Spartans in the NFL

Floyd Robertson wrote:Joe Rexrode ‏@joerexrode 44s44 seconds ago
Jay Gruden on Kirk Cousins overtaking RGIII. "I think it was a lot more about Kirk and a lot less about Robert than people think."

Floyd Robertson wrote:Joe Rexrode ‏@joerexrode 44s44 seconds ago
Jay Gruden on Kirk Cousins overtaking RGIII. "I think it was a lot more about Kirk and a lot less about Robert than people think."

LooseGoose wrote:Does this count as Pro ball?

Chris Solari ‏@chrissolari 22m22 minutes ago
Tommy Vento is a starting quarterback in the professional French league. He gave a video acceptance speech.

Chris Solari ‏@chrissolari 23m23 minutes ago
Potsy Ross Award (scholar-athlete): QB Tommy Vento. Presented by Tim Allen, asst. AD/director of FB operations.

LooseGoose wrote:Titans QB Marcus Mariota tells Jack Conklin to 'enjoy the moment'

SpartanInNH wrote:Lippett is really making a name for himself at CB. No shock there.

Receiver turned cornerback Lippett making impression in Miami

SpartanInNH wrote:Did Kirk Cousins take a shot at RGIII on Twitter?

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:Cousins too holy to intentionally do that

LooseGoose wrote:Rams grant request and cut Foles.

Landing Spots for Nick Foles

The Dolphins are going to stay the course for now. They hope second-year player Tony Lippett, who was going to compete with Howard for the job, will play like he earned the spot even though the competition for the starting job has been, well, cut off at the knees.

InTenSity wrote:Something happened down here in Miami and Lippett is getting called out by the coach. I probably worded that wrong, but he was mentioned as someone who has a chance to prove himself, I think because of some ongoing contract negotiations. Looking a little deeper, apparently the CB they drafted is injured.
Dolphins blog if you're interested.

The Dolphins are going to stay the course for now. They hope second-year player Tony Lippett, who was going to compete with Howard for the job, will play like he earned the spot even though the competition for the starting job has been, well, cut off at the knees.

20. Kirk Cousins | Washington Redskins

Avg. rating: 2.93 | Change in rating: N/A | 2015 rank: N/A

Cousins completed nearly 70 percent of his passes for 4,166 yards with 29 TDs and 11 INTs last season. He had a 101.6 passer rating and 70.1 Total QBR score that ranked sixth in the NFL. Voters would like to see Cousins produce similarly again before placing him in the second tier.

"I like him," a defensive coordinator said. "He is similar a little bit to Ryan Fitzpatrick in that, perception-wise, he is a backup, but I think from an intangibles standpoint, guys want to be around him. He put up with the situation with RG III, and I thought handled it fairly well. He got them to the playoffs. I see him as a 3 with the arrow going up. He has to win some bigger games in order to become a 2."

Cousins' reputation for turning into an interception machine lingers from his four-pick game against the Giants in 2014. He threw zero picks in nine games last season. He never threw more than two in a game. A coordinator whose team faced Washington last season said he thought DeSean Jackson, Pierre Garcon and Jordan Reed made Cousins look good. This coordinator thought Cousins would struggle with average weaponry.

"In my opinion, he is kind of a manager," a pro personnel director said. "If you get after him and hit him, I don't know if he rises to that challenge yet. He has to prove it to me this year. I don't think he can do it by himself."