench. The one time I saw Thielen go over to him, Cousins gave him a cursory look- fist bumped- and then went back to looking at his ipad. Frankly, I think this is just what Kirk needs to be a good player. He seems to play better when he's got a chip on his shoulder. Maybe the best thing we could do is keep riding the guy every week for being "a coward"... and force him to play angry. Unlike Bruce Banner, I think we'd like him if he was angry.
Eagles had 10 sacks last weekend, and are extremly tough to run on. Sunday's home game will give KC a chance to beat a winning team with a tough D. Will he do it? Recent history says 'No'. Can he beat crappy teams even on the road? Again, recent history says "Yes".
I think this game will let us know if we're a playoff contender or not. KC has to lead the team to wins against tough teams to be taken seriously. I enjoyed the win on Sunday, but it's the wins against stronger opponents that really creates believers.
Unfortunately for me, I'll believe it only after I see it.
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