At his core, Kirk Cousins is a fiery competitor. We don’t get the “You Like That!?!?” moment unless he cared about overcoming doubt by winning. We don’t hear him repeat that phrase – with a notable expletive tossed in – during last season’s San Francisco practices unless the competitive fire was still burning.
How do we square his obvious desire to achieve greatness with the reality that his teams have never had meaningful success? A couple playoff wins, sure, but never anything resembling a true push for the Lombardi.
And what happens when we remember that his personal accolades are lacking?