Can a leopard change his spots?
Remember when the fan base was split on Bradford? Some marveled at how accurate of a passer he was for the Rams and Eagles and argued he would make the team better since he was a superior passer of the football (compared to Teddy)? Then you had the other side that kept bringing up his long injury history and wondering if he could actually stay healthy enough to lead this team anywhere?
Remember when the fan base was split on Kirk Cousins because of his long history of fumbles and critical turnovers? Some argued (including me) that if you put him on a better team, those boneheaded plays would mostly go away and he would finally start winning. Then you had the other side that argued he fumbles too much and makes costly interceptions at critical points in the game. They said he would never live up to our expectations.
Well, sometimes the truth is staring you right in the face and we fool ourselves into thinking it'll be different... I hate to say it, but I was right on Bradford and I'm ready to say I was wrong on Cousins. A leopard cannot change his spots.
I have some concerns about Kirk's struggles within an offense that keeps peeling layers back (limited targets on passing plays, designed single reads) trying to put him in a position to limit mistakes. It didn't work. When things are reduced to 1 read and the inconsistency still rears it's head, do you keep the handcuffs on, so to speak, or do you open it back up and ride with what happens?
@"HappyViking" said: In the Vikings offensive "play maker" positions, I totally believe KC is the weakest link. I'm pretty sure that's not what we were to expect when he signed that huge 3 year deal.The QB play from both teams decided the outcome of that game. Rogers played well enough early, along with KC crapping the bed late.
No, I don't believe KC will change. This is exactly the guy that played for Washington. Hope I'm wrong, of course, but I've lost faith in the guy. He lacks that "Hero" leadership quality about him you get from the good NFL QBs.
I think he and Diggs share that weak link designation. Diggs did several things that hurt the team, but in much smaller increments. Don't know where his mind is (missing practices in the offseason, weird rumors about trades...) but he seems to not quite be all in.
@"greediron" said:@"HappyViking" said: In the Vikings offensive "play maker" positions, I totally believe KC is the weakest link. I'm pretty sure that's not what we were to expect when he signed that huge 3 year deal.The QB play from both teams decided the outcome of that game. Rogers played well enough early, along with KC crapping the bed late.
No, I don't believe KC will change. This is exactly the guy that played for Washington. Hope I'm wrong, of course, but I've lost faith in the guy. He lacks that "Hero" leadership quality about him you get from the good NFL QBs.
I think he and Diggs share that weak link designation. Diggs did several things that hurt the team, but in much smaller increments. Don't know where his mind is (missing practices in the offseason, weird rumors about trades...) but he seems to not quite be all in.
Yeah, Diggs can really be annoying with his emotional flair ups, but I don't blame him for any of the INTs. At least we have other WRs making plays. Unfortunately the Vikings may not have a better QB than KC for several years (at least this year and next).
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