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Leber said the element of making things look the same comes from the coaching staff, but the execution comes down to the players, from Cousins to Cook to in-sync offensive linemen.
“I think he’s going to be successful because you have to make immediate judgement calls and snap decisions, because when you pull that ball back and turn around, you’ve got to make a decision right now,” Leber said. “You just have to. You’re not going to be able to stand in the pocket, assess, over-think things, ‘What coverage is this or that?’ You’ve got to make decisions, so I think that this is going to allow him to make quick decisions.”
But first, the Vikings must improve on a rushing attack that ranked 30th in the NFL with 93.3 rushing yards per game in 2018.
Personnel groupings that present multiple options for defenses to worry about could help.
With the drafting of Irv Smith, Jr., and the recent contract extension for Kyle Rudolph, there’s been talk about what could be possible when using two tight ends on plays, either in 12 (one running back, two tight ends, two receivers) or 22 (one running back, one fullback, two tight ends, one receiver) personnel.
Connor Price of Pro Football Focus took a look at how the combined threat of Rudolph and Smith on the field at the same position might play to Cousins’ strengths.
Price noted that since becoming a starter in 2015, “Cousins leads all quarterbacks in adjusted completion percentage (83.3 percent), passer rating (112.8) and yards per attempt (9.39) in those personnel packages, and his 2018 passing grade from such (90.8) ranked third among quarterbacks with at least 50 attempts last year.”