Quarterback Kirk Cousins joined Minnesota in 2018 after the franchise appeared in the NFC Championship Game, signing an unprecedented, fully guaranteed contract. He was supposed to be the missing piece, but it never led to much team success for various reasons, from flawed roster management to underwhelming performances from the passer.
Kirk Cousins Draws Crazy Salary Prediction
A popular talker has been for years that the veteran was too expensive to build a competent roster around him and only elite QBs can overcome those deficiencies. However, the franchise simply missed too many draft picks and failed to reinforce the team.