Why Kirk Cousins to Falcons is a strong fit; NFL free agency winners and losers

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KIRK COUSINS AND THE ATLANTA FALCONS …

The Falcons finally got their quarterback, and he’s a terrific fit. Kirk Cousins is joining Atlanta on a four-year, $180 million deal after six years with the Vikings.

I’ve liked Cousins’ game more than most, even with full understanding of his downsides and limitations. A majority of NFL teams would be upgrading if they had Cousins; Atlanta is no exception. The combination of Desmond Ridder/Marcus Mariota/Taylor Heinicke got the Falcons nowhere. Now, they have their answer at the game’s most important position. I wrote about why Cousins makes sense in Atlanta:

Pereles:“Over the past two seasons, Cousins used play action on 28.8% of his dropbacks, fourth in the NFL, and he thrived on those throws. … What’s exciting, though, is that Cousins is quite adept on straight dropbacks, too. On non-play action throws, he posted career-bests in completion percentage (68.9%), yards per attempt (7.7), touchdown rate (5.9%) and…


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Author : Zachary Pereles

Publish date : 2024-03-12 13:00:46

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