Are The Vikings Really About To Trade For Kirk Cousins...

Something is going on in Minnesota. There has been a sequence, a series of posts and events that are leading up to the Vikings doing something pretty dramatic. With the quarterback spot, because they are desperate. They are in need of a change at the position. Kyler Murray, as we know, is horrific. And GTA 5 is coming out in a couple weeks. So he's about to fall off the face of the planet. Did I say 5 or 6? GTA 6 is coming out in about two weeks or so. Adam Schefter has come out and said, something is brewing in Minnesota. There aren't that many quarterbacks on the market, and here's where the Raiders come over the top. I think there's a real chance that trade deadline November 10th, in two days, Kirk Cousins is once again a Minnesota Viking. I don't think it's maybe more than 50%, but it's pretty close, and I do think the outcome of this Raider game has a lot to do with it, and the price has a lot to do with it, because A second or maybe even a first for who was second in the league in touchdown passes. I think you deeply have to consider it if you're John Spitek, especially if the Raiders end up getting destroyed by the 49ers on Sunday. Just when I thought I was out, the Raiders pull me back in. A 38-point offensive showcase against the New York Jets. Jets aren't a great team, but coming up on the schedule is a great team. Maybe the most exciting game on the schedule Because the former. Oakland Raiders are headed into San Francisco. It's the Battle of the Bay. Now look, the 49ers are given an 80% chance to win this game on the Kalshi market. If you took the Raiders, you sprinkled 25 on there, you'd win $118.35. But I think the play here, the contract to purchase, is the 49ers not to cover. That 9.5 points that the market is being set at here because the Raiders have been the kings of the backdoor covering of the spread. So, you have San Francisco 49ers to win by 9.5. That's a lot of points. I think this is going to be a competitive game. So if you purchase the no contract and sprinkle 25 on there, it's $50.25. I think that's the responsible right purchasing of the contract in this game. Now look, if you're interested in checking out Kalshi, use code all aboard to instantly get 25 when you trade 25. And what makes Kalshi different and unique from your typical sports book is that With that traditional sports book, you're betting against the house. That's not what's happening with Kalshi. You are purchasing peer-to-peer, yes or no, contracts based off of the market that we set. You can do contracts for sports, politics, which is going on right now. It's election day. Movies, TV, entertainment, so much more. You want it? Kalshi's got it. Okay, so here's where it starts. Adam Schefter, on one of his ESPN podcasts or something like that, says the following and insinuates something is about to happen with the Minnesota Vikings at the quarterback spot. Say, like, with everything going on, with Kyler Murray hurt, with Kyler Murray not... Oh, yeah, he's hurt. With the offense struggling, with Carson Wentz potentially starting, I'll just say, with the Vikings trading away JJ McCarthy, with all the... With everything, I'm watching the Vikings quarterback position. Okay, that's what I'm saying. I'm watching the Vikings quarterback position, especially when they have an all-world defense that's good enough to win a Super Bowl, where they need the quarterback to play well, where they need the offense to produce. Again, with everything going on, I'm watching the Vikings quarterback position. I will just say. Okay, so that's the first smoking gun of this whole thing. You have to understand something when you hear insiders say things like that. It goes back to the Brian Windhorst, something's going on in Utah. The reason why that always bothered me is because then when they trade Rudy Gobert a couple days later, people come out and go, wow, Brian Windhorst, he predicted. Did he? He felt like something maybe was going to happen, and he predicted it. No, he didn't predict anything. He knew it was going to happen. He knew there was something afoot. A big trade was going to go down, because they are insiders, but they don't yet have the go-ahead to say something is about to happen in Utah, so they frame it as something maybe, I have a feeling that something's going to happen. So Shefty knows something's about to go down, whether that's... A trade, there was a Derek Carr thing that he has debunked. He hasn't had a workout with the Vikings. Maybe they called him. Maybe he said no, although I think Derek on the Vikings would be pretty good. So, of course, the logical next step would be, well, the best quarterback that could be on the market is Justin Herbert. What