Rich Eisen on What to Expect from the Post-Kirk Cousins Vikings in ‘2024 | The Rich Eisen Show

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Anders in Minnesota here we go uh starting off at the New York Giants what happens there that’s the win home for the San Francisco 49ers it’s going to be a close loss okay home for the Houston Texans I think that’s a win at the Green Bay Packers that’s a loss home for they’re in London against the Jets when we do good in London three and two after a buy versus the Lions at home uh let’s give me off three and three at the Rams on a Thursday night when four and three home for the Colts win five and three at the Jaguars uh we’re going to Lo lose that five and four at the Titans win six and four at the Bears win seven and four home for the Cardinals win eight and four home for Kirk cousins I think we lose that you lose to Kirk Cousins eight and five home for the Bears in a Monday night I think we lose that eight and six at the Seahawks win nine and six home for the Packers when 10 and six at the Lions I think we’ll lose that one 10 and S Andrew in Minnesota all right you proved your point we’ll see if it happens thank you for the call greatly appreciate it there you go yeah Rich so we had on Monday by the way Sam darnold against the 49ers for the home opener right on Monday Jason New Mexico uh did the Vikings said 11 and six predicted uh JJ McCarthy starts after the bye and that cousins would be benched in the Falcons game that is um let’s just put it this way hold on a second cuz there are so many scenarios coming out I was even thinking of doing a top five list of the wildest scenarios that could happen this year okay one of them is Russell Wilson takes the Steelers to a Super Bowl right that would be wild okay that’s what I’m saying that would be really wild Kirk Cousins getting benched is is at the top of that list if you’re talking about Kirk Cousins getting benched would have to be particularly brutal I mean how bad would he have to play incredibly bad like Beyond bad like couldn’t tie his shoes bad yeah for him to not play this year at all for the Atlanta Falcons would have to be injury related period and story think you’re right it cannot be a benching due to lack of quality play in year one of a deal that he has has to play two years on for them to in any way shape or form make sure that they daren’t held over a complete cap hell Barrel I think that said if it is JJ McCarthy versus Michael pennx in a rematch of the national championship game on that day that would be insane that’s getting flexed right uh not if both teams are are hot garbage it’s not getting flexed just because two rookies are starting against each other and don’t forget Caleb Williams and Jaden Daniels are the ultimate Marquee match up between rookie quarterbacks and that’ll have happened a month before so it’s not like it’ll be such a a wild concept or a Noel concept both teams in the playoff hunt it might get flex but just in terms of again because this is the conversation for the year here certainly involving these two rookie quarterbacks being the ones who aren’t going to start right away but have the best chance to eventually start there’s Bo Knicks there in Denver as well but it’s like he’s going to start right our friend in Minnesota who did this win loss game last week what does he have the Vikings doing in the first five games where a post bye benching of Sam darnold is considered necessary this was Jason he was actually in New Mexico so yeah he had them starting one in three and then McCarthy starts week five in London that’s crazy yeah I don’t think that’ll happen and then they go on a massive run actually he has been winning like nine out of 10 and again everybody that I’ve uh spoken to or or has been talking about the situation all say uh whereas the Falcons told Kirk Cousins while they were on the clock hey we’re taking a rookie now eighth overall how you doing everything else okay over there you how’s the misses all good like that that conversation happened in Atlanta um I was told that the Vikings told Sam darnold straight up that if one of these guys can be gotten in the draft we’re going to get him they may not have named them but they’re like we’ve identified a couple of quarterbacks and one of them clearly was Drake mayor and one of the things I want to see in the Giants offseason hard KNX is is there a phone call from Minnesota that we’ll we’ll hear Joe Shane tuck the general manager of the Giants I mean how close were they to trading you know uh with the Patriots as well is there be a conversation at all that Joe Shane had with New England cuz you know the Vikings did that’s what I’m looking forward to hearing but that said you know I heard they told Sam darnold you’re you’re the guy this year like we we’d like you to have a u a baker Mayfield type year for us and they truly want the JJ McCarthy Sam darnold relationship to be similar to momes and Alex Smith where they can legitimately go through the entire season with the veteran starting fully knowledgeable that the rookies getting the start next year that’s it that’s what I want New England and that they’re ready to roll but but the Vikings do have a just to bring this all full circle Vikings do have an absolute um shot at winning their division and making the playoffs hardest division in football it is that and I know that they’re considered maybe the third if not fourth best best in their division but they still have pieces despite the fact that Kirk goes to Atlanta and danal Hunter goes to Houston I mean they they they can win games two years ago they won 13 games I’m just saying catch the rich eyes and show every single day on the Roku Channel 12 to3 Eastern for free