This year's Andy Dalton

[augustisback003]

The more I look at Kirk Cousins (6'2⅝" 214) the more he reminded me of Andy Dalton the more I believe he can step in on day 1 and lead a team the way Dalton led the Bengals. He's started 39 games the last 3 seasons at Michigan State and owns a 27-12 record as a starter. So all he does in win. Which ever team that selects him is going to have a steal.

 

[ckhokie]

The more I look at Kirk Cousins (6'2⅝" 214) the more he reminded me of Andy Dalton the more I believe he can step in on day 1 and lead a team the way Dalton led the Bengals. He's started 39 games the last 3 seasons at Michigan State and owns a 27-12 record as a starter. So all he does in win. Which ever team that selects him is going to have a steal.

all he does is win....less than 70% of the time..in a very top heavy conference, along with very vanilla non-conference.

He's probably the 5th or 6th best QB in this draft and I think he would make for a good backup in the league, but I never see him as a guy who can step in and take a team to the playoffs.

 

[Tubbs1518]

all he does is win....less than 70% of the time..in a very top heavy conference, along with very vanilla non-conference.

He's probably the 5th or 6th best QB in this draft and I think he would make for a good backup in the league, but I never see him as a guy who can step in and take a team to the playoffs.

I agree completely.

 

[DanBengalfan]

So... He needs a freak like AJ Green to chuck it up to... good luck with that.

 

[augustisback003]

Looks like Trent Dilfer also like Cousins and believes he can succeed in the right Offense. I really do like this kid as he is smart, accurate and is the ideal West Coast QB. The same things they said about Dalton last season, he's too small and lacks arm strength, are the same things their saying about Cousins this year. But there are quite a few QB's that lacked the prototypical measurables (Doug Flutie and Jeff Garcia come to mind) that went on to thrive in the West Coast and I believe Cousins will soon be added to that list.


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Kirk Cousins
Prospect status: Mid-ceiling, mid-floor
NFL status: System-fit starter, not early

Breakdown: A highly refined and sophisticated player. Next to Luck, Cousins has the most graduate-level tape. He keeps an advanced understanding of protections, run game, pass concepts and situational football. He has more juice in his arm than given credit for; the system and personnel around him didn't allow him to showcase it. I spent five days with him this summer through our camps, and was thoroughly impressed with his football IQ, leadership, communication skills and ability to learn. Mechanically, he's very sound, which will allow him to maximize his athletic potential. He needs time on the sideline to take in the NFL.

Challenges: His challenges will be a false perception that he's not an athletic talent and that he lacks a "wow" factor in his game. Given a system that emphasizes line-of-scrimmage control, game management and mid-range completions (most offenses rooted in West Coast principles), he can thrive. I can see him developing into a more dynamic version of Matt Flynn given the proper training and opportunity.

 

[Cincyfan78]

Looks like Trent Dilfer also like Cousins and believes he can succeed in the right Offense. I really do like this kid as he is smart, accurate and is the ideal West Coast QB. The same things they said about Dalton last season, he's too small and lacks arm strength, are the same things their saying about Cousins this year. But there are quite a few QB's that lacked the prototypical measurables (Doug Flutie and Jeff Garcia come to mind) that went on to thrive in the West Coast and I believe Cousins will soon be added to that list.


excerpt~

Kirk Cousins
Prospect status: Mid-ceiling, mid-floor
NFL status: System-fit starter, not early

Breakdown: A highly refined and sophisticated player. Next to Luck, Cousins has the most graduate-level tape. He keeps an advanced understanding of protections, run game, pass concepts and situational football. He has more juice in his arm than given credit for; the system and personnel around him didn't allow him to showcase it. I spent five days with him this summer through our camps, and was thoroughly impressed with his football IQ, leadership, communication skills and ability to learn. Mechanically, he's very sound, which will allow him to maximize his athletic potential. He needs time on the sideline to take in the NFL.

Challenges: His challenges will be a false perception that he's not an athletic talent and that he lacks a "wow" factor in his game. Given a system that emphasizes line-of-scrimmage control, game management and mid-range completions (most offenses rooted in West Coast principles), he can thrive. I can see him developing into a more dynamic version of Matt Flynn given the proper training and opportunity.

No offense, but you can say that about any number of QB's, RB's, WR's...etc..etc....etc...

I still believe that had Houston drafted Klingler and continued with the Run-and-Shoot with him behind Moon he could have been a solid NFL QB. Instead, he ended up in a WC offense (ran run-shoot in college) and with no RB and no OL....he got crushed.