That is the most honest assessment of Cousins that I have heard from a guy who knows the game. He hasn’t been his best, but the receivers in ATL were not on the same page as him and it was evident by how they would quit on routes or turn in the opposite direction of where he was throwing. I think he will find success elsewhere next season and surprise people.
THIS. Even in the Chargers game, as poor as he played he put the ball right in the breadbasket of a receiver which would have sealed the win. Dropped. The tight end Pitts is slow footed out of his turns and reacting to the ball. He had pretty good chemistry with Mooney. He was in shotgun, then under center...the rookie coordinators kept changing the offense. So it's not like Kirk is "shot" all in one season, that's a ridiculous overreaction. Now people are gleefully happy he's benched and everyone is talking. Considering how long a leash Daniel Jones got it just proves you can't believe anything head offices say. If Penix doesn't work out then what? Are they shanking the season to prove a point? Or do they really expect to throw a cold rookie in and go on a run? The Falcons are doing the same thing they criticized other teams for, overreacting in an emotional decision. So Penix goes in for a 'soft touch' Giants team and if they win everyone will make a big deal out of it.
So basically ur sayin that the games where he played well the recievers was not the problem but during his slump its all of a sudden the recievers and the tightend and the offense corr are the problem??? Wrong......!!!!!
It's nice to hear Kurt affirm every one of my assumptions about Atlanta receivers and the offensive scheme for Kirk, it was all wrong, and they knew it was. I still believe Kirk was hurt by that arm whack in week 9, he never healed physically or mentally from it, and where his mistakes came from. Thank you for speaking out, Kurt. I hope he reunites with Shanahan and they are successful, that would be fitting for both. The trade Dan Snyder never allowed for spite, while simultaneously blowing up QB salaries by tagging Kirk his last two seasons in DC. We need to bring this full circle.
None of that make any sense and you now it, when he was winning that scheme was good, the receivers was playing well and where they was supposed to be but when he fell off it’s everybody else fault 😂🤦🏾♂️
@@Dnasty0118 Even with the wrong scheme, Kirk made it work against crappy defenses, it's when we played better defenses that the scheme didn't work well. Mostly due to not converting 3rd downs and RZ attempts which was common is all games. That falls on situational play calling and using good play action. But Zac never used the concept much, it was the wrong scheme for Kirk. Maybe you like those quick receiver screens that always fail? All of them, bad play design. Besides Ray Ray and maybe London, receivers were running lazy routes IMO, no jukes, not finishing, getting pushed out of position by better defenders, they could have contested many of those INTs if they had higher IQ or finished routes strong. Just my opinion. When Kirk got injured, he couldn't play through it, it only made matters worse in the wrong scheme. But there was an injury that led to him falling off, I don't blame anyone for that, it happens. The team will never admit anything.
I get what Kurt is saying. But Kirk seemed fine in this offense when he was throwing for 500 yards. He was fine when the falcons were 6-3. Now that he’s playing horrible he can’t think that this offense doesn’t fit him or receivers are quitting on routes.
Week 9 vs Dallas, his arm got whacked while passing, his shoulder and elbow injury. He didn't throw a TD in the next four games and had 8 INTs. But, he's not injured... right? There is some truth to what Kurt is saying, we did not play as well vs better defense, Kirk is better at play action, which Zac rarely uses. The scheme is better suited to Penix. Our receivers had issue with tighter coverage too, and not having the high IQ to understand some passes Kirk threw that ended up as INTs.
@@lavs8696 That is BS, before week 9 he had his touch, zip and accuracy very close to what it was, he also looked ok running when he took off for a couple of 10 yard scampers. Whether he started to feel his achilles or had a worse than reported shoulder injury after week 9, we'll never know because the team is so dishonest. Something happen. No QB falls of a cliff like that in one week without injury.
Kirk has a unique situation though....coming back from an serious injury. One that used to be career ending. Lot of the blame has to go on Robinson. His offense was very predictable with questionable play calls....like calling for a run on 3rd and 20. Two Chiefs defenders knew exactly what to expect on a couple of plays. There were a lot of run plays on 3rd and 1 that were totally blown up. The Falcons said it themselves...that Bijan was gonna be the focus of the offense which means a lot of run plays. Zac Robinson would rather do what he wants versus what his quarterback is great at which is play action passing. He said…”Hey, we'd love to rip off this many play-actions’, and then this facet of the pass game is working (not play action). Well, let's just stick with this, with our quick game and our drop back [implying more pistol].” When the Falcons actually ran play action, Kirk was top 10 per PFF.
