Kirk Cousins Development Tracker

As noted before, I'm just putting up film breakdowns I happen to run across. Please feel free to link to others ...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...on-shined-in-clutch-moments-for-the-redskins/

The big question asked of Kirk Cousins after he was named the Redskins’ starting quarterback was how he could handle pressure. When he got his shot at the starting job last year, Cousins cracked under pressure and threw interceptions. But against the Eagles, Cousins and wide receiver Pierre Garcon performed well in a clutch situation. Needing a touchdown in the final two minutes of the game, Cousins connected with Garcon three times, two resulting in first downs and the other a game-winning touchdown.

The first big play from Cousins and Garcon came on third and six. Cousins just had a first-down scramble negated by penalties on both the offense and defense, forcing the Redskins to replay the down ...
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I am all about the win and all about Kirk leading a game winning drive. But his passes are questionable at times. The triple covered one to Crowder (I think) was VERY ill advised. Even the pass to Garcon was a bad pass that Pierre had to reverse and extend fully to get. Both could have very well been picked off.

They weren't, we won, and that is a good thing. I hope it is something that continues to improve. But that DID happen and it wasn't good.
 
I dunno Mike. Another way of looking at it is, he put it exactly where it needed to be on both those plays. On the game winner to Garçon, it was an awkward difficult catch but where he put the ball was the only place he could put it - and he put it there. Not like at that spot we were going to get numerous chances.

I think we 'grade' sometimes based on perception. A 'franchise QB' makes those, he's accurate and throwing into tight windows. Another guy does and he's reckless and making questionable throws.


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I wont argue opinion....I can see what you have to say. I just think differently about it but not to the point where I cant see both sides.

 
Kirk improved from the Giants game incrementally.

NY he was all over the place with his placement, better placement was evident next game.

Have to agree with the dangerous throws but if he's more than 'just a guy', many of the bad throws might be considered gutsy tight window shots trusting his receivers to make a play.
 
If Kirk plays well this weekend (win or lose), I would be willing to consider the very real possibility that Mara sold his soul to Beelzebub and we will not play a solid game there for the foreseeable future.

The past 10 years certainly support this hypothesis.
 
It was certainly a ballsy throw. Had it been tipped up and picked off, of course, it would have been something entirely different. Difference between the two on any given throw can literally be a matter of inches. Ask Russell Wilson.

What will determine how Cousins' career arc goes is whether he's on the ballsy side of those into-traffic passes, like the best NFL QB's seem to be time and time again, more often than on the something entirely different side, like the thousands of guys whose names we've forgotten or never knew were.

Watching that replay a couple times, I think what strikes me more than anything is how decisive it was. Man stepped, planted, saw what he wanted and let fly. Didn't hesitate, didn't aim or guide it, just threw a strong, decisive ball, on time and on location. He does that more often than not, and he's going to be okay.
 
That was one of those passes we're accustomed to seeing tipped or picked off, but the reality was it was a hell of a throw to a spot and Garcon made a hell of a catch.

Nick
 
Om said:
Watching that replay a couple times, I think what strikes me more than anything is how decisive it was. Man stepped, planted, saw what he wanted, and it fly. Didn't hesitate, didn't aim or guide it, just threw a strong, decisive ball, on time and on location. He does that more often than not, and he's going to be okay.
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The only problem is, he telegraphed it. He read the single coverage, and didn't look anywhere else. The guy covering Crowder saw him too. That's why he left his guy and was a split second late knocking the ball away. Plus, he led the guy right into Pierre. And if not for a great catch, and an even better job of holding on after getting hit by the guy Kirk led into the play, we might be singing a different tune.

Don't get me wrong. I've already said this was Kirk's best game as a pro. Gave him an A grade for his performance. But that was a close, close play.

I'd also call the catch, and holding on to it, far greater than the throw.
 
Ax said:
The only problem is, he telegraphed it. He read the single coverage, and didn't look anywhere else. The guy covering Crowder saw him too. That's why he left his guy and was a split second late knocking the ball away. Plus, he led the guy right into Pierre. And if not for a great catch, and an even better job of holding on after getting hit by the guy Kirk led into the play, we might be singing a different tune.
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I guess one man's "he telegraphed it" is another man's "he read it and got it there faster than the D could react" in this case.

Don't get me wrong. I've already said this was Kirk's best game as a pro. Gave him an A grade for his performance. But that was a close, close play.

I'd also call the catch, and holding on to it, far greater than the throw.
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The catch was phenomenal. And I like that, on that one play at least, we had a decisive QB who read the D and route and delivered a ball to allow his phenomenal receiver, who also read the D and ran a crisp route, to make a play that won the game. :)
 
Om said:
It was certainly a ballsy throw. Had it been tipped up and picked off, of course, it would have been something entirely different. Difference between the two on any given throw can literally be a matter of inches. Ask Russell Wilson.

What will determine how Cousins' career arc goes is whether he's on the ballsy side of those into-traffic passes, like the best NFL QB's seem to be time and time again, more often than on the something entirely different side, like the thousands of guys whose names we've forgotten or never knew were.

Watching that replay a couple times, I think what strikes me more than anything is how decisive it was. Man stepped, planted, saw what he wanted and let fly. Didn't hesitate, didn't aim or guide it, just threw a strong, decisive ball, on time and on location. He does that more often than not, and he's going to be okay.
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agree. makes up for the decisive fumble on the one yard line!
 
lol, it helps to be lucky some too.
At least he did something positive to wipe out the negative.
 
Ax said:
The only problem is, he telegraphed it. He read the single coverage, and didn't look anywhere else. The guy covering Crowder saw him too. That's why he left his guy and was a split second late knocking the ball away. Plus, he led the guy right into Pierre. And if not for a great catch, and an even better job of holding on after getting hit by the guy Kirk led into the play, we might be singing a different tune.

Don't get me wrong. I've already said this was Kirk's best game as a pro. Gave him an A grade for his performance. But that was a close, close play.

I'd also call the catch, and holding on to it, far greater than the throw.
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No problem with the throw for me. When at the 5 looking into the end zone, telegraphing don't matter. Its bang bang football, no secondary is reading the QB eyes at that location of the field. There is not enough time.
 
Cooley was breaking down the tape of the TD to Garcon and said Cousins did exactly what needed to be done...stepped to the line of scrimmage, read the defense, knew exactly where Garcon would be, looked the CB off just enough before the snap and threw it exactly where it needed to be thrown so Garcon was the only one who could get it.

What he had a problem with on that play was that Chris Thompson was used as the decoy out wide, as if Chris Thompson, a 5' 11" RB , was going to fool anyone of a fade route in the corner of the EZ to pull the CB away. He said the CB was not completely fooled, but prior to the snap Cousins was able to disguise Garcon's route enough to get the CB off the coverage. Had the CB actually over committed to Garcon, Thompson was wide opn in the corner.
 
GSF said:
Skins actually had 5 starters out: LG, FS, WR, CB, MLB
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6 starters... Niles Paul was slated as the starter when he got hurt

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