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Kirk Cousins has enough skill to lead Vikings to a Super Bowl

By Scott Rogust

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 05: Kirk Cousins #8 of the Minnesota Vikings reacts against the New Orleans Saints during a game at the Mercedes Benz Superdome on January 05, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 05: Kirk Cousins #8 of the Minnesota Vikings reacts against the New Orleans Saints during a game at the Mercedes Benz Superdome on January 05, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /
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Kirk Cousins has the ability to lead the Vikings to the Super Bowl, even if you don’t believe it.

The Minnesota Vikings almost got their coveted taste of Super Bowl glory back in 2018, but they happened to run into the Philadelphia Eagles-Nick Foles juggernaut in the NFC Championship Game. Last year, the Vikings scored the massive upset over the New Orleans Saints, but matched up against another bulldozer in the form of the San Francisco 49ers.

Even with their roster turnover this offseason, the Vikings are still in good shape to compete for the Lombardi Trophy, largely due to the presence of quarterback Kirk Cousins.

KirkCousins is a solid, underrated quarterback

Cousins gets a bad rap from NFL fans due to the fully guaranteed contract the Vikings offer him. Put yourself in Cousins shoes. Would you walk away from $84 million? Of course you wouldn’t, because you’d be asking for a pen to put your signature on the deal,.

People look at the money he’s earned, and put on their blinders when he plays. We’re here to say take them off and appreciate Cousins’ play.

When you look at Cousins’ first two seasons in Minnesota, he’s put up solid numbers. In his first campaign, Cousins completed 70.1 percent of his passes for 4,298 yards, 30 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Those are solid numbers, since Cousins had two offensive coordinators that year in John DeFilippo and Kevin Stefanski.

This past season, Cousins’ numbers dropped a bit in terms of yardage (3,603), but that was due to Stefanski utilizing the running game with Dalvin Cook. That worked in Cousins’ favor, because he didn’t have to carry the offense on his back. Expect more of the same in 2020 (once Cook returns with a new contract).

Even though Cousins no longer have Stefon Diggs, he got a pretty solid replacement in LSU’s Justin Jefferson. Stefanski is now the head coach of the Cleveland Browns, but Cousins is still getting a solid offensive coordinator in former Super Bowl-winning head coach Gary Kubiak.

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Cousins is never going to blow you away with single-game performances. He’s a good quarterback who can lead the Vikings to victories, as long as he minimizes his mistakes. So far, he’s made little to no errors during his stint in Minnesota, as evidenced by his bad throw percentages of 11.6 and 15.5 the past two years, per Pro Football Reference.

With a great supporting cast and brilliant coaching, Cousins is in prime position to help lead the Vikings to the Super Bowl, possibly as soon as this season.

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