Excellent segment. Great responses from Kurt Warner. The best fit for Kirk (imo) would be the Tennessee Titans. Brian Callahan needs a QB desperately, and his Bengal offense background is in Kirk's wheel house. I could see a couple of years as a Titans QB for Kirk before he retires. I do not see too many any other places, certainly not in the NFC.
Well, any of his OC / ex-coaches (except Zimmer of course) would be happy to have him....Shanahan, McVay. In his career, the times that he was successful, he had an offensive minded coach (Gruden and O'Connell), But a defensive coach (Zimmer and Morris) not at all. I would think that Kirk would want a offensive minded guy the next time.
As always, Warner hits it with open & honest analysis. Nothing is black & white - some stuff is on you, some isn't, but all you can do is execute the stuff which *is* under your control with as much drive and perseverance as you can muster
It was nice to hear from someone that gets what was happening for Cousins in Atlanta. Despite the offensive coordinator handcuffing what should have been a top 5 offense and despite Kirk obviously not being comfortable in an offense that didn't like to throw unless they had to throw he was 3rd in the league in yards. He was also on a pace to break two NFL passing records. Kirk's super power has always been his ability to work through his progressions and get all of his receivers the ball. In 2022 he set a record by getting at least 60 receptions to 4 different receivers. In 2023 when he was injured he was on a pace to break that record and get his tight end 114 catches. This season after the Vikings game in week 14 he was again on a pace to break his own record for catches by 4 different receivers. In fact he was also within one reception of being on a pace to be the only quarterback in history to get 50 receptions to 5 different receivers. Even when you prorate all the 12, 14 and 16 game seasons to 17 games the only quarterback ever to do that was Fran Tarkenton in 1978. He was also the only quarterback in the league to have two receivers on a pace to get 1,000 yards. This season was the worst of Cousins career as a starter and still he was setting records. The man needs to get the recognition that he has earned in his Hall of Fame quality career.
Very balanced view by Warner. I remember when he went to the Giants. Everybody said he was shot and he looked like he never played. Went to the Cards and the rest is history.
@@kelvingavin9519Anyone that actually believes that wins-losses are a QB stat should be labeled as mentally deficient. Wins are a team stat, not a QB stat. It takes more than a quarterback to win in the playoffs. Like having a good defense and a good offensive line and kicker that doesn’t miss field goals. Great coaching also helps win games.
Quarterbacks go from one team to another and suddenly become better ? A quarterback went from the losing Detroit Lions and wins a Super Bowl with the LA Rams. Russel Wilson is a much better quarterback at Pittsburgh Steelers than he was in Denver. Offensive coaching has to be a factor in success or failure. And Rogers, a great quarterback at Green Bay, has trouble winning at the Jets. I watch a game and wonder why some plays are called. I find myself yelling at the TV.
Morris said that after the bye that they were gonna run more play action and then did less. Versus the Raiders, Robinson called a run play on every first down in the first half and the call was for Kirk to throw on 3rd downs. How is a QB supposed to get in a rhythm with awful play calling like that????
He. Can't. Run. Playaction. His OC comes from the Rams and loves playaction. He also knows Kirk thrives in playaction from Wash and Minnesota. Kirks Achilles makes him unable to run a wide zone playaction which this team is built for. I guarantee you will see tons more playaction/bootlegs with Penix. May even see Bijan break of some big runs now that a QB who can hurt them deep is under center.
@@mrgannon First you have to know how to utilize play action in a scheme, which Zac doesn't use effectively in consecutive plays. Secondly, he doesn't use it enough. It is not that demanding to get into position for any wide zone play action, more the lack of using it causes sync issues with the QB, RB and the O'line. Zack has rolled Kirk out before on boots for successful completions, but for some reason he rarely uses those plays. His Pistol and Shotgun set is made for highly mobile QBs, it's made for Penix. And he didn't want to change it for Kirk.
@@Dnasty0118 If that were true, then there would have been some dropped balls. Those handoffs were smooth. Besides that...per PFF, Kirk was top 10 when they did run play action.
@@mrgannon Per PFF, Kirk was top 10 when they did run play action. if Kirk can run off after he passes the ball off, then he can run a designed rollout...it's the same motion. We all saw him run for a big chunk of yardage twice (Bucs and Vikings) so he can run.
