Post by Purple Pain on Dec 28, 2022 9:46:19 GMT -6
Another good one from Rob Searles
> 6. Kirk Cousins — 100.5 passer rating — 10.3 third-down pass attempts per game
> 7. Kirk Cousins — 99.1 passer rating — 6.0 red-zone pass attempts per game
> 5. Kirk Cousins — 83.1 passer rating — 12.5 pass attempts under pressure per game
> 5. Kirk Cousins — 104.8 passer rating — 11.2 fourth-quarter pass attempts per game
Some who are likely to have been lowered on most lists in recent months:
Brady
Wilson
Carr
Garoppolo
Tannehill
Watson
Murray
Rodgers
Stafford
Seemingly from the moment he joined the Vikings in 2018, the question of How many quarterbacks would you take over Cousins? has been asked by everybody and their unborn children. Whether it’s his contract or the results of the mediocre football teams he’s played on throughout his NFL career, the Vikings and NFL fans at large just can’t help themselves. But since we know that the NFL — especially the postseason — comes down to which quarterback can get you to the finish line, it’s a fair question to ask.
At this point of the season, we have a pretty good understanding of which teams and their respective quarterbacks will be punching their tickets to the dance with hopes of cutting a rug in the month of January and into February. In the spirit of the 2022 Vikings and their Situational Mastery, we’re going to take a look at how Cousins compares to the other playoff quarterbacks in the following critical situations:
Third Downs
Fourth Quarters
Red Zone
Under Pressure
I’ll provide both the passer ratings and pass attempts for each situation, simply because passer rating can sometimes be masked by a low-volume passer who doesn’t have a lot on his plate for his respective offense. Think of it like a three-point shooter in basketball. Sure, someone can approach 40% from deep, but the impact doesn’t mean as much if they’re only attempting three or four shots from beyond the arc per game. After we look each quarterback’s production in these situations, I’ll demonstrate which quarterbacks appear to be peaking at the right time with their production over the past five games. Like a goalkeeper in hockey, more often than not, the NFL postseason comes down to which quarterback is getting hot at the opportune time. (Shout out to Joe Flacco, yo.)
I’m just letting you know that I’m not here today to tell you which quarterbacks should be taken over Cousins. But instead of relying on folks talking out of their backside, I’ll simply lay out the data from the 2022 season and allow you to formulate your opinions.
At this point of the season, we have a pretty good understanding of which teams and their respective quarterbacks will be punching their tickets to the dance with hopes of cutting a rug in the month of January and into February. In the spirit of the 2022 Vikings and their Situational Mastery, we’re going to take a look at how Cousins compares to the other playoff quarterbacks in the following critical situations:
Third Downs
Fourth Quarters
Red Zone
Under Pressure
I’ll provide both the passer ratings and pass attempts for each situation, simply because passer rating can sometimes be masked by a low-volume passer who doesn’t have a lot on his plate for his respective offense. Think of it like a three-point shooter in basketball. Sure, someone can approach 40% from deep, but the impact doesn’t mean as much if they’re only attempting three or four shots from beyond the arc per game. After we look each quarterback’s production in these situations, I’ll demonstrate which quarterbacks appear to be peaking at the right time with their production over the past five games. Like a goalkeeper in hockey, more often than not, the NFL postseason comes down to which quarterback is getting hot at the opportune time. (Shout out to Joe Flacco, yo.)
I’m just letting you know that I’m not here today to tell you which quarterbacks should be taken over Cousins. But instead of relying on folks talking out of their backside, I’ll simply lay out the data from the 2022 season and allow you to formulate your opinions.
