Diehard Otis Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 1 hour ago, Tsailand said: I am not criticizing Gruden here. If he wants to sit Cousins after two drives, fine with me. Sorry man. My intention wasn't to criticize you: in fact, I agree with you (then added my own 2 cents). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bob Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 http://mmqb.si.com/mmqb/2016/08/24/kirk-cousins-washington-redskins-contract-nfl-notebook Having a "Prove It" season isn't anything new to Cousins. I am so happy that he didn't pout over being tagged and just signed the tender and move forward as the leader of the offense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyHolt Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Impromptu poll to kill the hours before our only Kirk sighting over a month's time.... Do you want Kirk to continue making line calls as he did in Kory's absence last year, or do you want it to be the center's job, to free up Kirk for other pre-snap duties. For me it's a no brainer - I want Kirk making the calls. Especially since last year Kirk seemed to do very well at it to the tune of a 19.999M payday. Plus, I get the sense we may see different C's tried this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma There Goes That Man Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 I feel like it's better to have that funnel through one person unless that person shows they can't keep up or handle the responsibility. Kirk has shown he can handle it so I would prefer he continue to do so. Also, I don't know how this actually works but to me it seems like if you have one person making the line calls, play calls, audibles, etc there is less of a chance for miscommunication. With all of it coming from one person, even if the calls are wrong or bad, I feel like at least they would be called together so busted plays and uncoordinated efforts would be minimized have they said if he would continue or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veryoldschool Posted August 26, 2016 Author Share Posted August 26, 2016 Kirk, has command of things and should continue doing it in my view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CovingtonCommander Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Capt Kirk for prez !!! I like how whenever he makes a mistake he bounces back. His confidence grows every game. He is the qb to lead us back to glory !!! HTTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek1973 Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Very shaky first series, honestly the entire offense seemed lethargic to me. Terrible decision to throw to Ross and thus the INT. But man, I never felt Cousins will not pick up his game, and that last 6 minute 2nd half was a thing of beauty. The 3rd TD pass to Garcon was one of the best passes I have seen from any QB in a long time. Really worried about the OL especially our C. Not worried about the drops by our WRs, I think they were a little rusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veryoldschool Posted August 27, 2016 Author Share Posted August 27, 2016 I after shaking off some rust and 4 or 5 drops Cousins and his receivers performed well in the second quarter. The defense looked better. Too many penalties but overall I think the team looks better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 He wasn't even that bad early. Maybe one bad throw. If not for the drops and penalties we still score on those early drives and Cousins has a 4-5 TD first half. He threw 3 TDs in what was basically a C- performance by our offense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zazzaro703 Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 I'm actually glad Cousins didn't show well at first. One of the main issues he had before last year was imploding after a mistake. There is no better time and place to get experience bouncing back from mistakes than during preseason games. Kirk really is looking like the real deal and it will be the best damn plate of crow I've ever eaten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyHolt Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 I saw Kory pointing at someone presnap early in the game... i suspect being the 2nd QB and all, that he is making line snaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drowland Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 It's only game 1, but Cousins wasn't the man. Open receivers and good pass protection and he's off on his throws. I watched a lot of franchise QBs not look this bad yesterday. Probably should have taken the money the Skins were offering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkFan8 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Kirk played a scared, terrible game. Ran when he needed to throw, didn't recognize when he should run. Forced balls, failed to step up in the pocket even once, most of his throws forced the receiver to lose all momentum limiting YAC. All in all, way worse than his stats suggest. Defense was terrible once the Steelers got into it, but if Kirk plays a respectable game we are up 14-0 in the first and the game could have been totally different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncr2h Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Terrible is an extreme stretch. He had a solid game. 21 of his 27 completions so far have been "successful" completions (by footballoutsiders metrics - 40% of required yardage on 1st down, 60% on 2nd down, or 100% on 3rd/4th down). He had a couple of bad plays, sure. But for the most part he was moving us up and down the field. The problem, really, is most of the rest of our offense. Here's something crazy - Cousins was not sacked a single time on 37 dropbacks, yet there were 11 different times where we needed more than 10 yards to get a first down (i.e. 1st and 15, 20, 25, etc. due to false starts, holding, etc.). How is that possible? Horrible running game and lots of ticky tack calls by the refs on false starts and holding penalties. I think the real story is that we essentially look like a more lopsided version of last year's already lopsided team. We can't run the ball and we can't stop the run. That's enough to consistently beat bad teams, but it's very difficult to be so one dimensional and consistently beat good teams in this league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Cousins didn't play well, but the penalties hurt him as well. Truth is he's not a Rodgers or Big Ben type, you won't see him make herculean big plays to keep his team in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Main-Maine Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Well not so hot so far Kirk. I thought he would have had a good game, but I guess with a good quarterback on the other team makes Kirk look even more mediocre. In all I'm still rooting for the guy to prove me wrong. Kirk still has a lot of time to turn this boat around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 It's 2016. Start a new thread if you want relevant to this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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