Falcons’ Kirk Cousins ​​’continues to struggle’ but not seeing results in NFL QB Index

There have been a lot of amazing quarterback stories in the NFL this season. Washington Commanders Jaden Daniels is a contender for Offensive Rookie of the Year and could compete for the NFL MVP award. Veteran Sam Darnold is finally living up to his draft hype with his fourth team.

As a result, Atlanta Falcons It’s not easy for quarterback Kirk Cousins ​​to make NFL.com’s Top 10 Quarterbacks list. In the website’s latest NFL QB Index: NFL.com’s Nick Shook ranked Cousins ​​is number 13.

Cousins ​​was also ranked 13th on the list last week.

“Cousins ​​continues to attack. For the second week in a row, he converted on fourth down, throwing a pass to the target while breaking out of coverage. At 8 weeksit was Kyle Pitts catch and run pay with dirt.At 9 weeksit was Darnell Mooney who caught a pass from Cousins ​​under pressure by six“,” posted by Shook. “Cousins ​​doesn’t move much in the pocket, but clearly has the arm strength to get the job done. He appears to be playing freely and has excellent stats against the Cowboys, including a streak of 13 straight completions and a total of just five loose ends on the day.

“Cousins ​​is proving that the Falcons have the right to invest in him this offseason.”

I don’t really want to go so far as to say that Shook doesn’t respect Cousins ​​enough. He faces the daunting task of ranking all the league’s great defensive players each week. It’s hard to do.

But I think most Falcons fans would say Cousins ​​plays like a top-10 quarterback. Statistics also show this.

Cousins ​​completed 69.2% of his passes averaged 7.9 yards per attempt. He’s in the top 10 in both categories and ranked fourth with 2,328 passing yards after Week 9.

He also has 17 passing touchdowns against 7 interceptions. Only Baker Mayfield, Joe Burrow and Lamar Jackson have thrown more touchdowns this season.

Additionally, Cousins ​​led the Falcons to a 6–3 record, with three of their wins coming as fourth-quarter comebacks. Cousins ​​leads the NFL in this category and has three game-winners.

It’s hard to imagine what more Cousins ​​needs to do to crack the top 10 on Shook’s list.

Young cornerbacks C.J. Stroud and Jordan Love fell in Shook’s latest NFL QB rankings. But Staud was still ahead of Cousins ​​in 12th place. Love fell below Cousins, but Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert jumped from 15th to 9th on the index this week.

That’s why Cousins ​​stayed at number 13.

13th is the highest ranking Cousins ​​has placed on Shook’s list this season. He’s held that spot on the list for three of the last four weeks.