Kirk Cousins = elite processor

I dont think there are many starting QBs that could make this completion. Processing, anticipation, and timing... our insufferable fan base will be calling for Nando's head during his growing pains.

seen some talk about how KOC doesn’t let his qbs “read coverages” which is why even if receivers flash open the qbs are working through their progressions as “check route 1,2,3…” and can’t hit them how common would that even be in an nfl offense?

It amazes me that the average Raider fan does not seem to understand that the QB is a big part of a team’s pass-pro efficiency. They just blithely assume Mendoza will be fine since Kirk did not get sacked much (3.6%, I think, this year).

Ehhh, Kirk is a decent processor. But for every good decision he makes, which was get the ball to his mismatch Raiders tight ends, Cousins can assume coverages way too much and get fooled with bad decisions too. Case in point: Renardo Green.

He wasn’t fooled here. He didn’t have the arm strength to make this throw while getting hit.

He was fooled. On 2nd & Goal, the throws to make were to either Bowers on a quick hook, or Malik Washington quick in the flats.

It's cover 2. There was no disguise. He wasn't fooled. He just tried to throw over the flat corner but got hit while doing it. It was an aggressive decision but nothing to do with processing lol

Cousins didn’t understand that it was Cover 2 there. He thought they were going to have bracketed coverage on Brock Bowers, and assumed Tre Tucker would be open in the end zone. He got fooled there and is far from a perfect processor.

There was 0 disguise. Reaching if you think he doesn't see c2 here. Guess Cousins is just putting up top 10 numbers with his overwhelming physical tools.

Not reaching, since as he admitted in the press conference, he should have hit Bowers on this play. He thought that Green would focus on Bowers, and assumed wrong. Like all QBs, Cousins makes mistakes with his processing from time to time. It’s okay to accept that.

You are making stuff up... his quote expressed exactly what I said. He knew the coverage but tried to be too aggressive. "Trying to do too much, didn't put enough on the ball on the ball to the back corner or just take the take the ball underneath the Brock... either one... but with the ascending corner there, you can't can't leave it a little bit short where you can make that play"

Do you think they let go Kirk if they didn’t think Mendoza has shown he can do the same?

Now do all the times he’s totally missed open targets in favor of a high % throws. You know, for the sake of context.

Someone show me a clip of any Vikings quarterback doing that in any of the last 25 games the team has played going back to 2025. The prodigal son returns. #SKOL

Cousins always felt watching him with the skins, that he had a no lizard brain lock up in critical moments He was this level good most of the time... then something locks up with his brain

Kirk is an elite processor indeed. Big reason why Kyle always wanted him on the Niners, to the point that they passed on Mahomes thinking they were gonna get Kirk to SF the following season. Then Jimmy G trade fell in their lap.

Hopefully Kirk gets a trip to the Superbowl