I know who he is and I was obviously kidding about everything other than the cage fight part.
I just really can’t stand his style. I’ve heard he’s a stand up guy, so it’s nothing personal. I just always get the sense that he takes himself more serious than anyone cares about. This is not even taking into account his homer-style delivery that would annoy the hell out of me even if he was calling games for the team I follow.
@Pikes Peak posted:Sounds like a loser
Sounds like a Pied Piper for loser Viking rubes.
Why do you even ponder passing?
or drafting a QB named Ponder?
Per@tompelissero. Cousins out for Sunday nights game v the Packers.
Huh, probably takes him out of the MVP race then.
This is the coldest thing I’ve ever heard from a coach. My goodness. pic.twitter.com/0FaufxxoQw
— Ian Kenyon (@IanKenyonNFL) January 3, 2022
On his way out, no F's left to give. It's awesome.
And this is a coach who has lost the locker room a long time ago... and who may never want/get another coaching gig with an answer like that. He has tossed his players under the bus all year!
Could make a pretty good DC.
With the model he's dating, a ranch in KY, and the way he has tossed players to the wolves this year, I think he's probably heading to an armchair QB position back home.
Hope his nose is OK
GREEN BAY, WIS. — If the Vikings fire coach Mike Zimmer later this month, Rick Spielman should leave with him.
And if the Vikings fire or reassign Spielman, the Wilfs should already know what the first question they should ask general manager applicants:
"Would you rather play the 2022 season with Kirk Cousins as your quarterback, or do you think you can find the Vikings a new long-term starter?"
If the general manager applicant says he can win with Cousins, you thank him for his time and call in the next applicant.
The job of the next general manager, if that person arrives in the next month or so, will be to fix the Vikings' fatal flaw: Their inability to draft, develop and win with their own franchise quarterback.
If there is any good news in the imminent dismantling of the current Vikings regime, it is that they should be able to find other teams who view Cousins the way they did after the 2017 NFL season: As a quarterback who can stabilize and elevate a limited offense.
The Vikings' mistake with Cousins was not in judging him as a passer. He is a better passer than former starter Case Keenum and is one of the better passers in the NFL.
Their mistake was in paying him like a superstar and expecting him to elevate their team the way a superstar would.
As a trade asset, Cousins, despite the Vikings' stumbles with him under center, should have value.
If Cousins had quarterbacked the Cleveland Browns this season, they would have been a much better team. That's true of the Pittsburgh Steelers, too.
The Los Angeles Rams traded a fortune for Matthew Stafford, who at the moment looks like one of the most erratic quarterbacks in the game.
Cousins would have made the Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, Chicago Bears, New York Giants, Washington Football Team, Denver Broncos and perhaps the Miami Dolphins better teams.
What the new Vikings boss should do is leverage a team's desperation to win now and trade Cousins for a couple of high draft picks, then start rebuilding.
If we learned anything during or after the Vikings' 37-10 loss to the Packers at Lambeau Field on Sunday, it was that the current regime continued the Vikings' tradition of failing to bolster the quarterback position.
Cousins wasn't good enough to elevate the franchise.
Sean Mannion is one of the league's worst backup quarterbacks.
Kellen Mond, the third-round draft pick, wasn't ready to play on Jan. 2 of his rookie season, and Zimmer spoke of his development with disdain.
A smattering of weekly upsets and surprises distracts from the simplest of NFL realities:
The best coach/quarterback combinations inevitably rise to the top.
Zimmer has not hidden his disgust for Cousins' unwillingness to get vaccinated, but other than their stance on the shot, they are quite similar.
Both are accomplished but limited, and both have run their course in Minnesota.
Trading Cousins would not be an act of surrender. The best aspect of the NFL's constant push for parity is the opportunity it provides franchises to rebuild quickly, if they are capable of making good decisions.
The right coach paired with the right general manager and quarterback prospect could turn the Vikings into a contender in short order, even without a top-five draft pick.
Josh Allen was the seventh pick in the 2018 draft. Patrick Mahomes was the 10th pick in 2017, Mac Jones was the 15th pick in 2021, Aaron Rodgers went with the 24th pick in 2005, Lamar Jackson with the 32nd in 2018.
