Defending the draft of Foster over other prospects by saying he wasn't 'nearly as bad as a lot of them' is … well, indefensible.

49ers' GM John Lynch needs someone to get him rewrite.

Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. The Saints wound up taking Wisconsin tackle Ryan Ramcyzk instead, and there's a lesson there.

only to have the 49ers jump them at the 31st spot.

In case you've forgotten, it was New Orleans that wanted to draft Alabama linebacker Reuben Foster in 2017.

Minnesota's next two games are at New England (where the Patriots are 5-0) and at Seattle, and the Vikings may be without their top cornerback, Xavier Rhodes, vs. So anything less by Cousins could be considered a failure.īut this just in: The climb to the top is about to get steeper. Look, let's be honest: He replaced a quarterback (Case Keenum) who last year had the best season of his career and led the Vikings to a conference championship game. It not only kept the Vikings in play for a division title that looks more and more as if it belongs to Chicago it all but buried Aaron Rodgers and the Packers.īut it's just a first step for Cousins in what is a defining set of games. the Packers this season, with Sunday's victory critical.

Minnesota paid Kirk Cousins the big bucks to beat opponents like Green Bay, and he's 1-0-1 vs. 'At the beginning of the year, I tried to (say) watch out for the Colts,' said NBC's (and former Colts' coach) Tony Dungy. Judgements X: What's Up, Mac? Pats' Jones Suddenly in Middle of Rookie Race

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