Why Minnesota Vikings QB Kirk Cousins takes Tuesday’s off; Kirk’s reasoning for not throwing to Jefferson on the season-ending play to the New York Giants; Julie Cousins not leaving the Colts game unlike Judd; The entourage of people just hanging in Patrick Mahomes’ house after wins
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Also I think a lot of the sociological stuff, esp trust, is dead on here, BUT I think KOC is on the cusp of becoming a great coach AND I think he can bring out better in Cousins still. There's a lot of talk of greats and superbowl winners.. Mahomes, Brady, Brees, Wilson, Stafford.. all of these had great coaches. Cousins may finally have one. Even Foles had a great run with a coach who was hot though maybe not a sustained great. We may have a real window for a few years where Cousins could also step and be maybe not all pro but improving in these areas under KOC enough to win a superbowl.
I had to do a double take when watching Quarterback, becuase I heard the voice of the one and only Sports Dad. Did you guys know you would be in the show or were you just as surprised as I was?
30:07 somebody put sports grandpa to bed…
I can see now where Judd blows a gasket talking about Cousins. It almost felt like he didn't care about the 4th and 8 cuz he was stooing about the previous play to KJ. He couldn't let it go…he is a head case no doubt. KOC knows it!
Good point
All the psychoanalysis is fine and good, but the fact remains, Kirk's problem is physical. If he learned to relax his shoulders really deeply when tense (REALLY deeply not just kind of deeply), he's a Super Bowl champion. This would not be Go to War Kirk. This would Cool Kirk, Joe Namath Kirk.
17:00 Kirk needs to let go of some of his perfectionist mentality. It's great to do that early in the game and get a feel for the flow of things, and he is notorious for letting things rip in garbage time. He somehow needs to learn to unleash that killer mentality more often. We see him get in that mode from time to time. He needs to figure out how to unlock that side of himself on demand.
I always say that Kirk Cousins is what you get if you programmed a robot to play quarterback. He needs to unlock that next level and become The Terminator.
When it comes to Kirk's checkdown, Let it go Guys! It saved us from an Ass whooping the following Week!
Phil still being passive aggressive on Kirk.
A few points, if I may.
1) New system. New QB coach. New O/C, new head coach, VERY complex offense.
2) Zimmer NEVER talked to Kirk. I'm sure after three years of that, it's a bit of a shock that the coach DOES talk to Kirk.
3) If coach wanted to call a time out when Kirk did a QB sneak, WTF didn't he call a time out? He has all the ability to do so. You blame Kirk.
4) Pat Mahomes plays for the KC Chiefs, No matter how much of a man crush you both have on him, he doesn't play for the Vikings. Get that thought your heads.
5) Every single human being on the planet makes mistakes. That includes Pat Mahomes. If you believe otherwise, you are delusional.
I'm sure Kirk will be more comfortable in this system after a full season in it.
Give this poor bastard a break, you two. It REALLY gets old.
Family and real Life is way more important than a sport.
I learned that Mahomes has no creativity with his in game hype talk. "That's what I do" repeat 200 times.
Kirk was sending subliminal messages to his offensive line by reading that sports illustrated book to his son. He's got that passive aggressive way of being mad about not getting protection from his O line.
The parallels between Cousins and Goff as a Lions fan is uncanny. Both are immobile QBs in that 2nd tier of QBs. I never watched the netflix thing but sometimes i think they're the same guy. I know some Viking fans will sweaat Cousins is better and Lions fans the dame with Goff but these two are a lot alike
Brittany Mahomes was annoying. That is all. 😅
Kirk has adopted the typical MN Nice passive aggressive fatalist choke in big spots attitude. That's where the "the kick is too far" comment came from. Us lifelong MN sports fans all have the same PTSD engrained in our DNA. It's been passed down from generation to generation. And even if you're not born here, just drink the Kool Aid long enough (like Kirk has), and you'll develop the same PTSD. It may not be to the same scale as us the lived through '98, 41 donut, wide left, of the Philadelphia curb stomped, but trust me, live here long enough, and you'll know exactly what I mean!
What kid says I want 5 strawberries? Lmao wow guys, a ton of kids ask for a weird number of foods. Way to make a story out of nothing
With this show shedding light on how badly kirk was hit all season, our O line needs to figure their shit out pronto cuz even a rookie QB under that pressure will not play well. And yes even Pat Mahomes under that pressure wouldn’t do well.
