Kirk's a free agent coming off achilles tear but is a proven vet and could fill either a starter or a mentor roll.
There's talk of him going to SF to reunite with Shanahan, and there's also rumblings of WAS bringing him in in exchange for a haul of picks for the #2 overall pick.
Could the Giants sign him to a 1 or 2 year deal to start while Jones rehabs (or to mentor a new QB taken in the draft). Or sign him and trade #6 pick for a load of picks?
Thoughts?
Goes to Atlanta.
Maybe the Raiders? Possibly resign with Minnesota?
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Giants are not paying that.
I think he may stay in Minny.
I have yet to see any evidence of a starting QB be a "mentor" to a backup/draft choice..other than being a good example to follow. Starting QB's know their jobs are often on the bubble, they are NOT going to spend valuable time coaching when there are actual QB coaches hired by the team.
Cousins limitations are well known. He simply hasn't had good games in the playoffs. And he's not going to be more valuable to Washington than one of the top three QB's in the draft this year. In addition, Cousins won't come cheap, unlike one of the cost controlled Draft QB's. It makes no sense for them.
SF is a possibility, but they are going to have to start paying players, so they may not be able to afford him and Purdy. The Titans or Steelers might be possible landing points.
Nope, there isn't room in the Cap for Cousins. Cousins will go for at least $40 million plus. The Giants aren't going to put $80 plus in the QB position.
I don't get the Washington point. They will target a QB with the second pick and even if they signed Cousins they would more than likely pick Harrison at 2.
I think he stays in Minny. They want him, he doesn’t want to uproot his family, I’d be surprised if he plays anywhere else.
Cousins was also reported to be saying that he is financially secure so wants to play for a team he is comfortable....He lives in the St. Paul area, so it would seem it could be the Vikings.
The question on Kirk is always....good enough to get them to the playoffs, but not to the SB.
Minnesota makes the most sense.
They'd what i would expect
I am not knocking him, but contrary to his public statements, all of Cousins’ football decisions have been designed to maximize his $$. I would take his current statements indicating his openness to a team friendly resolution with a grain of salt. I expect him to sign with whoever gives him the most money.
But here in DC, fans would flip out. They are expecting a fresh start after the Danny Boy/Ron Rivera era, when they brought in a ragtag bunch of QBs: Haskins, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Heineke, Carson Wentz, Sam Howell, etc. Captain Kirk would be a continuation of that line, instead of a new potential franchise QB, such as Maye.
Not to mention that they could have had Cousins all these years anyway, if they had not bungled his contract talks year after year.
I wouldn’t go that far, but he’s definitely not a proven winner.
Ate you saying Cousins is like Jones? They couldn't be more different. Cousins is a top 10 NFL passer. His passing stats are excellent. He can't run. He has no 2nd reaction play ability. And he has often come up very short on 3rd and 4th down and distance situations. But as a pure passer he's great. Also is numbers vs pressure in 2023 were fantastic.
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I wouldn’t go that far, but he’s definitely not a proven winner.
Since, he's been the Vikings starter, he has averaged completing 2/3 of his passes for 4000 yards and 30 td's a season. (he was on his way to those numbers last year before he got hurt). He averaged 4000 yards and 27 td's the 3 years he was Washington starter. Prior to last season, he had missed 1 game in the last 8 years. The Vikings offense scored over 400 points for 3 straight years before he got hurt this season . Their problems have been stopping anyone else.
He's going back to the Vikings.
I don’t see it being a one-year deal, the cap hit would be too high. Maybe 3 with the first 2 guaranteed, something like 3/$125M with ~$80M guaranteed.
I have no idea what you are watching, but they aren’t even close as players. The only thing close is their salaries.
Very insightful post as it definitely put into perspective your other QB takes.
The odds that the #2 QB taken this April being a better or equal player to Cousins are not as high as you might think. You can make a case that the #1 QB taken won't have the career Cousins has had.
Everything equal? Both QBs playing for the same team? I have a hard time saying COusins is miles better than DJ. But that's football, susan, where the team game aspects come into play. For some, that is too much to ponder. Far easier to just bash DJ and avoid any critical thinking.
Everything equal? Both QBs playing for the same team? I have a hard time saying COusins is miles better than DJ. But that's football, susan, where the team game aspects come into play. For some, that is too much to ponder. Far easier to just bash DJ and avoid any critical thinking.
Oooh, Jones outplayed him in a playoff game. So what? The Giants pass D was better than Minny’s. Cousins has thrown for more than 4,000 yards in 7 of his 9 seasons as a starter, something Jones hasn’t come even close to. 25 or more TD’s in each season as a starter, another thing Jones has never done. 3 of those seasons were with Washington, so it wasn’t just having great WR’s around him.
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COusins has consistency on his side and yea his numbers put DJ's to shame, but lets we forget DJ did outplay Cousins in that playoff game.
Everything equal? Both QBs playing for the same team? I have a hard time saying COusins is miles better than DJ. But that's football, susan, where the team game aspects come into play. For some, that is too much to ponder. Far easier to just bash DJ and avoid any critical thinking.
Oooh, Jones outplayed him in a playoff game. So what? The Giants pass D was better than Minny’s. Cousins has thrown for more than 4,000 yards in 7 of his 9 seasons as a starter, something Jones hasn’t come even close to. 25 or more TD’s in each season as a starter, another thing Jones has never done. 3 of those seasons were with Washington, so it wasn’t just having great WR’s around him.
People's obsession with that game never fails to astound me.
I think paying Mayfield anything more than the Geno deal would be a huge mistake. He had a good year, but they feasted on a shit division and a dying Eagles team. They are an average-ish football team and he is not that good.