For the third straight season, the Vikings will be led by quarterback Kirk Cousins.
So far, Cousins has put up solid numbers and last season, he led the Vikings to a huge playoff win over the Saints in New Orleans.
The narrative that Cousins isn’t a big-time quarterback is still there, but it’s not like the Vikings have any better options.
If Cousins were to get hurt, however, the Vikings would be doomed. Sean Mannion is Cousins’ backup, and after that, there’s Jake Browning and 2020 seventh-round pick Nate Stanley.
I would imagine Mannion will be Cousins’ backup, while either Browning or Stanley will make the practice squad. The other will likely get cut.
Even so, NFL Network’s Cynthia Frelund has the Vikings’ quarterback room ranked 14th in the league.
That ranking is about where most people have Cousins in league quarterback rankings, so that sounds about right.
To round out the NFC North, the Bears rank 29th, the Lions rank 17th and the Packers rank sixth.
You can check out Frelund’s full rankings here.