Stefanski was Kirks offensive coordinator as a Viking. Kirk should go to the Browns? Terribe organization though but Kirk did play well in Stefanskis offense
As a long time Falcons fan, I 100% know that Kirk is not the issue. Just an easy scapegoat for a GM with a losing record, and a headcoach with a losing record. How those clowns got jobs at all is completely beyond my understanding.
Add to that...Morris' poor choices for OC and DC. Robinson literally said the pistol formation / non play action is working so lets keep doing it Instead of calling play action that he is great at. Play calling was predictable. And he called for a run play on 3rd and 20....smh Per Jay Gruden, Kirk's former coach, said..."He still threw the ball accurately, but he forced the balls in the coverage. A lot of the routes and a lot of the plays that they're running, receivers had options just come out of their cut and break it off to the outer or stick it down in the zone, and that's really not Kirk's forte. He likes to know where people are going so he can anticipate throws; he sees windows and lets it fly, but when he's not sure where the receivers are going to be, he holds onto it a little bit long and just waits or throws it and has an interception.”
Why would they build an offense that Kirk is not comfortable with? I had questions about these first time Coordinators in the off season. When you're trying to win now, first time Coordinators are not necessarily a strength. Experience matters.
The offense was working for Kirk when he was winning but when he started playing bad all of a sudden “Kirk wasn’t comfortable in that offense” threw for 500 yards in it 😂 yall don’t know ball
Kirk Cousins said after the Carolina game that Zach Robinson always asks what he wants to do during the game and most of the bad plays came from Kirk's audibles. Cousins is just in his backup QB era
I would maybe believe this if Kirk had looked terrible all season but early on ( minus week 1 ) he looked really good. Something has happened to him over the last 5 weeks and its hard to say what it is… except that either Father Time has caught up with him or his Achilles injury is flaring up and limiting his ability to plant his back foot and throw the ball with power, leading to lack of confidence.
How about other teams figured out Robinson's play calls that were very predictable?? His o-line got worse and was getting pushed into his lap and then there were at least three bad snaps that Kirk had to go after. If Kirk had the clean pockets that Penix had, it'd be a whole different story. Per Jay Gruden, Kirk’s former coach…“ A lot of the routes and a lot of the plays that they're running, receivers had options just come out of their cut and break it off to the outer or stick it down in the zone, and that's really not Kirk's forte. He likes to know where people are going so he can anticipate throws; he sees windows and lets it fly, but when he's not sure where the receivers are going to be, he holds onto it a little bit long and just waits or throws it and has an interception.”
Maybe he goes to Pittsburgh. Similar situation as Wilson, guaranteed money for the next season. While looking for one more chance to prove he can still win in the league.
Kurt Warner’s situation was different the giants took Eli number one in the organization, was eager to put him despite the Giants I believe being five and two when the change was made. Hilariously enough the Cardinals took Matt Leinhart number 10 Kurt drunk his milkshake.
Every back up or retired QB in or out of the league could use the excuse of a certain system not being a fit for them if that's the case. And I'm sure that Kirk had a lot of say in that system, maybe even too much
How is it an excuse when it affects the play of the quarterback or if the team wins or looses? Like any quarterback in the league, he has some input, but he doesn't call the plays. What is interesting...when it's a first rounder (Darnold), it's "he was on bad teams" But a later round quarterback who had the exact same situation, like Kirk, it's an "excuse". The hypocrisy is unreal...smh. Kirk was a on a really good team probably once in his career in 2019. Don't count 2018. The defense regressed that season and the Vikings only called play action 21% of the time. The Falcons were at 14%. Defilippo got fired and the offense got better. And 2022 had a 31st ranked defense.
@Paula-mv8im so if Brock Purdy leaves and plays like garbage will it be his fault or the scheme? 7th round back up would essentially have the excuse of it being the scheme right?
🤔How should Kirk approach being benched? I guess he can focus on the 100 million dollars guaranteed to him. It’ll be difficult, but I think he can do it.
