Kirk Cousins (Traded to Vikings)

[Reno Hightower]

I have rarely seen a QB do more with less. Kubiak has made it clear that he is the guy this year but his play has really defied conventional wisdom. The run blocking is as putrid as it was last season. The pass blocking has been getting compliments but how much as that has to do with Cousins's pocket presence and pre snap reads?

I am not sure the subject deserves its own thread but I think what he has accomplished this season cannot be overstated and he has essentially put the offense on his back. I don't think anyone saw this coming.

Thoughts?...

[Steve007]

And your point is besides just kicking dirt on the team? You do realize the only reason he was here in the first place is because, you know, the Raiders head coach. Each time you kick dirt on someone you lose a little ground.

And it’s GREAT that Cousins was here. He threw 20 td passes in 9 games. A year ago Geno threw 19 passes in 15 games with a lot more sacks and interceptions.

I’m not one of those guys who is going to call Mendoza a bust after 2 games (or at any point in 2026). If I do that then fine, complain about the negativity.

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And it’s GREAT that Cousins was here. He threw 20 td passes in 9 games. A year ago Geno threw 19 passes in 15 games with a lot more sacks and interceptions.

I’m not one of those guys who is going to call Mendoza a bust after 2 games (or at any point in 2026). If I do that then fine, complain about the negativity.

I can post whatever I want to a degree. And thanks for pointing out the negativity in your post, so nice of you. You like Kirk Cousins who only came here because of the Raiders HC. I always thought Cousins was pretty good QB as well in his career. What I pointed out struck a nerve it did.

[Steve007]

And thanks for pointing out the negativity in your post, so nice of you.

What I pointed out struck a nerve it did.

You’re just trolling.

[BoKnows81]

You’re just trolling.

Don't mind him. He doesn't even watch NFL games.

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You’re just trolling.

Yep, that’s it, you got it all figured out.

[Rainman56]

Thank you and God bless ya Mr. Kirko Chains. You were the best Raider QB since Gannon. In just 7 months you helped sweep away a lot of the misery Raider Nation had to live through at the QB position. Raider Nation appreciates you. Once a Raider, Always a Raider.

That tight spiral on Mendoza pass

[chucker]

All I have to say is Good Luck Kirk!

You were, are a class act, a professional from day 1 when you arrived to the Raiders. You led this team with you personality, experience and professionalism. Thank you. You are the first quarterback for the Raiders in over 20 years that I have liked and enjoyed watch play for the Silver and Black. You will always be a Raider.

Besides watching the Raiders as usual every week, I will now be watching the Vikings and rooting for you and the Vikings to do very well. (Since I know our Raiders aren't going to the Super Bowl this year, not with this defense, no matter what Mendo does!)

So I will watch and I hope Kirk that you do lead the Vikings to a Super Bowl victory. Their fans deserve it with their history of losing the big game and you deserve it Kirk with the person and professional football player you are. Good luck.

I have always rooted for teams to lose when we hold their draft picks, so it turns into a higher pick. Not this time. If we end up with the 32nd pick in the third, that's ok with me. It's also really unlikely.

[Viper]

Super grateful we had Cousins and his high level leadership to show Mendoza what it looks like to lead a team at this level. It’s possible this takes away many teams willingness to stack the box and effectively take our running game away before the ball is ever snapped as Mendoza clearly has an arm capable of hitting any throw.
Good compensation on a player that odds say won’t be here next year. Good savings that can be used on another quality player that is desperately needed on a team lacking overall talent. Good on the organization for recognizing that a quality player that helped steer them in the right direction after literally decades of floundering and giving him some say as to what his future holds. Cousins deserves a chance at another run in the playoffs, something we likely can’t give him in the short window he has left in his career. This has the potential to speak volumes to any player considering coming here in the future.
Mendoza was going to start at some point, why not now? Why not recoup cash and capital on a player that we weren’t keeping anyway?
Was a solid, well thought out decision in what sounds like a rapidly evolving situation. As an added benefit, it gives Kubiak a built in excuse of losing to his former, world champion team. This, or it gives him the chance to show he is capable of leading a team to an improbable win with his prized rookie quarterback making his first ever start of his career as a heavy underdog.