is Justin Herbert's value currently with The Los Angeles Chargers, and I promise you this is going to wrap all the way back around in a neat little bow to Kirk Cousins. Look, as a Raider fan, I might prefer if Justin Herbert stayed here, although I know the perpetual need to get a young quarterback once you trade someone is harder. Then it looks. Derek Carr got cut, and then we went to Jimmy G. Then we went to Aiden. Then we went to Gardner. Can I actually do this? Then we went to Geno. There was a couple Desmond Ritter games in there. Then we went back to Aiden. Then we went Kirk Cousins. And now we finally have Fernando Mendoza on the roster. So if the Chargers do end up trading Justin Herbert to the Vikings, That could cripple them if they get the situation wrong. However, per rap sheet, the Chargers have received calls from rival GMs on QB Justin Herbert and wide receiver Ladd McConkey. Per rap sheet, the Chargers, they told the team that they have zero interest and it's a hard no. So now the stage is set. If it's not Derek Carr, it's not Justin Herbert, it comes down to Daniel Jones. Versus Kirk Cousins. Obviously, Daniel Jones would be a cheaper option than Kirk Cousins. Doesn't matter how old or young they are, Kirk Cousins is having a significantly better season. Kevin O'Connell has worked with Daniel Jones. He has also worked with Kirk Cousins. Clint Kubiak was also there in 2021 for Kirk Cousins' best season. If you want a little comparison, a crazy little statistic here, Kirk Cousins, who has 19 touchdowns, five picks on the season, is on the list of 11 pass-catching slash quarterback duos. Three times. Best QB receiver duos by pass rating this season. It's Burrow and Higgins, then it's Cousins and Bowers, then you skip a couple, then it's Cousins and Gentry, then you skip a couple, and it's Cousins and Trey Tucker. Kirk Cousins is throwing to everyone. And if you compare that to what Daniel Jones is doing this season, he's throwing it to everyone on the other team. He's completing barely 60% of his passes, five touchdowns, nine picks, a rating of 68.7. If you're Kevin O'Connell, why would you go from Kyler Murray and Carson Wentz and give up draft capital for someone like Daniel Jones, who does not solve your problems in the slightest? I believe. That the Minnesota Vikings are moving heaven and earth to attempt to trade for Kirk Cousins. And you guys know where I stand on this. My price for Kirk Cousins has always been my price for Kirk Cousins. And it is a first round pick. Full stop. If you want, essentially, the league leader in passes, that's what I was saying, he's second in the league in passes. If you want the person who is second in the league in passes, a 38-year-old quarterback, With a chance to legitimately win the Super Bowl, Kirk Cousins will now have Justin Jefferson to throw to and Jordan Addison and TJ Hawkinson with by far the best defense in the National Football League. I think the choice is clear. You flip us a first and you go win your division and or go win the conference and or go win the Super Bowl. Pretty basic stuff. Would you, however, if you are a Raider fan, and I think this is very important to talk about, would you take a second round pick for Kirk Cousins? Because what you have to also consider is if you trade Kirk, then Fernando's your guy, and Fernando's going to make his first start next week against the defending and reigning Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks, whose defense has made everybody but Caleb Williams look like me and you throwing the football. My only pushback to that would be. They're not invincible. They're 4-4. Marcus Mariota lit them up. And they might be playing Drew Locke and not Sam Darnold against us. What I really think this comes down to is how we look against the 49ers. If we look competitive enough, and it gives us enough hope going into next week that we can beat an injury-riddled, especially at quarterback, Seattle Seahawks team, then I think they keep Kirk Cousins. If we win the game, I definitely think they keep Kirk Cousins. If we lose the game handily, Kirk has his first truly bad game all year, and the Vikings go, okay, we'll give you a second and a fourth for Kirk Cousins. I think John Spytek is seriously going to consider that an option. So it's interesting. Who's to say? Who is to say? We got a little... Oops, hold on. We got a little Kubiak presser we're going to react to, and then we're going to get the heck out of here. Hopefully we can continue to... Nope, I do not care about Joe Deacon Millis at all. No disrespect to you, Joe, but we're going to move on from that. ...this week in terms of trying to get ready and get back on the field. Very intentional. You know, he's working really hard to get