The whole team was horrible in Denver. Kirk looked terrible vs SD and the lack of confidence made him look terrible at raiders. He actually played well( enough) at Minnesota and from week 2 to week 10. So fall from glory " looks" quite steep but there are probably so many factors involved that kirk might even be aware of but is not going to express them to the world for reasons that are obvious to him. Lets just see how this season ends. Penix has a major injury background in college and who knows if that might rear its ugly head. That's why the brakes were pumped ( for now) on Cousins being released before mid March to save 10 million. Only Kirk knows if it's time and I agree that Atlanta may - in hindsight- have not been the best place for him. There was really no one to hold him accountable until they had no choice to make him accountable and I don't mean benching him sooner. This team moved the ball extremely well between the 20s all season but just looked like a different offense in red zone. That's coaching and certainly a fixable problem but with a defensive HC and a 1st time play caller who is Kirk's age and probably looks up to him .......how do those conversations look ? Surrounding Kirk with " yes" men " kind of" worked for 9-10 weeks.Throw in a grade 3 achillies at age 35 on your back leg and seemingly not fully throwing on it yet and this could've been predictable. I won't be shocked if either of the extremes happen for Kirk. Possible retirement or next year he starts for a team and looks like a different player at 36 going on 37( mean that in the positive)
What is up dawgggss? No one got the humor in the Netflix doc by having Mahomes kickin a nasty work out and KC doing some physical therapy reject exercises???? Back and forth / Call and response...
Kirk can’t step into his throws. He’s damaged goods. It’s not the WR fault! They are going to have a couple drops here and there like a QB might have a couple missed throws. Kirk’s problem is he is taking to many chances and producing too many turnovers overs.
He is not gonna be able to step into his throws with the o-line in his lap. Per Jay Gruden, Kirk’s former coach…“He still threw the ball accurately, but he forced the balls in the coverage. A lot of the routes and a lot of the plays that they're running, receivers had options just come out of their cut and break it off to the outer or stick it down in the zone, and that's really not Kirk's forte. He likes to know where people are going so he can anticipate throws; he sees windows and lets it fly, but when he's not sure where the receivers are going to be, he holds onto it a little bit long and just waits or throws it and has an interception.” I'm gonna take these guys words for it over an armchair quarterback who is seeing what he wants to see...smh 🤡
@ I was watching the games and “experts” were questioning what was Kirk even thinking and questioning why he couldn’t roll out or move. I’ll listen to them over a jock sniffer like you!
If Kirk gave one iota about winning, he would have signed a team friendly deal back in Minnesota and tried to go get a championship with great talent around him! But Kirk cares about one thing and one thing only - COLD, HARD CASH……….💰 His children’s grandchildren say, “Thanks, Atlanta!”
FAKE NEWS!!! Kirk offered to take less than his 35 million and Adofo Mensa still said no. Kirk left because he wanted job security, God forbid, for more than one year. So Kirk is the only quarterback who should work for peanuts??? He makes what every other starting QB makes which is pretty average and like 12th in the league. He was the highest paid player for like a week and only once in his career. Even in MN he was like the 15th highest paid. Just stop with the nonsense already...smh
Yes, only the spiteful ones. I am a Viking fan of 56 years and Kirk is far and away the second best quarterback they have ever had. If Cousins was still in Minnesota the Vikings would probably be undefeated and Kirk would be putting up MVP numbers for the second year in a row.
@@johnurban7333 Teams and coaches win or lose games, not quarterbacks. Cousins average playoff game has been better than Tom Brady's average playoff game even though he was sacked 3 times as often. Kirk has been lights out in the playoffs including the 2022 loss to the Giants.
That is the most honest assessment of Cousins that I have heard from a guy who knows the game. He hasn’t been his best, but the receivers in ATL were not on the same page as him and it was evident by how they would quit on routes or turn in the opposite direction of where he was throwing. I think he will find success elsewhere next season and surprise people.
THIS. Even in the Chargers game, as poor as he played he put the ball right in the breadbasket of a receiver which would have sealed the win. Dropped. The tight end Pitts is slow footed out of his turns and reacting to the ball. He had pretty good chemistry with Mooney. He was in shotgun, then under center...the rookie coordinators kept changing the offense. So it's not like Kirk is "shot" all in one season, that's a ridiculous overreaction. Now people are gleefully happy he's benched and everyone is talking. Considering how long a leash Daniel Jones got it just proves you can't believe anything head offices say. If Penix doesn't work out then what? Are they shanking the season to prove a point? Or do they really expect to throw a cold rookie in and go on a run? The Falcons are doing the same thing they criticized other teams for, overreacting in an emotional decision. So Penix goes in for a 'soft touch' Giants team and if they win everyone will make a big deal out of it.
So basically ur sayin that the games where he played well the recievers was not the problem but during his slump its all of a sudden the recievers and the tightend and the offense corr are the problem??? Wrong......!!!!!
@MrTry2alwaysBpositive Thank you. Couldn't have said it better myself
This analysis would only make sense if KirkCo had sucked from Week 1
Kirk is done !!
