What Should We Make of Kirk Cousins' Slow Start?

Cousins is racking up yards this year. Will his other numbers improve, or is he bound to regress after last season?With the 102nd pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, the Washington Redskins selected quarterback Kirk Cousins.

Cousins was not the first Redskins quarterback selected in this draft, of course. A hundred picks earlier, Washington mortgaged the future on Robert Griffin III with the second overall pick.

Griffin was not only the second overall selection in the draft but also the second quarterback taken -- after only Andrew Luck. Meanwhile, Cousins was the eighth quarterback drafted and the second one the Redskins took. As a fourth-round insurance plan, Cousins did not look destined to lead…