Kirk Cousins red flags? How concerned should Jets be about these issues? Updated 7:16 AM; Posted 7:00 AM Kirk Cousins to the Jets? (AP Photo | Mark Lennihan) 0 shares By Darryl Slater dslater@njadvancemedia.com NJ Advance Media for NJ.com As the Jets get ready to make a run at free agent quarterback Kirk Cousins, we've already laid out some reasons why they should be wary of giving him big bucks. None of this is to say Cousins will be a total flop if the Jets sign him. But it would be foolish to label him -- right now, based on what he has done in the NFL -- as a guaranteed savior. On top of the reasons we already detailed for the Jets being wary about giving Cousins a ton of money, Bleacher Report's Doug Farrar has published this in-depth film analysis that breaks down some of Cousins' flaws. It is very much worth your time. Who will be Jets' starting QB in 2018? In short, Farrar notes that "key inefficiencies remain" in Cousins' game. The longer version, via Farrar: While he will occasionally make the kinds of "dead-on" throws into contested areas you want to see from a true franchise quarterback, his last two seasons show a more common picture of a player whose teammates and scheme have helped him to a large degree--and when he doesn't have those things, the picture gets muddy pretty quickly. Farrar goes in-depth while breaking down two of Cousins' interceptions last season against the Giants and one against the Broncos. In particular, according to Farrar, the pick against the Broncos showed off a prominent weak area in Cousins' game: If there's one common trait among Cousins' less impressive games, it's that his processing speed isn't quite up to where it needs to be. Often, you'll see Cousins throw just a bit early, just a bit late--he'll throw his receivers into converged coverage when the ideal choice is to throw one's receivers open. To do this requires not only the awareness of the timing of the route but the ability to, in a fraction of a second, adjust from the throw you thought you had to the one you've got. It's one more characteristic that separates the best quarterbacks from all the others, and it's something that doesn't show up enough in Cousins' game tape. Do Cousins' past mistakes mean he would struggle in similar ways with the Jets, should they sign him? Not necessarily. Chiefs deal Smith: Cousins to hit free agency for Jets A huge deal. Cousins could find familiarity and comfort in the Jets' offense with coordinator Jeremy Bates, a Mike Shanahan disciple. Cousins was drafted by Shanahan in Washington, and has expressed a fondness for Shanahan's offense, even though he was never Washington's full-time starter during Shanahan's time there. But it's not a lock that Cousins would thrive with the Jets. Darryl Slater may be reached at dslater@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @DarrylSlater. Find NJ.com Jets on Facebook.
This should really enrich the Cousins argument? Finally an article that points out exactly what his detractors see...............
In reality regardless of his defecincies you need to justify paying someone that kind of money. The more I think about it the more I don't think it will happen. I actually like cousins and want to see him here but I think in the end we will end up with McCowan or Mccarron and drafting Mayfield. I really don't see mac giving away multiple premium picks to move up.
