00:00let's hit the Kirk Cousins one first
00:02because a lot of people were expecting the Vikings
00:05to make a move at quarterback.
00:07Now, we didn't know who it was going to be.
00:09They had their eyes set on a few different players
00:11and they landed on Kirk Cousins.
00:13So they get Kirk Cousins from the Raiders
00:15for a 2027 third round pick.
00:18That is literally one night after Carson Wentz
00:21looked absolutely awful against Buffalo.
00:24And John, they got their guy.
00:26This is their guy the rest of the season.
00:27Remember I was saying,
00:28all they need is just an average quarterback
00:30to go with this elite defense.
00:32And they got somebody that I think is better than average.
00:34Now, he's not the prime Kirk Cousins
00:36that he was a couple years back.
00:37But I think with Kevin O'Connell again,
00:40I mean, he could get close to that.
00:41What do you feel about it?
00:43The story of that trade is Las Vegas.
00:46The story of that trade is not Minnesota.
00:49The story of that trade is Las Vegas.
00:51Here's why.
00:53If, if, if the plan was for them to get Kirk Cousins,
00:57have him play well until the trade deadline
00:59and then trade him off to some desperate team
01:02in need of a quarterback
01:03and then turn around and play the number one pick
01:07after our new head coach
01:08has established a credibility within the locker room
01:12and positive momentum
01:14because they have won games
01:15and they have played well.
01:17They're establishing culture.
01:19Kirk Cousins played a part in that.
01:21And they're establishing a winning attitude,
01:23which Kirk Cousins played a part in that.
01:25Now, Kirk Cousins has done his part.
01:28We're now going to let you go play
01:30and make a run for a Super Bowl.
01:32We get picks in exchange.
01:34And now we know our season is pretty much
01:38we're not going to make the playoffs.
01:39We're going to reinvigorate our fan base
01:41by playing the number one pick
01:42that everyone's been asking for.
01:44If this is the way the Raiders intended this,
01:47this is the ace in the hole.
01:49They win the trade
01:50because of what happens now after this.
01:53The Raiders can go nowhere but up from here
01:55because Fernando Mendoza is about to go out there
01:58and I believe pretty much do what Kirk Cousins did.
02:01Put up good numbers and still lose.
02:04The Vikings, on the other hand,
02:07I'm the type of person,
02:09I believe in the vibe, bro.
02:11I really do.
02:12I'm a vibes guy.
02:13If the vibes ain't off, I'm good out.
02:14I'm right there with you, man.
02:17The vibes for what he was doing,
02:20immaculate in Las Vegas.
02:21The vibes for what he was doing in Atlanta,
02:23not so much.
02:25And so now, don't forget,
02:28they gave up on him.
02:30Kevin O'Connell saw something
02:31that he didn't like about Kirk Cousins.
02:33They didn't want to pay Kirk Cousins
02:34and they let him move on to Atlanta.
02:37After that, the whole J.J. McCarthy thing went sideways.
02:41Then the Daniel Jones thing, he walked away.
02:44Then Carson Wentz can't play.
02:47Kyler Murray apparently can't play within this offense.
02:49So, what are you now doing
02:52with Kyler Murray, who you brought in
02:53to kind of save his career and save your season?
02:57His hamstring is so bad,
02:59y'all had to trade for Kirk Cousins.
03:00Like, bro, just tell me y'all didn't think he could play.
03:04Y'all gave Carson Wentz a chance
03:05because he won that game in Chicago on the road.
03:08Cool.
03:09But now you're finna bring back Kirk Cousins,
03:11who's a statue back there.
03:13So, if nothing, Kyler Murray could move.
03:15If nothing, Carson Wentz could move
03:17while throwing an interception.
03:18Kirk Cousins ain't moving nowhere.
03:20So, are you kind of,
03:24are you like 50-50 on Kirk Cousins in Minnesota,
03:27like going back there?
03:28Because a lot of people are saying,
03:30well, okay, now they're contenders again.
03:32Like, now I really believe in the 6-2 Vikings
03:34being a contending team
03:36because that was their only missing spot.
03:39I mean, you could say running back too, I guess.
03:40But that was basically their only missing piece of their team.
03:44We knew the defense was awesome.
03:46We knew Brian Flores had that defense flying around.
03:49All they needed was a competent quarterback
03:52to get Justin Jefferson at the ball
03:54five, six times a game at least.
03:57And at least they have that, right?
03:58So, are you kind of up and down on it?
04:00Like, you don't believe in this team to be a contender?
04:02Or how are you?
04:04Listen, 8-Chain's got to catch the ball
04:06no matter who throws it, okay?
04:07I like how that's his new nickname that he gave.
04:11Yeah, yeah.
04:12Justin Jefferson, a.k.a. 8-Chains,
04:14got to catch the ball.
04:16That's first and foremost.
04:17Or, and two, the thing Kirk Cousins can't do is block.
04:23Tom Brady's wife once said in a tunnel,
04:25he can't throw it in block.
04:26He can't throw it in catch.
04:29So, the Vikings' problem that still exists
04:31is they still have trouble blocking up front.
04:35That's their actual weakness.
04:36That's the thing no one's talked about.
04:39They had trouble protecting Kyler Murray.
04:41They had trouble protecting J.J. McCarthy.
04:44They had trouble protecting Carson Wentz.
04:48Kirk Cousins is less mobile than all three of those dudes.
04:52And so, although I think that he will be able
04:55to get the ball out of his hands faster,
04:57he can execute the plan,
04:58at the end of the day,
05:01you're still going to have to make plays
05:03either outside the pocket or out of rhythm.
05:05And I don't know if Kirk Cousins will be able to do that
05:10as the season gets deeper.
05:12You know, we have seen Kirk with, you know, these...
05:17We've seen Kirk Cousins with Kevin O'Connell.
05:20We've seen him with some better offensive minds.
05:22Like, he was just with Kubiak.
05:24Kubiak.
05:25Yeah, he was just with Kubiak in Las Vegas.
05:27And you could tell, like,
05:29having a competent offensive mind,
05:31like, he didn't really have that in Atlanta, right?
05:33And that's why he struggled a lot.
05:35I feel like he needs that kind of architecture
05:38and that system behind him to thrive.
05:40And I just feel like he had that in Las Vegas.
05:43Obviously, he's not the same.
05:44Like I said, he's not the same guy that we've seen,
05:46you know, when he was playing in Minnesota
05:48before that Achilles injury.
05:49But still, there's flashes here and there
05:51of him being that version of himself.
05:54So...
