Who is Kirk Cousins?

I'm firmly on Kirk's side now, I think we can definitely move forward with him as our QB.
Yeah I agree I was skeptical at first but he's cut down on the ints and he's making great throws. Imo he's a QB that can be our guy for the next 6-7 years.

Dude this all I can think of when i see your new user name

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All im gonna say about Kirk is he is the established QB...for now. Pay him for a couple years and continue to build the team. We have no other choice at this point.

Allow me to cherry-pick my own stats. In the first 6 games of this year, Kirk threw 6 TD passes and 8 INT's. In the last 5 games, Kirk threw 10 TD's and 2 INT's. Only 3 of his 7 fumbles were lost. There's a trend for you to consider.

I agree. The trend statistically is showing improvement over time.
However one the biggest measure that is lost on a stat sheet is how the team has recently started to rallying around each other and KC.
After reading about the timing of the players-only meeting that Dashon Goldson called Saturday night and how a few other team leaders stepped up to talk about the effort they need to give on Sundays, and the things they can still accomplish this year.
Gone (at least for now) are the days of a divided locker room and players throwing each other under the bus, like was happening when RGIII was QB.
The attitude in the locker room has greatly improved and you can not see that on a stat sheet. A player/team has to want to give it his all for his team and teammates on the field on Sundays. That shit is contagious and can build and grow.
In the past during Snyder era, when our team has sucked it was 1) level of play/lack of talent and 2) shitty effort. You have to have both talent and effort.

KC threw that ball 60 yards in the air and Djax still had to slow down and wait on it a little....Dude is F..n... Fast

Seven of Kirk's 10 TD's that came in his last five games came against NO (4) and TBay (3). Both excellent games on his part. Both at home. Each followed by a clunker (in part caused by the competition - NE & Carolina). His play yesterday was solid but not spectacular - a level, however, for which I have no complaints.

In his five away games, he has thrown 5 TD's and 8 INT's. This, too, is a trend. With that said, in his first three away games, he threw 1 TD/2 INT's each; in the last two (Carolina, NE), he threw 1 TD/ 1 INT. If he truly improves and reverses the ratio from the first away games, that would be significant. Also, KC's inconsistencies track with the teams. While I realize this is a chicken/egg thing (is KC dragging down team or vice versa), if the Kool-Aid KC Worshippers wish for converts, KC needs to win when the team is down. Right now, he doesn't (which, BTW, is not a horrible trait or one that marks him as a "Bad" QB - however, to me, it does demonstrate a limited ceiling).

Kirk will quell my doubts when:
(1) We have a three game win streak.
(2) KC wins an away game.

We play Dallas at home followed by Chicago at Soldier Stadium. If we win those two, I am officially a KC supporter (although it will take some time for me to completely stop thinking that the other shoe will drop).

Chicago will be a tough out, but it will be the kind of game in which a "good" QB must perform well. To me, that's the current "trend setting game" on my radar. They have the 49'er this week. Assuming they beat them, we will both be 6-6 for the game (We WILL beat the Cowboys - Period). Playoff implications will be on the line. Pressure will be high. To convince me Kirk has a higher ceiling than what he has historically shown, then "Good Kirk" (not even "Great Kirk") needs to show up in Chicago.

As to the absence of drama and the end of divisiveness, I absolutely agree that Kirk has brought that. He appears to be very well liked by the team. All of that is good. However, Rex Grossman was loved by his teammates on the Bears (and here apparently). He was a Jekyll/Hyde QB with serious limitations.

Right now KC looks a lot like Grossman to me. Can he prove he is not? Kaptain Kirk's Kool-Aid Drinkers say "YES!" The rest of say "Let's wait a bit first. After four years in the league, it's show me time." He has shown some, but, he has some serious hurdles to overcome for me to believe he is not "Just a guy."

And, again, I end by saying ... He is our best option this year and likely next. Further, he is better than many starting QB's currently out there.

I saw a stat earlier that said Only Tony Romo and Rivers have better comp % than Kirk.. If thats true (haven't had a chance to look) thats pretty damn good.

I saw a stat earlier that said Only Tony Romo and Rivers have better comp % than Kirk.. If thats true (haven't had a chance to look) thats pretty damn good.

NFL Stats: by Player Category (http://www.nfl.com/stats/categorystats?tabSeq=0&season=2015&seasonType=REG&akmobile=windows-tablet&d-447263-n=1&d-447263-o=2&akcarrier=verizon&d-447263-p=1&statisticCategory=PASSING&conference=null&d-447263-s=PASSING_COMPLETION_PERCENTAGE)

Yes according to the stats he is right behind Rivers in second place for completion percentage. You might as well throw out Romo if you include him you might as well include Sam Koch

Allow me to cherry-pick my own stats. In the first 6 games of this year, Kirk threw 6 TD passes and 8 INT's. In the last 5 games, Kirk threw 10 TD's and 2 INT's. Only 3 of his 7 fumbles were lost. There's a trend for you to consider.


Bam!

I saw a stat earlier that said Only Tony Romo and Rivers have better comp % than Kirk.. If thats true (haven't had a chance to look) thats pretty damn good.


All year his completion % has been fantastic. (But we dont talk about that around here...KC is just a stop gap. Shhhh).

NFL Stats: by Player Category (http://www.nfl.com/stats/categorystats?tabSeq=0&season=2015&seasonType=REG&akmobile=windows-tablet&d-447263-n=1&d-447263-o=2&akcarrier=verizon&d-447263-p=1&statisticCategory=PASSING&conference=null&d-447263-s=PASSING_COMPLETION_PERCENTAGE)

Yes according to the stats he is right behind Rivers in second place for completion percentage. You might as well throw out Romo if you include him you might as well include Sam Koch
Pretty dang good. I'm starting to believe in kirk