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This is almost unfathomable:

The last time a Vikings QB passed for over 4,000 yards and 25 or more touchdowns? Brett Favre in 2009.The last time a Vikings QB has done that three seasons in a row?
Never. Besides Favre, Daunte Culpepper did it once, in 2004, and Warren Moon did it once, in 1995. Yes, you’re reading that correctly. What Kirk Cousins has managed to achieve statistically the last three seasons the Vikings have accomplished three times in franchise history. There were only two other seasons where the team statistics eclipsed 4000/25, in 1998 and 1981. 
This is the hope:
When you look at the dearth of offensive weapons surrounding Cousins in Washington, especially in 2017, you come away even more impressed. He hasn’t had a serious running game, no true number one receiver, and his offensive line has been less than ideal.

cunningham didnt do it in 98?  wow

@"AGRforever" said: cunningham didnt do it in 98?  wow

@"AGRforever" said: cunningham didnt do it in 98?  wow

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CunnRa00.htm

The most important position on the field, by far.  We protect him and stay healthy(relatively) we should be favored to win most every game

That is a pretty surprising stat.  
With the return of Cook and the O line and the play calling here, I would be surprised if he makes 4k this year.  Not at all meant to be a knock on him.  I just dont think they are that vertical of a mindset here.

@"Poiple" said: That is a pretty surprising stat.   With the return of Cook and the O line and the play calling here, I would be surprised if he makes 4k this year.  Not at all meant to be a knock on him.  I just dont think they are that vertical of a mindset here.

All right ya bastards---ya got me drinking the koolaid.   Hope you're happy now.  

@"RushmoreVike" said:

@"Poiple" said: That is a pretty surprising stat.   With the return of Cook and the O line and the play calling here, I would be surprised if he makes 4k this year.  Not at all meant to be a knock on him.  I just dont think they are that vertical of a mindset here.

If he puts the ball on Diggs and Theilen in stride where Case was throwing pop flys or behind them he will have another 500 yards in YAC than what Case had.  We left a lot if yards and points on the field last year due to poor ball placement or weakly thrown balls.

@"Poiple" said:

@"RushmoreVike" said:

@"Poiple" said: That is a pretty surprising stat.   With the return of Cook and the O line and the play calling here, I would be surprised if he makes 4k this year.  Not at all meant to be a knock on him.  I just dont think they are that vertical of a mindset here.

If he puts the ball on Diggs and Theilen in stride where Case was throwing pop flys or behind them he will have another 500 yards in YAC than what Case had.  We left a lot if yards and points on the field last year due to poor ball placement or weakly thrown balls.

 not drinking that Kool Aide my friend.

@"RushmoreVike" said:

@"Poiple" said:

@"RushmoreVike" said:

@"Poiple" said: That is a pretty surprising stat.   With the return of Cook and the O line and the play calling here, I would be surprised if he makes 4k this year.  Not at all meant to be a knock on him.  I just dont think they are that vertical of a mindset here.

If he puts the ball on Diggs and Theilen in stride where Case was throwing pop flys or behind them he will have another 500 yards in YAC than what Case had.  We left a lot if yards and points on the field last year due to poor ball placement or weakly thrown balls.

 not drinking that Kool Aide my friend.

Not offering.. just laying down fact.  Case did not give our recievers good opportunitis for big plays and Kirks stronger arm should turn so of those league leading contested catches into big plays by putting the ball on the receiver in stride.

@"Poiple" said:

@"RushmoreVike" said:

@"Poiple" said:

@"RushmoreVike" said:

@"Poiple" said: That is a pretty surprising stat.   With the return of Cook and the O line and the play calling here, I would be surprised if he makes 4k this year.  Not at all meant to be a knock on him.  I just dont think they are that vertical of a mindset here.

If he puts the ball on Diggs and Theilen in stride where Case was throwing pop flys or behind them he will have another 500 yards in YAC than what Case had.  We left a lot if yards and points on the field last year due to poor ball placement or weakly thrown balls.

 not drinking that Kool Aide my friend.

Not offering.. just laying down fact.  Case did not give our recievers good opportunitis for big plays and Kirks stronger arm should turn so of those league leading contested catches into big plays by putting the ball on the receiver in stride.

Rushmore, you should study the difference between fact and opinion. smh..

Its amusing to watch so many of you put two and two together and come up with 3.  

@"Poiple" said: Its amusing to watch so many of you put two and two together and come up with 3.  

It was pointed out by many all season that cases deep ball was pretty shitty and he was bailed out repeatedly by his receivers...but you go ahead and remember it however you want.

Have a good weekend.

A lot of people are enamored with Case's heroics, but I think a lot of those heroics only come because you see him bumping into his ceiling and needing to overcome his limitations.  I think with a better QB, the games will look more routine.  I'm not 100% convinced that Cousins is the guy that will get us a SB, but I do think his upgrade will be pretty obvious and I expect him to look through his entire progression and give Treadwell or whoever is their more targets.  I'd really like to see us go pick up Floyd for cheap or another receiving target to give Cousins a big selection of targets.

@"purplefaithful" said: This is the hope: When you look at the dearth of offensive weapons surrounding Cousins in Washington, especially in 2017, you come away even more impressed. He hasn’t had a serious running game, no true number one receiver, and his offensive line has been less than ideal.

One thing I read recently that should give us even more reason to hope is the fact that Kyle Shanahan's plan in San Francisco was to get Kirk Cousins, not Jimmy G. Shanahan was Cousins' coach in DC.

John Lynch: “We made the trade, but then there were some days when Kyle Shanahan was, like, in mourning, because I think everybody knows his master plan was to have Kirk Cousins come in eventually...”

@"Poiple" said:

Rushmore, you should study the difference between fact and opinion. smh..

go watch the tape, case left a ton of yards by staring into traffic and missing open players on the other side of the field. If Kirk has decent field vision (and hitting guys in stride), we will have a top 3 O