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The quarterback situation for the Minnesota Vikings has been a whirlwind experience for fans over the last decade. They thought they had their franchise answer in Kirk Cousins, only for him to get the team over the hill but not the mountain. They saw Sam Darnold arrive to play hero when their top draft pick, J.J. McCarthy, went down for the year, only for him to leave town and win a Super Bowl this year with the Seattle Seahawks.
One of the players mentioned, though, Kirk Cousins, is fighting for a starting job with top overall pick Fernando Mendoza. That position battle was a talking point for CBS Sports' Zachary Pereles when he discussed various reactionary moments coming out of the NFL's schedule release.
He asked the question, will Kirk Cousins start more games than Fernando Mendoza, and he believes he will not. He writes, "Much has been made of Tom Brady's outspoken nature regarding whether rookie quarterbacks should play immediately or learn behind a veteran. He's advocated for them to sit behind a veteran, and the team he minority owns, the Raiders, went out and added Kirk Cousins this offseason weeks before drafting Fernando Mendoza first overall. Cousins will open the season as the starter. How far he goes is TBD. The Raiders have a manageable start -- Dolphins, at Chargers, at Saints -- before a rough stretch of Chiefs, at Patriots, Bills, Rams. Let's circle Week 8 at the Jets as a strong possibility for Mendoza to make his first start. As strongly as Brady feels about not playing youngsters too early, he feels equally strongly about not tolerating mediocre quarterback play. Mendoza, if healthy, will take the reins before the season's halfway through."
While Vikings fans remain clear they are happy to have moved on from Kirk Cousins, his sustainability within the NFL remains above all. And, despite how crazy it may seem, he is destined to never be able to truly leave the minds of Vikings fans until he retires from the NFL.
This article originally appeared on Vikings Wire: Former Vikings QB Kirk Cousins could start over Fernando Mendoza
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One of the players mentioned, though, Kirk Cousins, is fighting for a starting job with top overall pick Fernando Mendoza. That position battle was a talking point for CBS Sports' Zachary Pereles when he discussed various reactionary moments coming out of the NFL's schedule release.
He asked the question, will Kirk Cousins start more games than Fernando Mendoza, and he believes he will not. He writes, "Much has been made of Tom Brady's outspoken nature regarding whether rookie quarterbacks should play immediately or learn behind a veteran. He's advocated for them to sit behind a veteran, and the team he minority owns, the Raiders, went out and added Kirk Cousins this offseason weeks before drafting Fernando Mendoza first overall. Cousins will open the season as the starter. How far he goes is TBD. The Raiders have a manageable start -- Dolphins, at Chargers, at Saints -- before a rough stretch of Chiefs, at Patriots, Bills, Rams. Let's circle Week 8 at the Jets as a strong possibility for Mendoza to make his first start. As strongly as Brady feels about not playing youngsters too early, he feels equally strongly about not tolerating mediocre quarterback play. Mendoza, if healthy, will take the reins before the season's halfway through."
While Vikings fans remain clear they are happy to have moved on from Kirk Cousins, his sustainability within the NFL remains above all. And, despite how crazy it may seem, he is destined to never be able to truly leave the minds of Vikings fans until he retires from the NFL.
This article originally appeared on Vikings Wire: Former Vikings QB Kirk Cousins could start over Fernando Mendoza
Continue reading...
