Daunte Culpepper, Wade Wilson, Tommy Kramer, and Fran Tarkenton — Kirk Cousins will join the company of those men this September, barring a strange injury. Those are the Minnesota Vikings quarterbacks that have started Week 1 games in four consecutive games since the franchise’s inception.
Pictured in the heading of this article is Kellen Mond. He’s the Vikings heir apparent should the Cousins experiment go pear-shaped in 2021 or 2022. Why is he there? Well, the Vikings front office and fans of the team are not merrily indebted to Cousins as those associated with Russell Wilson or Patrick Mahomes might be.