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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
But Kirk Cousins, unlike Jimmy G, is a really good pure passer.
He doesn't improvise well; doesn't work well off script. He's not very good under pressure because he just doesn't have that loose arm that Mahomes has that allows him to do weird shit on purpose.
But really, since about 2016, he's been one of the better pure throwers of the football in the game.
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Yeah, agreed, though it took me awhile to come to this conclusion about Cousins.
Cousins for like 3 or 4 years was the best QB in the league through the first half of the season, statistically anyway. His numbers through the first 6-8 weeks of the season were your basic elite. But then the wheels would come off in November, almost like clockwork.
But he's good enough to get to the SB, if he has all the other elements; a top-10 or so rushing attack, a top-10 or so defense, and a couple top-15 receivers. All of that is just easier to find than a top-5 QB.
I'd say that in terms of actual on-field performance/results, there's not a lot of difference between Cousins and Jimmy, but Cousins is the better passer in most situations (not off-script), but the results are pretty close.