Kirk Cousins trademarks “You Like That?!?”
With the help of some talented pass catchers, Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins seems to be evolving from a game manager to a game changer.
After having four more touchdown passes Sunday, the Washington Redskins’ Kirk Cousins is hovering around the NFL’s top 10 in both passer rating and Total QBR through Week 15. His progressions, his reads.
“It was a good team-building exercise”, Coach Jay Gruden said on Monday. “At the end of the day, the coaches, all they can do is call the plays”. The argumentative Philadelphia Eagles lost three of four in November and four of their last six, but managed to upend the New England Patriots in that stretch.
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Ryan opened his Monday press conference at One Bills Drive by saying “it was pretty much an terrible performance”.
The next play the Bills showed some signs of life when McCoy’s replacement, Michael Gillisee ran 60-yards for the touchdown putting the Bills a little closer to the Redskins with the score of 10 – 28 in the third.
Taylor completed 16 of 27 passes for 235 yards and two touchdowns.
Medical Report: Well before LeSean McCoy took a hit to his knee that led to his exit from the game.
“Needless to say it broke our back there”, Ryan said. “I couldn’t hear play calls and all that stuff”.
Trailing 28-3 after Jackson’s 77-yard catch and run for a touchdown early in the third quarter, Buffalo scored two quick touchdowns.
Back in August, when Gruden elevated Cousins to the starting position over Robert Griffin III, he made it clear it was not another spin of the quarterback carousel – the job belonged to Cousins. In the receiving end, DeSean Jackson had 153 yards and one touchdown in six receptions while Jordan Reed added 84 yards and two touchdowns in seven receptions. Players on the Washington Redskins have confidence in Kirk Cousins.
“It’s insane”, Buffalo defensive end Mario Williams said when asked about the communications problems that continue to plague the defense. “When you see he’s got the whole team’s trust, he’s putting up 300-yard games week in and week out”.
“You like that!?” Cousins yelled at local media following a come-from-behind 31-30 win over the the visiting Bucs.
On their next possession, the Redskins gambled on fourth-and-1 from the Buffalo 37, and were rewarded when Buffalo was called for encroachment.
Cousins’ potential payday could rival Kansas City Chiefs’ quarterback Alex Smith’s, according to La Canfora.
On the one hand, you can’t deny that Cousins is playing lights-out ball right now and is the primary reason why the Redskins are rolling.
HUGE STAND: Late in the second quarter, Washington rookie returner Jamison Crowder fumbled a punt near midfield, but Buffalo couldn’t take advantage.
Washington will try to get a deal done with Cousins as soon as possible, but is willing to slap the franchise tag on him if necessary, keeping him in the burgundy and gold at least one more season and guaranteeing him around $19 million for that one year of work. But they can’t seem to get past some obvious abrasiveness in their own locker room, and a pattern of untimely injuries.
Key stats to know: Cousins has lowered his interception rate from 4.7 percent in previous seasons to 2.3 percent in 2015, which is just under the league average.