Vikes Views: Kirk to the Rescue?

This is certainly not an article I expected to write at the start of the season. However, the Vikings’ trade for Kirk Cousins makes all the sense in the world.

The Las Vegas Raiders appear ready to see what they have in former No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza, while the Minnesota Vikings have somehow scraped together a 6-2 record behind a dominant defense, excellent special teams, and one of the worst offenses in football.

The Vikings aren’t going to suddenly become an offensive juggernaut because of this move, but Cousins gives them something they haven’t had all season: competency at quarterback. The running game has struggled, in part because opposing defenses haven’t respected the…