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Kirk Cousins’ first season with the Minnesota Vikings wasn’t quite a disaster, but it was still a big disappointment. Cousins was inked to a three-year fully guaranteed deal last offseason, and expectations were understandably high heading into 2018. Cousins and the team didn’t play awfully, but they didn’t come close to meeting expectations. The Vikings […]

All the Minnesota Vikings needed was a franchise quarterback to get over the top. That didn’t entirely turn out to be the case for the Vikings in 2018. Before the 2018 season, the Vikings decided to empty their bank account on Kirk Cousins in hopes it’d get them closer to reaching the Super Bowl. After […]

It’s strange to hear that a player that’s labeled as the franchise quarterback only a year ago is in a make or break situation. Even more unusual when it’s after him coming off of an ACL tear in the third week of last season. But that’s where quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo finds himself in his second […]

The Minnesota Vikings were supposed to be one of the most dangerous teams in the NFL last season. They went 13-3 in 2017 – tied for the best record in the NFL. Then they advanced to the NFC Championship game before losing to the eventual Super Bowl Champions – the Philadelphia Eagles. In the offseason, […]

For all of the talk that Kirk Cousins had such a disappointing first season with the Minnesota Vikings, his numbers certainly didn’t reflect it. As a matter of fact, Cousins was one of the best third-down passes in the league this past season, as Pro Football Focus has him ranked fifth in adjusted completion rate […]

The Minnesota Vikings signed their missing link to a massive contract before the start of the 2018 season. Kirk Cousins agreed to go to Minnesota for three years to the tune of $84 million, all guaranteed. The Vikings finished 8-7-1 in a weak NFC North conference last season. They missed the playoffs after reaching the […]

The playoffs eluded the Minnesota Vikings last season with them finishing with a record of 8-7-1. Their season ended in disappointment after there were high expectations with the team signing Kirk Cousins to a large contract. Fans in Minnesota immediately began thinking of their plans for the playoffs once they landed Cousins in free agency […]

The Minnesota Vikings are not being shy about challenging quarterback Kirk Cousins during the team’s offseason workouts. Cousins had an interesting first season in Minnesota to say the least, as there were plenty of people who criticized his inconsistent play at times throughout the year. But the Vikings have made it more than clear that […]

The Minnesota Vikings and two-time Pro Bowl tight end Kyle Rudolph reached an agreement on a four-year extension, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. ICYMI: Vikings giving veteran TE Kyle Rudolph a four-year, $36 million extension that keeps him in Minnesota, per source. Rudolph scheduled to sign the deal this morning. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 11, […]

Last offseason, the Minnesota Vikings signed quarterback Kirk Cousins to a massive deal full of guaranteed money. They did so because they believe him to be one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL – capable of helping them win a Super Bowl. However, the first year of the marriage ended with an 8-7-1 record […]

The Minnesota Vikings fell vastly short of expectations in the 2018 NFL season. It appears their only concern at this point is making sure quarterback Kirk Cousins can improve moving forward. The Vikings have done what they can to shore up a talented roster on both sides of the ball. According to Chris Tomasson of […]

Fourteen months ago, the Minnesota Vikings made the power move of the off-season — swapping Case Keenum for Kirk Cousins on a record-breaking, fully guaranteed three-year $84 million deal. After adding on the signal-caller, expectations for the Vikings were a record high — they were, in the eyes of many, a legitimate Super Bowl contender. […]

The Minnesota Vikings made major splashes in heading into 2018 – the biggest of which being adding free agent quarterback Kirk Cousins. Regardless of what you think of him, the Vikings clearly had high hopes and believed he could help them take the next step and win a Super Bowl. However, in Year One of […]

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs is certainly one of the better pass-catchers in the NFL and is coming off of a terrific 2018 campaign in which he hauled in 102 receptions for 1,021 yards and nine touchdowns. However, Diggs averaged just 10 yards per catch, three yards below his average from 2017. Vikings quarterback […]

The Minnesota Vikings thought that the team was a mere one piece away from contending in a big way after making a serious run through the playoffs in 2017-18. However, despite signing veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins and luring him away from the Washington Redskins last offseason, the Vikings underwhelmed in a major way en route […]

The Minnesota Vikings were expected to do big things with big-money quarterback Kirk Cousins in 2018. However, Cousins was unable to lead Minnesota back to the postseason while the Vikings ultimately found themselves way behind the surging Chicago Bears, who went on to win the NFC North division. With the 2019-20 offseason already in full […]

Most coaches see the offseason as a time for them to get their quarterbacks up to speed before the start of the new season. However, that does not seem to be the case for Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer and quarterback Kirk Cousins. Cousins is entering his second year as the Vikings starter. According […]

There may be plenty of speculation regarding Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins’ legitimacy as a starter moving forward. However, quarterback Kyle Sloter feels he is poised to become the backup in Minnesota. Sloter has been buried on the depth chart to start his career. According to Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, he […]

Rumors coming out of the Minnesota Vikings camp have surfaced that the team is taking a good look at recruiting Los Angeles Rams quarterback Sean Mannion. NFL Network’s Mike Garofolo first got wind of the news on Tuesday, with Minnesota stating that the current backup QB for Jared Goff in Los Angeles is “in the […]

The Minnesota Vikings had a less-than-stellar season, but it’s not all the fault of quarterback Kirk Cousins, and head coach Mike Zimmer is the first to say as much. Mike Zimmer on Kirk Cousins: “I think he had a good year… everybody is going to be on him because of the contract, and we didn’t […]

