Kirk Cousins throwing deep passes at an elite level in 2018

On throws of over 20 yards this season, the Minnesota Vikings quarterback is performing better than every other passer in the NFL.

For some fans of the Minnesota Vikings, it was hard to justify their team going out and spending $84 million this offseason on a quarterback with zero playoff wins to his name.

But a mediocre winning percentage was not enough to deter the Vikings from signing Kirk Cousins to be their 2018 starting signal-caller. Minnesota clearly felt that adding Cousins to their roster could eventually help the lead the franchise to its first ever Super Bowl win.

Well, through the first six weeks of the 2018 season, the Vikings seem to have spent their money wisely by investing it…