Kirk Cousins draws on Tom Brady's advice in Vikings transition

EAGAN, Minn. -- Kirk Cousins%#C/a>' process in becoming a franchise quarterback in Minnesota is all-encompassing. The comprehensive nature of that job requires an immense amount of buy-in and time. That's something Cousins didn't hesitate to give up when coaches asked him and the other quarterbacks to stay late after meetings.

"I looked at him and said, 'I have no life here. I'm here to play football for the Minnesota Vikings. I don't have a whole lot else going on. You let me know. I'll be here,'" said Cousins, who turned 30 on Sunday. "I found that to be true on my birthday as well. I sit around, I have the free time, but I don't really know what to do."

That process is ongoing. It's…