> 7. Kirk Cousins — 99.1 passer rating — 6.0 red-zone pass attempts per game
> 5. Kirk Cousins — 83.1 passer rating — 12.5 pass attempts under pressure per game
> 5. Kirk Cousins — 104.8 passer rating — 11.2 fourth-quarter pass attempts per game
PAST FIVE GAMES (STATISTICS PROVIDED BY PRO FOOTBALL REFERENCE)
Trevor Lawrence — 108.1 passer rating — 36.6 pass attempts per game
Kirk Cousins — 106.7 passer rating — 43 pass attempts per game
Jalen Hurts — 101.4 passer rating — 32 pass attempts per game
Joe Burrow — 101.3 passer rating — 38.4 pass attempts per game
Patrick Mahomes — 100.1 passer rating — 36 pass attempts per game
Dak Prescott — 98.1 passer rating — 32.8 pass attempts per game
Geno Smith — 94.6 passer rating — 39.2 pass attempts per game
Josh Allen — 94.3 passer rating — 33.6 pass attempts per game
Justin Herbert — 92.0 passer rating — 43.6 pass attempts per game
Lamar Jackson — 89.5 passer rating — 25.8 pass attempts per game (Hasn’t played since Week 13)
Aaron Rodgers — 87.5 passer rating — 30.8 pass attempts per game
Tua Tagovailoa — 84.4 passer rating — 30.4 pass attempts per game
Tom Brady — 80.9 passer rating — 48.8 pass attempts per game
Is Cousins channeling his inner 2012-Flacco by getting hot at the quintessential time?
I promised I wasn’t going to tell you which quarterbacks should be taken over Cousins right now — and I’m a man of my word. The only thing I’ll add is this: It’s more than okay to change our collective stance on Cousins. Sometimes the information changes, and it requires us to adapt. If you’re still struggling with pivoting on where you stand with Minnesota’s most polarizing athlete, allow me to help. I was dead wrong when I wrote earlier in the year that the Vikings and Kevin O’Connell were better off treating Cousins as a souped-up version of Jared Goff instead of unleashing him in the Matthew Stafford version of O’Connell’s offense with the Los Angeles Rams. Over the last-half of the regular season, the Vikings have essentially said to hell with their running game by living and dying with their passing game for Justin Jefferson and T.J. Hockenson.
And Cousins has delivered in a big way.
Trevor Lawrence — 108.1 passer rating — 36.6 pass attempts per game
Kirk Cousins — 106.7 passer rating — 43 pass attempts per game
Jalen Hurts — 101.4 passer rating — 32 pass attempts per game
Joe Burrow — 101.3 passer rating — 38.4 pass attempts per game
Patrick Mahomes — 100.1 passer rating — 36 pass attempts per game
Dak Prescott — 98.1 passer rating — 32.8 pass attempts per game
Geno Smith — 94.6 passer rating — 39.2 pass attempts per game
Josh Allen — 94.3 passer rating — 33.6 pass attempts per game
Justin Herbert — 92.0 passer rating — 43.6 pass attempts per game
Lamar Jackson — 89.5 passer rating — 25.8 pass attempts per game (Hasn’t played since Week 13)
Aaron Rodgers — 87.5 passer rating — 30.8 pass attempts per game
Tua Tagovailoa — 84.4 passer rating — 30.4 pass attempts per game
Tom Brady — 80.9 passer rating — 48.8 pass attempts per game
Is Cousins channeling his inner 2012-Flacco by getting hot at the quintessential time?
I promised I wasn’t going to tell you which quarterbacks should be taken over Cousins right now — and I’m a man of my word. The only thing I’ll add is this: It’s more than okay to change our collective stance on Cousins. Sometimes the information changes, and it requires us to adapt. If you’re still struggling with pivoting on where you stand with Minnesota’s most polarizing athlete, allow me to help. I was dead wrong when I wrote earlier in the year that the Vikings and Kevin O’Connell were better off treating Cousins as a souped-up version of Jared Goff instead of unleashing him in the Matthew Stafford version of O’Connell’s offense with the Los Angeles Rams. Over the last-half of the regular season, the Vikings have essentially said to hell with their running game by living and dying with their passing game for Justin Jefferson and T.J. Hockenson.
And Cousins has delivered in a big way.
Some who are likely to have been lowered on most lists in recent months:
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... and neither is this Chris guy.