Russell Wilson went in the third round in 2012, Dak Prescott in the fourth in 2016, Tom Brady in the sixth in 2000.
Rebuilding quickly is difficult but hardly impossible.
But to rebuild, you have to strip down.
Make Spielman, Zimmer and Cousins a package deal. Send them all packing, then begin the hard yet promising work of starting over.
Nope, just hold on to the dream for one more year.
Takes 2 to trade
jim shouhan or whatever his name is needs to relax. everything is fine in minn, they will be contending next year for sure. easy tiger, no rush, see where this goes...you have your franchise qb, just try again.
So Souhan thinks some team will take on Cousin's enormous salary AND give up a couple of high round draft picks? Good luck.
He's right about one thing. If they purge, they need a plan at QB before ejecting Covsins.
Not sure who will be available that they think would be better. Russ? Aaron ?
Zygi's most incompetent moment was redoing the deals after Cousins won his first playoff game, as if it was the start of something big....
Souhan probably wants Red McCombs to come back, so he can move the franchise to San Antonio.
@pkr_north posted:jim shouhan or whatever his name is needs to relax. everything is fine in minn, they will be contending next year for sure. easy tiger, no rush, see where this goes...you have your franchise qb, just try again.
After this Sunday's game with the Bears, the Vikings could be in 3rd place in the NFC-North, depending on the breakers, etc.
This pic was on my FB feed. Queenie fans still bitchin about refs!
Mr. Souhan suffers the same 'delusions of grandeur' of a typical Viking fan.
Much of what he writes is factual and correct, until it comes to the trade part. Then fantasy-think takes over, and ruins his position.
Of course, there is always a GM that will be willing to make some kind of deal, but "high-round draft picks" ain't happening.
And trading him doesn't make his cap charge magically disappear. Again, there could be some offset as a part of a deal, but not anything to make a significant difference.
So, try again, sir.
Just like your team, you might get it right eventually.
If they are trading Cousins they will essentially get nothing in return. It will be a salary dump to a team that can take on the $35 million cap hit.
He would cost the Vikings $10 million vs the cap in 2022 if he was traded.
I don't see a trade as a viable option for them. Like said above, they would be asking a team to take on a huge contract, which some might be willing to do, but not with draft picks included.
Vikings have to either blow it up or stick with him. There is no selling him and quick rebuild with plethora of picks.
The only trade option I saw that made even a little sense was Mayfield for Cousins. Not sure what else would be involved there but I would think the Vikings would need to throw in some kind of draft pick. You would have Stefanski who did a pretty good job of managing Cousins and if the Browns are done with Mayfield they can start looking for their long term plan - not Cousins.
Both teams would likely just get one year from their new QB and then maybe get a decent compensatory pick the following year.
Goldie would love it if Mayfield played for the Vikes.
Tickets for the Vikings - Bears game at US Bank on Sunday are $20 a piece 😂😂😂
— GBP Daily (@GBPdaily) January 7, 2022
@H5 posted:Tickets for the Vikings - Bears game at US Bank on Sunday are $20 a piece 😂😂😂
— GBP Daily (@GBPdaily) January 7, 2022
That's cheap entertainment. If I lived anywhere near the Sand Crawler I'd go to that game with a Rodgers jersey on and heckle the crap out of both teams!
And still overpriced at $20...
Buy 1, get 3 free!
Buy 1 get $60?
Most importantly, Spielman will be staying on after knifing Zimm on the way out to help select Vikes next great head coach.
Skol.
I'm still hoping Zimmer somehow survives....
Rube Chat thinks Zim is back
I don't think so. Word on the inside is things are quite grim around their facility as folks expect to say goodbye. But if Zim somehow survives, look for Cousins to be elsewhere. The two of them cannot co-survive.
The #Vikings fired GM Rick Spielman, per sources.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) January 10, 2022
Expect Zimmer to be next.
The #Vikings fired coach Mike Zimmer, per sources.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) January 10, 2022
And there it is.
