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3 NFL quarterbacks who could be benched Week 3

By Rucker Haringey

CINCINNATI, OHIO - SEPTEMBER 12: Kirk Cousins #8 of the Minnesota Vikings prepares to take the field before the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium on September 12, 2021 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
CINCINNATI, OHIO - SEPTEMBER 12: Kirk Cousins #8 of the Minnesota Vikings prepares to take the field before the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium on September 12, 2021 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /
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Kirk Cousins, Minnesota Vikings
GLENDALE, ARIZONA – SEPTEMBER 19: Kirk Cousins #8 of the Minnesota Vikings runs onto the field for warm ups prior to a game against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium on September 19, 2021 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images) /

1. Kirk Cousins

Mike Zimmer doesn’t miss a single opportunity to criticize his quarterback in the media. That, combined with the Vikings’ 0-2 record puts Kirk Cousins’ job in serious jeopardy heading into Week 3.

Minnesota’s Week 3 opponent, the Seattle Seahawks don’t possess the same sort of unrelenting defense they did during the height of Pete Carroll’s tenure. They still have a unit talented enough to provide Cousins and the Vikings’ offense real problems on Sunday afternoon.

If Minnesota gets off to a rough start then their fans are going to serenade Cousins with boos. That’s all Zimmer will need to hand the ball over to rookie Kellen Mond. They drafted him to be Cousins’ long-term replacement but he could easily be thrust onto the field to save his team in the short term.

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Cousins may be able to find another chapter to his NFL career with a different coach, but his time with Zimmer is effectively done. It’s only a matter of time before the Vikings pull the plug on him as a starter. It could easily occur against Seattle on Sunday.

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