Jets fans’ ‘delusional’ hope of QB rescue is ‘gone’ now, host says
Kirk Cousins will join the New York Jets this offseason to make quarterback Zach Wilson, experts say.
It always seemed unlikely.
Cousins had a no-go clause in the final season of his contract, and the Jets had to meet his $20 million cap hit. And then there’s the Aaron Rodgers factor.
His leadership and influence on the organization and his potential comeback, not to mention Wilson and the Jets’ 3-3 record.
There are a growing number of voices in the sports media predicting that Cousins won’t arrive in New York until October 1st.
The 31st is the deadline, but not for that reason.
This comes as the Minnesota Vikings have won two straight and are in the thick of the NFC playoff race after losing 22-17 to the San Francisco 49ers on Monday night.
“Any hope of Kirk Cousins saving us from the mediocrity of Jack Wilson is gone,” Evan Roberts said Tuesday on WFAN’s “Evan & Tikki.” “You told me maybe a week, a week and a half ago that he was gone, but I always had that little thought in the back of my mind, ‘You never know.’ And then it disappeared.”
Cousins would certainly be an upgrade, but this isn’t fantasy football and there are many other considerations. He threw for 2,057 yards with 16 touchdowns and five interceptions this season, and Wilson threw for four touchdowns, five interceptions and two touchdowns, including in a 6-1 win over the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 6.
He passed for 1,097 meters.
Roberts said the Vikings’ last game was a blow to the 2-5 New York Giants and a blow to their playoff hopes as another team that struggled to start the season beat the 3-4 Vikings.
“The team to worry about is the Minnesota Vikings,” Roberts said.
“So last night was a tough loss for the Giants’ playoff hopes and a tough loss for Jets fans like myself who thought Kirk Cousins would come to the rescue.”
