Analyst believes Kirk Cousins to 49ers is more than speculation

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Analyst believes Kirk Cousins to 49ers is more than speculation

NFL.com's Gregg Rosenthal is the latest to connect Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins to a possible deal that sends him to the San Francisco 49ers.

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It’s starting to seem like Kirk Cousins starting under center for the Minnesota Vikings next year won’t be confirmed until their very first snap of the 2021 regular season.

With the Vikings expected to miss the playoffs for the second time since Cousins arrived three years ago, the idea of the team moving on from during the upcoming offseason continues to pick up steam.

The latest comes from NFL.com’s Gregg Rosenthal, who included the Minnesota signal-caller in his list of NFL quarterbacks that could be playing elsewhere in 2021.

Connection between the Minnesota Vikings quarterback and the San Francisco 49ers won’t go away
In his list, Rosenthal divided the passers he included into four tiers and Cousins landed in his second-tier which he titled “Slightly less realistic (but still spicy!) trade targets”. Along with the Vikings passer, Matt Ryan is the only other quarterback included in this second tier.

Rosenthal views Cousins and Ryan as players that could potentially be moved in 2021, but he also knows that it will be more difficult for either to be traded than it would be for other quarterbacks like Carson Wentz, Jimmy Garoppolo, Matthew Stafford, and Sam Darnold.

Fueling the NFL.com analyst’s thoughts about the Minnesota signal-caller is his connection to current San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan. This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone as rumors of Cousins ending up with the 49ers have been floating around for a while now.

The interesting wrinkle that Rosenthal threw into all of this though is that he believes Shanahan’s admiration for Cousins makes him landing in San Francisco sooner than later more than just “idle speculation.”

This makes it seem like the NFL.com analyst might know a little more about what the 49ers are planning to do during the upcoming offseason and whether or not they will be targeting the Vikings quarterback.

 

[bamainatlanta]

I wonder where Jimmy G fails next

 

[ThatGuyRyan]

I wonder where Jimmy G fails next

Back to New England where he’ll ball out

 

[Discus fish salesman]

Why does Shanahan love garbage qbs. He has a great system, apparently he doesn't have qb evaluation skills though

 

[#FireEveryoneGeorge]

Trubisky going to Vikings.

 

[Warrior Spirit]

Trubisky going to Vikings.

Wishful thinking. I think he goes to Skins.

 

[10veitout]

Why does Shanahan love garbage qbs. He has a great system, apparently he doesn't have qb evaluation skills though

All those guys have had alot of success in that system.

Matt Ryan would be a good pairing.

 

[Karensman]

I could easily see Trubisky going to San Fran. Shanahan loves running a run first offense. We have already seen that Trubisky has had success in a similar run first offense. Trubisky also has the mobility to run when the occasion arises unlike Cousins who is strictly a pocket passer. Of all the QB's expected to be available Trubisky is the youngest that still has some upside. Matt Ryan and Stafford although good are on the downside of their careers and have taken quite a beating the last few years. The clock may be ticking on when their eventual decline arrives. As far as the Vikings : Cousins contract eats up too much of their salary cap and their lack of depth was one of their downfalls this year. Their management may decide it's time to blow everything up and start over. The first move would be to unload Cousins contract.

 

[baselman1974]

Mitch has trouble throwing long ball and consistency. I see Matt Ryan or Stafford in SF. Better long ball and more consistent than Trubs unless SF wants to save money or draft picks.

 

[Luke]

I wonder where Jimmy G fails next

coming home to the beloved. This way, Midway "QB de jour" can change his name back.

 

[Midway Fields]

coming home to the beloved. This way, Midway "QB de jour" can change his name back.

Im all about Midway Trevor, Justin, Zach, or Trey right now.

Hometown Jimmy turned out to be too fragile, his downfall.

 

[MDB111™]

All those guys have had alot of success in that system.

Matt Ryan would be a good pairing.

All those guys have had alot of success with ur mom.
It was a good pairing.

 

[jtreal3]

With our luck the Vikings would turn around and trade for Watson!