{"id":743059,"date":"2026-02-10T19:03:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T19:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/743059\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T19:03:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T19:03:45","slug":"dolphins-named-a-fit-for-kirk-cousins-but-vikings-loom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/743059\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolphins named a fit for Kirk Cousins, but Vikings loom"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the biggest questions for the Atlanta Falcons<\/a> as the offseason continues is what will come of the future for Kirk Cousins<\/a>. Cousins finished out the year for Atlanta last season after Michael Penix Jr.’s ACL injury, and largely played above expectations, helping the Falcons win four straight (meaningless) games to close out the season.<\/p>\n

Now, more information is coming to light on teams that might be interested<\/a> in Cousins’ services over the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like the Dolphins as a Kirk Cousins team, but if he prefers to return to Minnesota, it’s tough to find any ideal options,\u201d reported NFL insider Ben Solak of ESPN.<\/p>\n

The Miami Dolphins<\/a> benched quarterback Tua Tagovailoa down the stretch of last season and currently have a gaping hole at the position heading into 2026, but Solak pointed out that the team would be wise to stay cautious over the next few months.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026the Dolphins’ roster construction will likely mirror that of Seattle’s under Mike Macdonald: Build an elite defense, then cycle through midtier quarterbacks trying to strike gold. Miami should not be trading any picks, as it needs rookie-contract, rosterable players to fill out its depth chart,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, another team that could be on the radar for Cousins is his former squad, the Minnesota Vikings<\/a>, who saw JJ McCarthy struggle through a brutal campaign in what was essentially his rookie season last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cCousins is the obvious choice because he has scheme familiarity from his time in Minnesota as coach Kevin O’Connell’s starter. But O’Connell is a big believer in quarterback development, and I would not be surprised if he wants to go for a younger player to challenge McCarthy’s seat,\u201d reported Solak.<\/p>\n

Indeed, Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell has long been known as a \u201cquarterback whisperer\u201d in NFL circles for his ability to bring the most out of younger quarterbacks, and Cousins might not fit the timeline of what Minnesota is trying to accomplish.<\/p>\n

However, he might end up being the best option for a team that isn’t exactly brimming with possibilities in that department.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One of the biggest questions for the Atlanta Falcons as the offseason continues is what will come of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":743060,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2074],"tags":[223,254,2554,224,7,294,251,259,6,832],"class_list":{"0":"post-743059","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-atlanta-falcons","8":"tag-atlanta","9":"tag-atlanta-falcons","10":"tag-atlantafalcons","11":"tag-falcons","12":"tag-football","13":"tag-kirk-cousins","14":"tag-miami-dolphins","15":"tag-minnesota-vikings","16":"tag-nfl","17":"tag-nfl-rumors"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116047899197786765","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/743059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=743059"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/743059\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/743060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=743059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=743059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=743059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}