After a September that saw the Minnesota Vikings stumble out of the gate at 2-2, fans and media were already packing it in for this season and openly discussing which QB the Vikings would pick in the top 10 of next April’s draft.
Why? Because Kirk Cousins was a large part of that uneven start. In September he was 64-99 for 735 yards, three touchdowns, and two interceptions. In the two losses, both road divisional games, Cousins was particularly bad, especially against the Chicago Bears. After that game, a 16-6 loss that wasn’t even remotely as close as the score indicates, most everyone had declared the Cousins era a failure, and were discussing what was next.