back. He's made improvements every day. Obviously, we talked about what this game means for you guys, but just from a schematic standpoint, what have you seen from San Francisco as you get ready for this, and how much has the experience that you have and some players have there helped? Yeah, they're, you know, they're top offensively, top defensively, you know, extremely well coached, great talent everywhere. Um This is legitimately probably the toughest game we're going to play all year. You know, that experience. So it's good to have that perspective going into it. It's very meaningful for me, but, you know, a couple of years removed from that and on Sunday, it's a player's game. How do you prepare for a linebacker like Fred Warner, who's so smart and feels like he can be everywhere? He's the best. you. It's going to be the best matchup Brock Bowers has all year. He's the best in the league. So, you know, He's the most physical, smartest, most athletic guy that you'll see. Have a great challenge with him. When the team's adding a guy midseason, Thank you very much. Thank you very much. to potentially prepare for somebody that you really haven't seen on tape with the team, how difficult is that? You know, Go back and watch what he's done at other places. But, you know, I think it's very well known. Number 99 is a heck of a player. You know, excellent, one of the best in the league at his position. And, you know, upgraded their defensive line quite a bit. DeForest Buckner. I was like, who is this? Andrew said that he felt like the run blocking took a step forward against the vets because where did you see improvements? Agreed. Well, you saw improvements in the production. So the production's got to continue to improve, and that's a group effort. Darrell Luter is some... Named a captain. What have you seen from him for him to earn that, representing the special teams? Yeah, he's been just a guy that has worked very hard since he's been here. We're really happy to get him when we did. And he's been a great addition to our team as a corner, as a special teams player, as a teammate. And obviously he's going back to play his old team. So, you know, excited for him to be a captain. Speaking of special teams, you got the kickoff return for a touchdown last week, but Dylan does so many other things on special teams. What does he bring to you guys? Such a smart wrinkle, too, to get Derrike Young out of there. It's just Dylan Laube back there, so they have to kick it to him or give us a touchback. I think just an overall professionalism, the way that he goes about his work. You know. When you are professional the way that he is and you're intelligent, then people start following his lead and want to have the same success. And how do you do it? Well, look at his example. Look at Max's example. Look at Kirk's example. The way they work and the way they prepare and the way they take care care of their bodies, those are, those are, uh, You know, great examples of guys that have played a long time. So Dylan goes after them, and then he starts making plays. One of the keys to his breakout is the fact that he felt trust from this coaching staff. Like, as soon as it came in, I guess, how did he earn that from you guys? Yeah, it's simple. It's just his silent tape, you know. So he's been producing and deserves the opportunities. Are you anticipating, actually, to get a bigger workload in terms of running the ball this Sunday? 50-50. I just know, you know, both guys are going to play and Dylan. You've talked about all the competition on the roster so far throughout the season and as that has continued to play out what are you really hoping to see from the guys who are competing for roles in practice? From the practice squad players? From just the general roster as a whole. Yeah, well, you know, it's a long season and you got to make sure your practices continue to have that competitive edge, you know, going good on good in the competitive period situationally. You just got to make sure in November you're climbing and you're getting better as a team. A few of the guys have talked about expecting this to be a pretty special atmosphere. Is there anything that you all are doing to prepare them for that while also not making the game bigger than it is? With any great road environment, the crowd noise is a big part of it. But, yes, there's things that we talk about in our team meetings. Um, but. But this is why you coach in the NFL. This is why you play for games like this and for environments like this. That was good. Thanks. Thanks, Coach. Do we expect there to be, like, a large Raider contingent there? Like, I understand that it's the Battle of the Bay, so yes, we do. 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