Viktor
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According to CBS Sports’ Sean Wagner-McGough, “the state of quarterback play in the NFL has never been better.” He wrote:
Not only did the 2018 season result in the highest average passer rating in the history of the NFL – 92.9, which beat out 2015’s 90.2 passer rating – the way in which that league-high passer rating was achieved was remarkably diverse in terms of age, styles of play, and distribution among the divisions.
Wagner-McGough said it wasn’t easy to rank the NFL’s eight divisions by their current starting quarterbacks, but he took a stab at it. He looked at last year’s performance, projected 2019 performance and their cumulative careers as criteria.
The NFC North was ranked third overall by Wagner-McGough, who then ranked Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins second within the division behind Packers QB Aaron Rodgers. He opined that “what the NFC North has going for it is balance,” with all four teams led by talented passers.
Wagner-McGough said that Cousins has received harsher-than-necessary criticism for his 2019 campaign that was “in reality, pretty OK.”
He threw for 4,298 yards and 20 more touchdowns than interceptions even though he was playing behind a bad offensive line. Since he became a full-time starter in 2015, he ranks fourth in passing yards and eighth in touchdown passes. There’s a reason why so many considered the Vikings to be Super Bowl contenders when he signed with them.
He’s still good. It wouldn’t be surprising if he improves in 2019 with a new offensive system that should be tailored around his strength (play-action).