Back up at best …
“Even man of war retire kid “
Time to enjoy your spoils
Kirk should listen to Kurt. He makes so much sense
Cousins isn’t done. Atlanta just wasn’t the right place. Kirk will be a true pro and finish out with class. Good to hear any assessment Warner has.
It's nice to hear Kurt affirm every one of my assumptions about Atlanta receivers and the offensive scheme for Kirk, it was all wrong, and they knew it was. I still believe Kirk was hurt by that arm whack in week 9, he never healed physically or mentally from it, and where his mistakes came from. Thank you for speaking out, Kurt.
I hope he reunites with Shanahan and they are successful, that would be fitting for both. The trade Dan Snyder never allowed for spite, while simultaneously blowing up QB salaries by tagging Kirk his last two seasons in DC. We need to bring this full circle.
None of that make any sense and you now it, when he was winning that scheme was good, the receivers was playing well and where they was supposed to be but when he fell off it’s everybody else fault 😂🤦🏾♂️
@@Dnasty0118 Even with the wrong scheme, Kirk made it work against crappy defenses, it's when we played better defenses that the scheme didn't work well. Mostly due to not converting 3rd downs and RZ attempts which was common is all games. That falls on situational play calling and using good play action. But Zac never used the concept much, it was the wrong scheme for Kirk. Maybe you like those quick receiver screens that always fail? All of them, bad play design.
Besides Ray Ray and maybe London, receivers were running lazy routes IMO, no jukes, not finishing, getting pushed out of position by better defenders, they could have contested many of those INTs if they had higher IQ or finished routes strong. Just my opinion.
When Kirk got injured, he couldn't play through it, it only made matters worse in the wrong scheme. But there was an injury that led to him falling off, I don't blame anyone for that, it happens. The team will never admit anything.
I get what Kurt is saying. But Kirk seemed fine in this offense when he was throwing for 500 yards. He was fine when the falcons were 6-3. Now that he’s playing horrible he can’t think that this offense doesn’t fit him or receivers are quitting on routes.
Week 9 vs Dallas, his arm got whacked while passing, his shoulder and elbow injury. He didn't throw a TD in the next four games and had 8 INTs.
But, he's not injured... right?
There is some truth to what Kurt is saying, we did not play as well vs better defense, Kirk is better at play action, which Zac rarely uses. The scheme is better suited to Penix. Our receivers had issue with tighter coverage too, and not having the high IQ to understand some passes Kirk threw that ended up as INTs.
he wasn't fine even back then, his arm strength was never there, the achilles ruined him, no team will want him
Almost like this mediocre scrub got exposed. As a Minnesota fan I’m loving his crash and burn
@@queitn6287 Obviously you don't know what Karma is. When Vikings get bounced in the first round, then you'll learn.
@@lavs8696 That is BS, before week 9 he had his touch, zip and accuracy very close to what it was, he also looked ok running when he took off for a couple of 10 yard scampers. Whether he started to feel his achilles or had a worse than reported shoulder injury after week 9, we'll never know because the team is so dishonest. Something happen. No QB falls of a cliff like that in one week without injury.
I hate to say this, but I think Cousins' best days are behind us. There is more to life than football. God bless you Kirk.
Kirk has a unique situation though....coming back from an serious injury. One that used to be career ending. Lot of the blame has to go on Robinson. His offense was very predictable with questionable play calls....like calling for a run on 3rd and 20. Two Chiefs defenders knew exactly what to expect on a couple of plays. There were a lot of run plays on 3rd and 1 that were totally blown up.
The Falcons said it themselves...that Bijan was gonna be the focus of the offense which means a lot of run plays. Zac Robinson would rather do what he wants versus what his quarterback is great at which is play action passing. He said…”Hey, we'd love to rip off this many play-actions’, and then this facet of the pass game is working (not play action). Well, let's just stick with this, with our quick game and our drop back [implying more pistol].” When the Falcons actually ran play action, Kirk was top 10 per PFF.
Excellent segment. Great responses from Kurt Warner. The best fit for Kirk (imo) would be the Tennessee Titans. Brian Callahan needs a QB desperately, and his Bengal offense background is in Kirk's wheel house. I could see a couple of years as a Titans QB for Kirk before he retires. I do not see too many any other places, certainly not in the NFC.
Well, any of his OC / ex-coaches (except Zimmer of course) would be happy to have him....Shanahan, McVay. In his career, the times that he was successful, he had an offensive minded coach (Gruden and O'Connell), But a defensive coach (Zimmer and Morris) not at all. I would think that Kirk would want a offensive minded guy the next time.