Statistically, Kirk Cousins did not have a bad year during his first season with the Minnesota Vikings, as he threw for 4,298 yards, 30 touchdowns and 10 interceptions while completing 70.1 percent of his passes and registering a passer rating of 99.7. However, when you sign a three-year, $84 million contract, much is expected of […]

Former Denver Broncos and Washington Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan believes that Kirk Cousins is the right quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings finished 8-7-1 and failed to make the playoffs in Cousins’ first season under center, and it’s safe to say that he took a fair share of the blame for some of […]

The Minnesota Vikings made headlines last offseason with the signing of quarterback Kirk Cousins. Fortunately, their lucrative spending did not hinder their chances at adding some young talent through the 2019 NFL Draft. The Vikings parted ways with a number of key players in order to bring Cousins and defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson in. According […]

Kirk Cousins’ debut season with the Minnesota Vikings didn’t quite go as planned. Still, that hardly means the jury is out on Minnesota signing the veteran signal-caller to a three-year, $84 million contract last spring. In fact, Vikings still believe Cousins will be better going forward, due in part to the addition of offensive advisor […]

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins tweeted about Miami and let’s just say things didn’t go the way he thought they would, at all. In 2010, I was mad at @KingJames for leaving Cleveland…but I’ve been in Miami for a total of 5 min and now I totally understand. — Kirk Cousins (@KirkCousins8) February 19, 2019 […]

When the Minnesota Vikings signed Kirk Cousins last offseason, the expectation was that he might be the missing piece that could get the team to the Super Bowl. Instead, the team struggled at times with Cousins under center, and they couldn’t pull out a win in Week 17 and missed the playoffs. During Super Bowl […]

Back in March, the Minnesota Vikings signed quarterback Kirk Cousins to a fully guaranteed three-year, $84 million deal, the highest-paying contract in NFL history. Apparently, players around the league don’t think Cousins deserved that money. In a poll conducted by The Athletic, players voted Cousins as the most overrated quarterback in the league, with the […]

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins has gone through a lot of changes through his career and even this season with an offensive coordinator change. For a time this offseason there were rumors that the Vikings would be bringing in a different offensive coordinator but after the Cleveland Browns decided to go in a different direction […]

The Minnesota Vikings’ 2018 campaign ended in disappointment on Sunday, as the Vikings fell to the Chicago Bears by a score of 24-10 and watched the Philadelphia Eagles shut out the Washington Redskins, knocking Minnesota out of the playoffs. Frustration began to boil over for the Vikings during the first half of Sunday’s game, with […]

The upcoming NFL playoffs will be devoid of some of the biggest stars in football today – and apparently also some of the league’s best-paid quarterbacks. In fact, according to this post by Bleacher Report on Sunday, the playoffs will be without the six highest-paid signal-callers in 2016. Top 6 highest paid QBs …None of […]

The Minnesota Vikings find themselves in a must-win situation going into the 2018 NFL season finale versus the Chicago Bears. Former NFL wide receiver Greg Jennings feels this is a defining game for quarterback Kirk Cousins. The spotlight has not been kind to Cousins throughout his career. Jennings said during an appearance on The Herd […]

It would be an understatement to say that the 2018 Minnesota Vikings have been a disappointment. They entered the season with a talented roster on both sides of the ball, including newly-signed $84-million dollar man in quarterback Kirk Cousins. Instead, the Vikings have floundered to a 7-6-1 record and fired offensive coordinator John DeFilippo. Yet, […]

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins isn’t known as one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL, but he tends to get the job done every Sunday. Cousins though does happen to be very effective in one particular play type for the Viking’s offense. The play-action pass. Cousins in Week 15 against the Miami Dolphins garnered […]

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins hasn’t exactly been finding success when under pressure during the team’s recent offensive struggles. The Vikings are coming off a miserable 21-7 loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football, and that led to former offensive coordinator John DeFilippo being fired earlier in the week. But that performance wasn’t […]

The Minnesota Vikings have undergone some major changes in the midst of their embarrassing loss to the Seattle Seahawks in Week 14. Quarterback Kirk Cousins has since taken his fair share of the team’s struggles on offense. It is no secret that Cousins has largely underwhelmed in the 2018 NFL season. According to ESPN’s Courtney […]

The Minnesota Vikings suffered an embarrassing loss at the hands of the Seattle Seahawks on Monday night. The game  helped solidify Fox Sports analyst Colin Cowherd’s theory on quarterback Kirk Cousins. It is no secret that Cousins has struggled on the big stage throughout his career. Cowherd insists that his lackluster performance in Week 14 […]

The Minnesota Vikings suffered yet another disappointing loss on Monday night falling 21-7 to the surging Seattle Seahawks that has brought even more questions concerning their offensive game plan. It marked the second straight game that the Vikings simply could not get anything going on that side of the ball that put their team at […]

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins fell to just 4-24 for his career against .500 teams after his team’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Monday night. The Vikings couldn’t get any offense going in suffering the 21-7 defeat at CenturyLink Field, which dropped Mike Zimmer’s squad to 6-6-1 on the season. But what stood out […]

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen openly expressed his thoughts on the team’s struggling offense in Monday night’s game against the Seattle Seahawks. The Vikings didn’t score their first points until Dalvin Cook caught a touchdown pass with just 1:10 remaining in the game, with Minnesota suffering a 21-7 defeat at CenturyLink Field. But thanks […]