Former Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer reportedly wasn’t convinced Kirk Cousins was the right quarterback for the team. As the walls were closing in on the Zimmer and Rick Spielman era, the former coach complained about Cousins in meetings, per The Athletic’s Chad Graff.
“Towards the end of his tenure, Mike Zimmer bemoaned Kirk Cousins to several within the Vikings,” Graff posted on social media. “Now, if the Vikings keep Cousins, it’s a bet [head coach] Kevin O’Connell can connect with the QB in ways Cousins’ previous coaches couldn’t.”
From strictly a statistical standpoint, Cousins had an incredible season in 2021—4,221 passing yards, 33 touchdowns and only seven interceptions.