As always, Warner hits it with open & honest analysis. Nothing is black & white - some stuff is on you, some isn't, but all you can do is execute the stuff which *is* under your control with as much drive and perseverance as you can muster
It was nice to hear from someone that gets what was happening for Cousins in Atlanta. Despite the offensive coordinator handcuffing what should have been a top 5 offense and despite Kirk obviously not being comfortable in an offense that didn't like to throw unless they had to throw he was 3rd in the league in yards. He was also on a pace to break two NFL passing records.
Kirk's super power has always been his ability to work through his progressions and get all of his receivers the ball. In 2022 he set a record by getting at least 60 receptions to 4 different receivers. In 2023 when he was injured he was on a pace to break that record and get his tight end 114 catches. This season after the Vikings game in week 14 he was again on a pace to break his own record for catches by 4 different receivers. In fact he was also within one reception of being on a pace to be the only quarterback in history to get 50 receptions to 5 different receivers. Even when you prorate all the 12, 14 and 16 game seasons to 17 games the only quarterback ever to do that was Fran Tarkenton in 1978. He was also the only quarterback in the league to have two receivers on a pace to get 1,000 yards. This season was the worst of Cousins career as a starter and still he was setting records. The man needs to get the recognition that he has earned in his Hall of Fame quality career.
1 playoff win 😢
Very balanced view by Warner. I remember when he went to the Giants. Everybody said he was shot and he looked like he never played. Went to the Cards and the rest is history.
@@kelvingavin9519Anyone that actually believes that wins-losses are a QB stat should be labeled as mentally deficient. Wins are a team stat, not a QB stat. It takes more than a quarterback to win in the playoffs. Like having a good defense and a good offensive line and kicker that doesn’t miss field goals. Great coaching also helps win games.
Great advice from a great qb
Alot of similarities between these two qbs
RISE UP
Quarterbacks go from one team to another and suddenly become better ? A quarterback went from the losing Detroit Lions and wins a Super Bowl with the LA Rams. Russel Wilson is a much better quarterback at Pittsburgh Steelers than he was in Denver. Offensive coaching has to be a factor in success or failure. And Rogers, a great quarterback at Green Bay, has trouble winning at the Jets. I watch a game and wonder why some plays are called.
I find myself yelling at the TV.
Remember.....a month or so ago, he probably played his best game as a pro. You don't all the sudden forget how to play.
Morris said that after the bye that they were gonna run more play action and then did less. Versus the Raiders, Robinson called a run play on every first down in the first half and the call was for Kirk to throw on 3rd downs. How is a QB supposed to get in a rhythm with awful play calling like that????
Other thing that enters in is the playcalling. Seems like they got away from play action which is his strength
He. Can't. Run. Playaction.
His OC comes from the Rams and loves playaction. He also knows Kirk thrives in playaction from Wash and Minnesota.
Kirks Achilles makes him unable to run a wide zone playaction which this team is built for.
I guarantee you will see tons more playaction/bootlegs with Penix.
May even see Bijan break of some big runs now that a QB who can hurt them deep is under center.
They tried it and Kirk can’t do it, Kirk was damn near falling trying to hand the ball off in play action
@@mrgannon First you have to know how to utilize play action in a scheme, which Zac doesn't use effectively in consecutive plays. Secondly, he doesn't use it enough. It is not that demanding to get into position for any wide zone play action, more the lack of using it causes sync issues with the QB, RB and the O'line. Zack has rolled Kirk out before on boots for successful completions, but for some reason he rarely uses those plays. His Pistol and Shotgun set is made for highly mobile QBs, it's made for Penix. And he didn't want to change it for Kirk.
@@Dnasty0118 If that were true, then there would have been some dropped balls. Those handoffs were smooth. Besides that...per PFF, Kirk was top 10 when they did run play action.
@@mrgannon Per PFF, Kirk was top 10 when they did run play action. if Kirk can run off after he passes the ball off, then he can run a designed rollout...it's the same motion. We all saw him run for a big chunk of yardage twice (Bucs and Vikings) so he can run.
Stefanski was Kirks offensive coordinator as a Viking. Kirk should go to the Browns? Terribe organization though but Kirk did play well in Stefanskis offense
As a long time Falcons fan, I 100% know that Kirk is not the issue. Just an easy scapegoat for a GM with a losing record, and a headcoach with a losing record. How those clowns got jobs at all is completely beyond my understanding.
