Analytics rate Kirk Cousins as one of NFL’s most accurate quarterbacks in 2021
It’s no secret that Kirk Cousins is a divisive quarterback. While he ranks highly in quite a few advanced metrics, there is still a cloud of doubt.
The main reason for that is his career record. Sitting at 59-59-2, Cousins is firmly a .500 quarterback over the entirety of his career and only two games over during his tenure with the Minnesota Vikings.
Warren Sharp dives into a lot of advanced metrics with one of them being what Cousins is best at: accuracy. Comparing him to the rest of the NFL, Sharp had Cousins as the fourth-most accurate quarterback in the NFL.
top-40 QBs in accuracy last year pic.twitter.com/bi9GRLAGNF
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) September 7, 2022
You can see in the chart that Sharp rated Cousins as accurate on 79% of his passes in 2021, with a very impressive 78% against man coverage, which ranked him second in the NFL.
Accuracy has never been in question with Cousins and will be important for the Vikings taking the next step.
