{"id":95360,"date":"2020-09-27T23:51:51","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T03:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=95360"},"modified":"2020-09-27T23:53:49","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T03:53:49","slug":"vikings-kirk-cousins-conundrum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/09\/27\/vikings-kirk-cousins-conundrum\/","title":{"rendered":"The Minnesota Vikings and Their Kirk Cousins Conundrum"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Minnesota Vikings<\/a> have a Kirk Cousins<\/strong><\/a> conundrum.<\/p>\n

Unless they pull off a miracle, the Vikings will look back at Week 3 as the turning point in their season. They led by two scores in the second half, and yet they allowed the Tennessee Titans<\/a> to claw back into the game. With the defense struggling to contain Derrick Henry<\/strong><\/a>, Minnesota needed Cousins to step up and lead them to a win. Predictably, Cousins failed in this task.<\/p>\n

Though he is being paid like an elite quarterback, Cousins has repeatedly failed to become an elite quarterback<\/a>. Indeed, when they\u2019re facing tough situations, Cousins usually performs a disappearing act so masterful that even Houdini would be proud.<\/p>\n

The Kirk Cousins Conundrum and the Vikings Loss<\/h2>\n

The Minnesota Vikings had just finished their most impressive half of the season. Justin Jefferson<\/a><\/strong> came alive, sparking an offense that has been perhaps the worst in the NFL through two games. Dalvin Cook<\/a><\/strong> was picking up big chunks of yards as Gary Kubiak<\/a><\/strong> smartly decided to run the ball. Big games from Cook and our #2 wide receiver are usually enough for the Vikings, but Sunday was different.<\/p>\n

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Reminder: Justin Jefferson isn\u2019t just a slot receiver pic.twitter.com\/lpiAGclzRJ<\/a><\/p>\n

— Will Ragatz (@WillRagatz) September 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n