Thanks for saying that. Absolutely 100% true.
😂😂😂 i smell escapeness
Add to that...Morris' poor choices for OC and DC. Robinson literally said the pistol formation / non play action is working so lets keep doing it Instead of calling play action that he is great at. Play calling was predictable. And he called for a run play on 3rd and 20....smh
Per Jay Gruden, Kirk's former coach, said..."He still threw the ball accurately, but he forced the balls in the coverage. A lot of the routes and a lot of the plays that they're running, receivers had options just come out of their cut and break it off to the outer or stick it down in the zone, and that's really not Kirk's forte. He likes to know where people are going so he can anticipate throws; he sees windows and lets it fly, but when he's not sure where the receivers are going to be, he holds onto it a little bit long and just waits or throws it and has an interception.”
Why would they build an offense that Kirk is not comfortable with? I had questions about these first time Coordinators in the off season. When you're trying to win now, first time Coordinators are not necessarily a strength. Experience matters.
that's the key...rookie coordinators will be predictable as well.
The offense was working for Kirk when he was winning but when he started playing bad all of a sudden “Kirk wasn’t comfortable in that offense” threw for 500 yards in it 😂 yall don’t know ball
@Dnasty0118 Kurt Warner said Cousin's was not comfortable in the offense so according to you, he doesn't know ball.
Kirk Cousins said after the Carolina game that Zach Robinson always asks what he wants to do during the game and most of the bad plays came from Kirk's audibles. Cousins is just in his backup QB era
@MrBossuporbowout
You may be right about that. If it's true, it is shocking to see a QB's skill deteriorate With a 5 week period.
I would maybe believe this if Kirk had looked terrible all season but early on ( minus week 1 ) he looked really good. Something has happened to him over the last 5 weeks and its hard to say what it is… except that either Father Time has caught up with him or his Achilles injury is flaring up and limiting his ability to plant his back foot and throw the ball with power, leading to lack of confidence.
How about other teams figured out Robinson's play calls that were very predictable?? His o-line got worse and was getting pushed into his lap and then there were at least three bad snaps that Kirk had to go after. If Kirk had the clean pockets that Penix had, it'd be a whole different story.
Per Jay Gruden, Kirk’s former coach…“ A lot of the routes and a lot of the plays that they're running, receivers had options just come out of their cut and break it off to the outer or stick it down in the zone, and that's really not Kirk's forte. He likes to know where people are going so he can anticipate throws; he sees windows and lets it fly, but when he's not sure where the receivers are going to be, he holds onto it a little bit long and just waits or throws it and has an interception.”
Kirk had 2 good games in all, that is all.
Maybe he goes to Pittsburgh. Similar situation as Wilson, guaranteed money for the next season. While looking for one more chance to prove he can still win in the league.
Kurt sounds like his agent talking to Dallas.
Sunshine & Reverend : Kirk Cousins & Jameis Winston
Do you remember the titans?
The Titans
Kurt Warner’s situation was different the giants took Eli number one in the organization, was eager to put him despite the Giants I believe being five and two when the change was made. Hilariously enough the Cardinals took Matt Leinhart number 10 Kurt drunk his milkshake.
Every back up or retired QB in or out of the league could use the excuse of a certain system not being a fit for them if that's the case. And I'm sure that Kirk had a lot of say in that system, maybe even too much
How is it an excuse when it affects the play of the quarterback or if the team wins or looses? Like any quarterback in the league, he has some input, but he doesn't call the plays. What is interesting...when it's a first rounder (Darnold), it's "he was on bad teams" But a later round quarterback who had the exact same situation, like Kirk, it's an "excuse". The hypocrisy is unreal...smh. Kirk was a on a really good team probably once in his career in 2019. Don't count 2018. The defense regressed that season and the Vikings only called play action 21% of the time. The Falcons were at 14%. Defilippo got fired and the offense got better. And 2022 had a 31st ranked defense.
@Paula-mv8im so if Brock Purdy leaves and plays like garbage will it be his fault or the scheme? 7th round back up would essentially have the excuse of it being the scheme right?
As an Atlanta fan, Kirk should just save face, cash his check and retire peacefully on a tropical island somewhere.......
🤔How should Kirk approach being benched? I guess he can focus on the 100 million dollars guaranteed to him. It’ll be difficult, but I think he can do it.
The whole team was horrible in Denver. Kirk looked terrible vs SD and the lack of confidence made him look terrible at raiders.
