described them this way. Kurt Cousins of the Minnesota
Vikings. He's going to be around for what was it? Like,
30-something million.
Just, they restructured. It adds some to it. Yes.
David pepping says, hey Chris and Ahmad. Love the work. You
put into breaking down the draft and free agency. Every
year. Kirk Cousins was not the problem last year.
So the school kids are happy. He is back. So he's sticking up
for Kirk Cousins. He's not the problem, but he goes. But what
was the The problem in Minnesota in 2021. Yeah. Well,
you know it wasn't Kirk Cousins, certainly not
and I know we have a question above that from ticks guy for
17 who says like, what's the real NFL evaluation about Kirk
Cousins, right? Because Twitter is 50-50 on them. The
unresolved about Cortana listened. Twitter is what
the first thing I would tell you at ticks guy. 417. Okay,
don't, you know, you got plumbers there that are
evaluating, what's have never seen my clients wrong with
plumber ever in their life that can evaluate football. I would
trust I would trust a plumber over
more professions performer. Probably played football.
You're probably right. About that. Okay. Okay. Good point.
Good point
blank. Give me a banker now doesn't mean they know Jack
diddly squat. Okay. Yeah, but
you know, I think with
here's the evaluation you talk to a really good offensive
coordinators or bright minds. They like her cousins because
they go way he's gonna run my offense and make all
the throws. You talk about guys that want to rely on
quarterbacks and make more plays with their physical
ability.
They're not going to love Kirk Cousins. So it's a little bit
of a mixed bag, that way, the mcveigh's the Shanahan's of
the world. The Kevin O'Connell, Who believe in their system and
believe they're going to be able to coach. You two things.
The read things that other coaches aren't
and they're going to make you better.
They like Kirk Cousins. They do,
you know Kirk Cousins. Yes. He's not the guy. That Hey,
Nobody's open the pass protection broke down. Hey
guys, no worries. Jump on my back. I'll carry the team.
That's not who he is. He needs some system help. There's no
doubt. But if he's in the
system with a little Talent around him, he can take
advantage of just about all that's there to be had, he can.
And that's where he's good. You know, as far as the Vikings and
what was wrong with them last year.
You know, offensively, I look at it and go going in the right
direction. You know, they are, you know, the I don't love
their offense
like there, another team
where you, I think you've heard me say, like, if they can't run
the ball and have to rely down just to drop back pass game.
I don't love that aspect, but that should change now with
Kevin O'Connell. So that's cool. Defensively was the real
issue last year.
Actually improved. They a?
I mean they were like worst in the league.
Yeah. Yes. Yes, but it had some unfortunate injuries, you know,
Kendrick was her for a little bit Anthony. Barb has heard for
a little bit. They got some guys aging, Michael pert.
Pierce wasn't as good Daniel Hunter their best player on
defense hurt his neck and
was out for the year,
you know, their secondary was kind of being flipped over that
way. So the defense was really the issue. I looked at more
than anything on that side of the ball and I think that, you
know, was really the thing that I look at is the problem with
their team. All right? Kirk Cousins in the Vikings. Trying
to get. Remember, it was, like the long stretch where they
were, the only team in football who had a more than seven point
lead.
All their games up until like week 10 sure. Like they were
getting out to leads. They could have won a lot more. They
could have been a playoff team last year. There were them and
they were very close. They would lose to my Detroit Lions,
but they were, they were close. Yeah, they were and and you
know, I mean had some Heartbreakers and some things
where in some games
where you go, you know again, I know they lost. But damn
gosh. That was a tough way to lose that football game. Dalvin
cook looked like he was on his right cheek when they called
the fumble Against The Bangles. It's a Chip Shot, feel gold
against the Cardinals, they missed that. That boom, you
know, there are one
where I think the offense is a little bit better than
the numbers would say and then they made the defense which was
still towards the bottom of football,
a little bit better than what it looked
because
they could control the clock. Run the ball, make some plays
that way in the past game. Be explosive.
So yeah, it's the defense that I looked at as the thing that's
got to be fixed up.