[Amish Cabal]

A post from a Vikings forum that I thought worth sharing lol:

“ Just f*cking fire everyone now and save us the time. Anything that isn't nailed down, fired. Can we fire the Wilves too? Gawd alllllmighty this is officially the stupidestest franchise ever. I'm out of toilet paper so I could've used that 3rd round pick to wipe my ass, and that would've been a better use of it.

This is Baby Kubes giving us the finger isn't it? He's gonna get the last laugh. He had this planned, because he's so much smarter than Desperate O'Conman, the snake politician who keeps dooming this franchise, trying to save his own skin, which is just hanging on by a thread at this point. The moulting was almost finished, and the Yikings think they can reattach it with used bubblegum and ghosts from xmas past.

This is it though right? When this blows up in everyone's face, and it will, everyone is gone right? A complete house cleaning? Fire Teasly too, that guy is clearly an idiot who can get talked into anything. Conman the used car salesman just talked him into buy a lemon ... A F*CKING LEMON WE HAD ALREADY OWNED!!! *bash* KOC isn't even his guy and he's bending over for him, becoming a 3rd dumbass GM to hitch his stupid ass to this absolute loser of a QB. Everything must go when this sh*t show crashes and burns.

At least tell me 2027 will be a clean slate? Give me something to look forward to, or does this guarantee another run with KOC and Kurt in 2027 because they think they f*cked up the Darnold situation?

OMG I hate this useless ass franchise so much. The SS Mediocrity strikes again, dropping anchor in the Bay of 500, with a fresh layer of duct tape. And ofc the purple saps are lapping up every drop of stupidity like a purple headed step child suffering from Battered Fan Syndrome. *facepalm* Which is the ONLY reason they pulled this stunt. You yahoos flooded their inbox with "go get kurt" messages, didn't you? Ugh! The same reason they keep bringing the $hitman back. Is this real? I can't believe this is real.

Go Pack Go .... *wallbang*

Yeesh! And I thought WE were bad! Here they sit at 6-2 with an all-world defense, just got a plug & play 20 TD QB for a song, and they're pissed! The majority of Vikings fans I've seen are happy about it though.

Poor Kirk has to play the niners again in 2 weeks though. LOL At least he'll have a defense this time.

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Yeesh! And I thought WE were bad! Here they sit at 6-2 with an all-world defense, just got a plug & play 20 TD QB for a song, and they're pissed! The majority of Vikings fans I've seen are happy about it though.

Poor Kirk has to play the niners again in 2 weeks though. LOL At least he'll have a defense this time.

And he's already seen them.

[Amish Cabal]

And he's already seen them.

And had his worst game of the year. I'll be watching that one, I hope he kills it this time.

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And had his worst game of the year. I'll be watching that one, I hope he kills it this time.

And this time in Mexico and the 49ers aren't coming off a bye week.

[haji81872]

If Spy put together Kirk's contract with the thought in mind we would trade him and the next team would pay him 10 million that would be some of the best GM work we have seen around here in decades.

Also very classy we asked him what he wanted to do. I honestly would have been fine hanging on to him and letting Mendoza take over after the by if Kirk said he wanted to stay. OF course it really was a no brainer on both sides.

[haji81872]

BTW, if this one fails, then it will not be Kirk's fault. He has shown he can play well with a poor line, no running game, no receivers. If it fails, KOC is the one that needs to bear the brunt of the fire.

Last one for me, then I am headed over to the Mendoza thread. A good point was made that this is now a connection that Mendoza will have for life. Some one to talk to when he needs another ear to talk to. That is so valuable as many players have talked after their careers how important some of those mentor relationships were.

[Reno Hightower]

It's nice to see our front office get some love from the media. Been awhile since anyone was considered competent at 1475 Raiders way.