Daily Norseman: for Minnesota Vikings fans

In this episode of Two Old Bloggers, we ask the question of what’s wrong with Kirk Cousins. Kirk has been a different player since the arrival of Kevin O’Connell. All his normal stat metrics like yards thrown, touchdowns, QBR, Football Outsiders DVOA, and Pro Football Focus grades are down after the first 4 weeks of the season. Is something wrong with him? He may be declining like other quarterbacks such as Russell Wilson. Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers have spoiled fans with how long a QB can play but normally most start to decline as they get into their 30s. Or is all of this the transitional growing pains of migrating from a Kevin Stefanski/Gary Kubiak/Klint Kubiak offense to a Kevin O’Connell-called offense? The reading of progressions has changed, and Kirk has publicly talked about that. Even Kirk’s biggest detractors have pointed out however that he has improved in the only stat that matters this season, QB wins. He even has two fourth-quarter comebacks. Is he declining or is it just hiccups in the transit