He actually played well( enough) at Minnesota and from week 2 to week 10. So fall from glory " looks" quite steep but there are probably so many factors involved that kirk might even be aware of but is not going to express them to the world for reasons that are obvious to him.
Lets just see how this season ends. Penix has a major injury background in college and who knows if that might rear its ugly head. That's why the brakes were pumped ( for now) on Cousins being released before mid March
to save 10 million.
Only Kirk knows if it's time and I agree that Atlanta may - in hindsight- have not been the best place for him. There was really no one to hold him accountable until they had no choice to make him accountable and I don't mean benching him sooner. This team moved the ball extremely well between the 20s all season but just looked like a different offense in red zone. That's coaching and certainly a fixable problem but with a defensive HC and a 1st time play caller who is Kirk's age and probably looks up to him .......how do those conversations look ?
Surrounding Kirk with " yes" men " kind of" worked for 9-10 weeks.Throw in a grade 3 achillies at age 35 on your back leg and seemingly not fully throwing on it yet and this could've been predictable.
I won't be shocked if either of the extremes happen for Kirk. Possible retirement or next year he starts for a team and looks like a different player at 36 going on 37( mean that in the positive)
What is up dawgggss? No one got the humor in the Netflix doc by having Mahomes kickin a nasty work out and KC doing some physical therapy reject exercises???? Back and forth / Call and response...
He's going through this because he's lost his confidence because his legs don't work and his arm is shot.
180 Million, 50 million signing bonus, 100 Million guaranteed !!! Go play for another team for free Kirk:)
Kirk has been playing terrible. No excuses but these people always giving excuses for people they like. Stop giving them a pass
Kirk can’t step into his throws. He’s damaged goods. It’s not the WR fault! They are going to have a couple drops here and there like a QB might have a couple missed throws. Kirk’s problem is he is taking to many chances and producing too many turnovers overs.
He is not gonna be able to step into his throws with the o-line in his lap. Per Jay Gruden, Kirk’s former coach…“He still threw the ball accurately, but he forced the balls in the coverage. A lot of the routes and a lot of the plays that they're running, receivers had options just come out of their cut and break it off to the outer or stick it down in the zone, and that's really not Kirk's forte. He likes to know where people are going so he can anticipate throws; he sees windows and lets it fly, but when he's not sure where the receivers are going to be, he holds onto it a little bit long and just waits or throws it and has an interception.” I'm gonna take these guys words for it over an armchair quarterback who is seeing what he wants to see...smh 🤡
@ I was watching the games and “experts” were questioning what was Kirk even thinking and questioning why he couldn’t roll out or move. I’ll listen to them over a jock sniffer like you!
Cousins is on a bad team, with young management who really hasn't done squat on their own. He'll do fine with a more competent coaching staff
If Kirk gave one iota about winning, he would have signed a team friendly deal back in Minnesota and tried to go get a championship with great talent around him! But Kirk cares about one thing and one thing only - COLD, HARD CASH……….💰
His children’s grandchildren say, “Thanks, Atlanta!”
FAKE NEWS!!! Kirk offered to take less than his 35 million and Adofo Mensa still said no. Kirk left because he wanted job security, God forbid, for more than one year. So Kirk is the only quarterback who should work for peanuts??? He makes what every other starting QB makes which is pretty average and like 12th in the league. He was the highest paid player for like a week and only once in his career. Even in MN he was like the 15th highest paid. Just stop with the nonsense already...smh
Viking fans are so happy, laughing 😂
Only the spiteful ones.
Yes, only the spiteful ones. I am a Viking fan of 56 years and Kirk is far and away the second best quarterback they have ever had. If Cousins was still in Minnesota the Vikings would probably be undefeated and Kirk would be putting up MVP numbers for the second year in a row.
@@bryanjones4444😂
@@bryanjones4444 maybe in the regular season but 1 win in the playoffs doesn’t cut it. Even Wade Wilson took us to the NFC Championship game
@@johnurban7333 Teams and coaches win or lose games, not quarterbacks. Cousins average playoff game has been better than Tom Brady's average playoff game even though he was sacked 3 times as often. Kirk has been lights out in the playoffs including the 2022 loss to the Giants.
It's not even him getting back to forms of previous seasons... If he can just get back to the form that he had six weeks ago.....
He really is not far off. The problem is the play calling. You can't just throw on 2nd and 20 or 3rd and 10 and expect good things to happen.
@bryanjones4444 the play calling has been fine.
He has made poor decisions
To some this whole video up
Kirk Cuzzin suck