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Another missed FG under 50. Re-sign Kai Forbath already. You arrogantly "fixed" what wasn't broken and now you're cursed. Also fire Prieffer. How he keeps his job no matter how many kickers and punters he cycles through on top of his other "flaws" is amazing.
Shama:
‘Jury’ Still Out on Vikings Kirk Cousins
After last night’s 24-10 loss to the Patriots, the Vikings are 0-4 this season against teams with winning records. That also means Minnesota’s new $84 million starting quarterback, Kirk Cousins, is also 0-4 for the 6-5-1 Vikings who are scrambling to make the NFL playoffs after a near Super Bowl run last season.
Cousins has been impressive many times this season, including in Minnesota’s 24-17 win over the Packers late last month. He completed 29 of 38 passes for 342 yards, with three touchdown throws and a QB rating of 129.5. That doesn’t mean, though, that NFL authorities who praise him don’t also express concerns.
In yesterday’s game the Vikings scored only one touchdown, a late second quarter end zone reception by wide receiver Adam Thielen. The Vikings had struggled in the first half to get themselves going with an offense referred to as “herky-jerky” by former Viking linebacker Ben Leber.
Although the Vikings managed just a second half field goal for points, Leber saw a better quarterback. “He doesn’t seem like he’s playing mentally very fast (the first two quarters)…they come out in the second half and he was like a completely different quarterback,” Leber said during postgame comments on KFXN Radio. “I just don’t understand why it takes a lot of time to get him really mentally involved in the football game.”
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Skol Vikes!!
The Vikings go from 1st in scoring defense to 13th, from 7th to 30th (!!) in offensive rushing yards per game - and we blame the QB? Makes total sense!
By the way - we went from 11th to 7th in passing yards per game, and from 7th to 15th in sacks allowed. I'm sure both of those are somehow Cousins' fault.
Let's just eat Cousins' contract and sign Joe Flaco for next season. [/joke]A lot of this is Cousins fault.
Fact #1 - Keenum made the offensive line look way better than it was last year. Keenum was very elusive and made a lot of plays with his legs. Cousins lack of evading the rush is not his fault, he doesn't have the skill level.
Fact #2 - In 15 games last year, Keenum threw SEVEN interceptions. In 12 games this year, Cousins has already throw NINE interceptions.
Fact #3 - In 15 games last year, Keenum fumbled ONE time and lost ONE fumble. In 12 games this year, Cousins has already fumbled EIGHT times and lost SIX.
Keenum had 8 TO's in 15 games. Cousins has had 15 TO's in 12 games.
Facts 2 and 3 have given the offenses against the Vikings a lot more shorter fields to score against.
The irony is Zimmer was afraid of Keenum making the types of turnovers that Cousins is making this year.
A lot of this is Cousins fault.
Fact #1 - Keenum made the offensive line look way better than it was last year. Keenum was very elusive and made a lot of plays with his legs. Cousins lack of evading the rush is not his fault, he doesn't have the skill level.
Fact #2 - In 15 games last year, Keenum threw SEVEN interceptions. In 12 games this year, Cousins has already throw NINE interceptions.
Fact #3 - In 15 games last year, Keenum fumbled ONE time and lost ONE fumble. In 12 games this year, Cousins has already fumbled EIGHT times and lost SIX.
Keenum had 8 TO's in 15 games. Cousins has had 15 TO's in 12 games.
Facts 2 and 3 have given the offenses against the Vikings a lot more shorter fields to score against.
The irony is Zimmer was afraid of Keenum making the types of turnovers that Cousins is making this year.
Fact 2 isn't really surprising when you consider that Cousins has thrown more passes in 12 games than Keenum did in 15.
Cousins deserves some blame but I think it's more on the play calling. It's hard to be successful when you never try to run the ball.
This O-line is comically bad. It has gotten into Cousins head.
The refs have been jobbing the Vikings the whole game.Wow! Refs missed one. the lineman was holding the online head down so Wagner could jump over him
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It would be nice if the high priced QB wasn’t missing wide open guys. Both Thielen and Diggs where open and he forced a pass to Rudolph on 4th and short
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That blocked FG should have been a 15 yard penalty. Think they give the Vikings an extra posession in Seattle? Nonsense.This game is a disaster from the coaching to the reffing to the injuries to the execution. This team is not good, and they pissed their money away on a mid-tier QB, at best. Awful.
That blocked FG should have been a 15 yard penalty. Think they give the Vikings an extra posession in Seattle? Nonsense.
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That blocked FG should have been a 15 yard penalty. Think they give the Vikings an extra posession in Seattle? Nonsense.
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