Giants Game Plus and Minus

[Schneed10]

Kirk Cousins is 2nd in the NFL in passing yardage, behind Drew Brees. Cousins has 989 yards through three games, putting him on pace for 5,274 yards on the season.

At the end of the season fans will see that stat and many will conclude he's a franchise QB and should be paid huge long term money. But he's only 9th in yards per attempt and 17th in completion percentage.

Makes you realize how the position is so dependent upon other positions. If Cousins can put up 5,200 yards, what could other QBs do in this offense? Is 5,200 yards even a good thing?

I'd say it means you have enough confidence in your QB to chuck it around the yard, but the same can be said of a lot of QBs. Makes you wonder what a rookie with a good head on his shoulders could do in this offense.

Anyway, lots of time before we have to make a decision on Cousins. I want to see more games like the Giants game: put more balls on point, hit the deep balls when they're there, and get support from the running game.