PurplePTSD: Gotta Hear It: Vikings Quote Of The Day — March 15, 2022

Press release from the PurplePTSD:

Dustin Baker

2022-03-15

Each day, we select a quote about the Minnesota Vikings, uplifting the sentiment of the day or highlighting something notable.

The remark can come from a Vikings player, coach, writer, fan — or anybody, really. Selection of the quote is arbitrary. The excerpt may be insightful, humorous, groundbreaking, outlandish, or foolish. If you have a quote of the day (your own or from someone else), please send it to DustinBakerNFL@gmail.com.

This quote is from March 13th, 2022, by Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, the Vikings general manager, on the contractual extension of Kirk Cousins:

The “high-level quarterback play” for Cousins mentioned by Adofo-Mensah was the seventh-best in the NFL per a mixture of Pro Football Focus, QBR, and passer rating. Although, Deshaun Watson didn’t play in 2021 and Lamar Jackson had a down year, so Cousins usually teeters on the 10th or 11th-best spot statistically.

The Vikings new leadership regime believes it can win with Cousins at a $35 million per-season price tag. Plain and simple. When the ownership started the cycle of structural change in early January, it opined the team would be competitive in 2022 and that a rebuild was not afoot.

Inking Cousins for an extra season confirms the truth-telling acumen of Mark Wilf.

Cousins is the Vikings guy on an extension that eases cap pain. Minnesota will not start the Kevin O’Connell era with the guaranteed futility a rebuild would mandate.

Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2007. His YouTube Channel, VikesNow, debuts in March 2022. He hosts a podcast with Bryant McKinnie, which airs every Wednesday with Raun Sawh and Sally from Minneapolis. His Viking fandom dates back to 1996. Listed guilty pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ and The Doors (the band).

This press release was produced by the PurplePTSD. The views expressed here are the author’s own.