Trekgeekscott
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ORIGINAL: Jeff Jesser quote:
ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen quote:
ORIGINAL: Jeff Jesser Came across this little nugget that makes you want to vomit knowing they want him back. Thank God we can't afford him. With the Minnesota Vikings from 2018-22, Kirk Cousins was 10-24 (.294) against winning teams as the starting quarterback. That's pretty incredible when you think about it. It's not like he was a rookie picked up by a bottom feeder. That would make sense. He took over a very talented team that was in the NFCCG. What's worse, he was paid the big bucks to lead the team in those games. He just didn't get the memo. He's around .250 for his career. But... going into his 13th year, just think what could be! I was living in the DC area when the "you like that" first happened. It was covered to death by the local media. I assumed he was a really competitive guy so I was excited when we signed him. What I've come to learn (IMO, at least) is that he's really not. He's a very smart guy who realizes he's very gifted at throwing a football and it will make him, and his family, generational wealth. The winning part is ancillary. He probably likes to win but won't at all costs like a Mahomes/Allen/Jackson kinda QB. It was time to move on the last time they resigned him. It's well past that now. I will be just fine should he sign elsewhere. If you don't know after 12 seasons that you need to spike the ball when you have no timeouts in the waning moments of the game in the two minute drill....Well, there is no saving you. the Mahomes, Allen, etc kind of QBs get better when the game is on the line. Their play elevates, they become more focused. Cousins doesn't. He needs a coach to tell him to spike the ball. He doesn't know when to call a timeout when they have them. Precious time runs off the clock and he just meanders up to the line etc. He's a stat gatherer. His personal numbers look good, but in the end, and the Mahomes of the world understand this, the only stat that matters is the Wins and losses. If you lost it doesn't matter if you threw for 400+ yards and three TDs. You lost. Cousins doesn't get this. He never will. Time to move on.
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