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<blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 781023"><p>If Cousins needs a better O-Line to be a winner then he may have gone to the wrong place:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.profootballfocus.com/news/pro-nfl-offensive-line-rankings-all-32-teams-units-entering-2018" target="_blank">https://www.profootballfocus.com/news/pro-nfl-offensive-line-rankings-all-32-teams-units-entering-2018</a></p><p></p><p>According to this link:</p><p></p><p>- Keenum was the 3rd. most pressured QB last season and he's a lot more mobile than Cousins.</p><p>- Vikings O-Line ranked 22nd. in 2017.</p><p>- Vikings O-Line is projected 28th. for 2018.</p><p>- PFF notes injuries "ravaged" Washington's O-Line last season but noted they were highly graded in previous years.</p><p></p><p>And in case anybody missed it, Minnesota's O-Line coach Tony Sparano died suddenly and unexpectedly on Sunday.</p><p></p><p>The people who know Cousins best let him go, something that does not happen with a 29 year old "franchise" QB. Minnesota is paying him $84 mil guaranteed over 3 years. Instead, Washington has committed $60 mil in cap to Smith over the next 3 seasons, with dead cap numbers such that he's all but guaranteed he'll play out at least those 3 season. This is not a money move for Washington. If they thought Cousins was a true franchise guy they could have come up with another $8 mil per year in cap. It may be worth noting that Smith is the more mobile QB despite his age, a characteristic increasingly prized in QBs, not to run the ball but make plays when protection breaks down. Cousins is not that guy.</p><p></p><p>Is Cousins a bad QB? Clearly not. Is a $28 mil per year winning QB? That's a long shot and that will depend primarily on continuing defensive strength. He might be a good fantasy player in a league that doesn't consider sacks, fumbles or picks. He will not carry this team.</p><p></p><p>If their O-Line ends up in that 22nd. - 28th. rank range, the Vikings would have been better off with either Keenum or Smith.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HardRightEdge, post: 781023"] If Cousins needs a better O-Line to be a winner then he may have gone to the wrong place: [URL]https://www.profootballfocus.com/news/pro-nfl-offensive-line-rankings-all-32-teams-units-entering-2018[/URL] According to this link: - Keenum was the 3rd. most pressured QB last season and he's a lot more mobile than Cousins. - Vikings O-Line ranked 22nd. in 2017. - Vikings O-Line is projected 28th. for 2018. - PFF notes injuries "ravaged" Washington's O-Line last season but noted they were highly graded in previous years. And in case anybody missed it, Minnesota's O-Line coach Tony Sparano died suddenly and unexpectedly on Sunday. The people who know Cousins best let him go, something that does not happen with a 29 year old "franchise" QB. Minnesota is paying him $84 mil guaranteed over 3 years. Instead, Washington has committed $60 mil in cap to Smith over the next 3 seasons, with dead cap numbers such that he's all but guaranteed he'll play out at least those 3 season. This is not a money move for Washington. If they thought Cousins was a true franchise guy they could have come up with another $8 mil per year in cap. It may be worth noting that Smith is the more mobile QB despite his age, a characteristic increasingly prized in QBs, not to run the ball but make plays when protection breaks down. Cousins is not that guy. Is Cousins a bad QB? Clearly not. Is a $28 mil per year winning QB? That's a long shot and that will depend primarily on continuing defensive strength. He might be a good fantasy player in a league that doesn't consider sacks, fumbles or picks. He will not carry this team. If their O-Line ends up in that 22nd. - 28th. rank range, the Vikings would have been better off with either Keenum or Smith. [/QUOTE]
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