Judd is pure gold!
Patrick is the dude you party with on the weekends, Kirk is the dude you chill with after work.
Kirk just needs some TRT
I think when Kirk said it was "too far", I think he meant that it was his fault that he was having to kick from so far.
Did anyone else notice the part where Kirk is talking to his wife after the Giants game and how he regrets certain choices he made. Then his wife, out of left field, goes hey the garbage needs to go out tomorrow? I think every man can relate when your talking to your wife or girlfriend about something serious and out of left you you hear oh by the way garbage needs to go out.😂😂😂😂😂
I think the fact Kirk said he hears people is big. Meaning subconsciously, he feels that if he doesn't throw perfact games and makes a mistake, he will get torched even more in the media. He definitely gets treated unfairly for how much he gets dogged online. The dude is not bad by any means. Most of the armchair QBs who have stupid takes that aren't relevant talk the most crap and yet they would probably be the same way. Get on him for stuff sure but at this point, people do it because they don't want to like him, and they don't want to change their minds not everyone but a lot of people
I just want to nerd out about this documentary, and how pristine the production value is. the editing was beyond phenomenal. The storytelling was terrific, and the unprecedented access that these athletes allowed into their lives, was simply unbelievable. I really look forward to more of what Peyton Manning has to offer as a content creator and producer..
He gets a lot of grief about the 4th and 8 in the giants game. However, he had thrown that short pass to Hock a couple of times in the game and the YAC was +13 yards… Even more, that short pass to Hock had been done at least a dozen times, where the YAC turned into big gains… more than 8yards.
They had expected more than 8yards gain EVERY time that short pass to Hockenson was called through the year.
The problem I've seen with every single coach QB coach is either they're stupid or don't understand the plain easy truth about Kirk Cousins he can absolutely destroy defenses with his field recognition and attention to detail to make correct choice of pass and this guy is accurate not to mention probably his best attribute his X factor the damage accumulated from taking hits his durability isn't talked about enough and because of those things I don't understand why the league makes the same mistakes using his skill set he's best used like Payton Manning let him use his assets to chose the best play with absolute last say on audibles he could destroy the league with O'Connell's great playbook fully opened up and uses all of it and game plan around the defensive secondary weaknesses using clock using quick sets hurry up hard count I mean Kirk Cousins needs to be given complete trust to find the best matchup yo exploit and really he just needs to play with no fear 😨
SKOL NATION would you be ok with RE-SIGNING Kirko chains ⛓️ to a multi year contract if you knew you'd only get KIRKO CHAINS ⛓️ NO FEAR YOU LIKE THAT EVERY GAME WITHOUT FAIL BUT KIRKS ONLY GOAL IS TO WIN MVP
I don’t care how much you guy placate Cousin. On that 4th and 8 you throw that ball to Jefferson no matter what. Through this whole series on Netflix it’s clear to me Kirk’s biggest problem is always playing it safe! No frustration no attitude going in the locker room and driving home talking about the three plays. It’s funny the one play that he failed at big time he never mention on that ride on home. It’s like denial of failure. Go back listen to that ride home and those three plays but he never talks about the 3rd play! WHY???
I never realized Kirk was that big of a baby on the sidelines and in certain situations. Thielen yelling at him a couple years ago makes sense now because I'd get tired of that crap too. I'm convinced more than ever that Kirk will never win anything meaningful, and I don't think a psychiatrist is going to help him. He needs a prescription to calm him TF down.
Alternate titles Netflix could've considered for this series:
1. Yes Sir Productions
2. That's What I %#$#* Do!
3. Quarterback: A Brittany Mahomes Perspective
4. The Brittany Mahomes Story
5. The Husband of Brittany Mahomes
6. NFL Cribs: Brittany Mahomes Edition
7. Brittany Buys a Soccer Team
8. Spoiled Football Wives: Brittany Mahomes Edition
9. How to Keep a Man in the Friendzone Until He's a Big #$&%^ Deal: By Brittany Mahomes
10. Oh Dear God Please No More Brittany Mahomes I Can't Take it Anymore
Netflix 2023 season would be Herbert, Stafford and Kyler Murray
I know he didn't mention it in the Documentary, but Kirk has said on multiple occasions that he recognizes The Sabbath on Tuesdays. In the interview I saw, he mentions that it's kind of lost in modern day Christianity even though all other 9 commandments are pretty much universally agreed upon.