Cousins can be a good QB at times but he's also incredibly frustrating. Look back at this thread to see me going mad about him making very simple mistakes. Taking safeties, not throwing the ball away when he needs to and not knowing where first down markers are. He's also never really dragged the Redskins to victory in the way a proper franchise QB like Brees, Rodgers, Brady etc. do on a regular basis.
Maybe he's Minnesota's best option right now to put with that great team to go for a SB but I have a feeling he's going to be a disappointment to you.
It's a difficult call. I've said earlier in this thread I'm not a big Cousins fan (even before he was linked with the Vikings). Do think he was probably the best QB we faced last year in regular season - putting up big numbers and 30pts on our defence. Redskins have had plenty of other issues apart from Cousins.
It probably comes down to (injuries aside) that Cousins does have a higher ceiling than the other 3.
Other 3 have all been steady rather than spectacular. Again I think it's a lot to do with the coaching set-up at the Vikings that Keenum & Bradford had career seasons here on the back of limited success elsewhere. Maybe the same can be a possibility for Cousins.
As regards the money it's just that Cousins was the highest-ranked available QB. Already was one of the highest paid players in NFL when at the Redskins.
Brees took a pay cut/freeze to stay at the Saints. It's cost the Cardinals 20m to get Bradford. Keenum's getting 18m at the Broncos.
Rodgers deal will beat Cousins's.
Can't say I like the structure of deal - only 3 years and all guaranteed but probably 2 or 3 other teams were prepared to offer something similar.
Vikings are at a win now stage with the age of the team and the fact that a lot of the key players are approaching free agency next season and the one after. And they still have a defence that can compensate/win games for a QB that may make errors.
