Going into the Week 18 Bears game, Kirk Cousins – not Nick Mullens – is the QB1.
Perhaps that’s the best course of action given the meltdown against the Packers in Week 17. One wonders, though, about the wisdom of leaning on Cousins for the full game. Would it be better to give the backup QB some opportunity?
Brought in through a trade, Mullens has had a mostly quiet 2022 season. Cousins is remarkably durable, so the need for a QB2 can often feel non-existent even though we know that having a competent backup is prudent.