Kirk Cousins: Minnesota Vikings QB suffers savage assessment from his own GM

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins has suffered something of a slap in the face from his general manager about his ability.

Ever since he entered the league in 2012 with the Washington Commanders, he had to wait some time before he could flourish in the league behind starter Robert Griffin III, but when injuries started to kick in for the 2012 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, Kirk Cousins took over and quickly proved that he could be a viable starter in the league.

Since he entered the league he’s put up 33,367 passing yards and 226 touchdowns across both the regular and postseason both for the Commanders and the Minnesota Vikings and has even managed to position himself to be the 7th-highest quarterback when it comes to career passer rating in the regular season, above the likes of Tom Brady, Joe Montana and Peyton Manning.

However, despite the impressive numbers, he hasn’t been able to turn that into success during the postseason, as a result, you could argue that he has been a disappointment overall for the Vikings given how much they have paid him over the years. According to SpotRac that figure stands at more than $115m. 

And it’s that disappointment that has led to some rather interesting comments from the team’s new general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah.

Speaking in an interview with USA Today, Adofo-Mensah spoke about the talent that he had at the quarterback position, and even though he said that Cousins was a good quarterback, he felt that there was still a lot more that could come out of the position, especially when compared to some of the big names in the league:

“I’ll be frank. The one asset where you get nervous about not burning it down is quarterback.

“[Kirk Cousins is] “a good quarterback. We