Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes Names The Most Underrated QB In The League
There isn’t really much of a dispute these days about Patrick Mahomes being the best quarterback in the NFL right now, as practically everyone would probably agree. The answer isn’t as straightforward, though, when it comes to the NFL quarterback who is most underappreciated.
Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes Names The Most Underrated QB In The League
On Thursday, a video of a joint interview with the show’s participants surfaced. Unless they all wore the exact same outfits they did for the premiere for the additional session, it appears like it was recorded at the same time as the premiere.
Marcus Mariota, Kirk Cousins, and Patrick Mahomes all spoke on various subjects. The topic of the NFL quarterback who is most underappreciated was up around five minutes in.
Patrick Mahomes and Marcus Mariota believe Kirk Cousins is the most underrated QB in the league.
They also say a majority of quarterbacks would have that same answer. #skol pic.twitter.com/pJtp552Exf
— Vikings Central (@VikesCentral) July 20, 2023
Actually, Mahomes claims that the solution is obvious. When asked who the most underestimated quarterback in the NFL is during a recent interview at the premiere of the new Netflix docuseries “Quarterback,” Mahomes responded with Kirk Cousins.
Kirk Cousins, in Mahomes’ opinion, is the most underappreciated quarterback in the NFL right now.
𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝟮𝟰 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 – 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸
1) Patrick Mahomes – 99
2) Joe Burrow 95
3) Josh Allen 94
4) Lamar Jackson 91
5) Jalen Hurts 88
6) Justin Herbert 87
7) Dak Prescott 87
8) Aaron Rodgers 86
9) Kirk Cousins 84
10) Tua 83 pic.twitter.com/szI7um5PsF— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) July 21, 2023
“I think this guy right here,” Mahomes said. “I mean, if you look at Kirk over here, man. every year wins. Puts up great stats. Did it in Washington. Does it in Minnesota? Talk to any other quarterbacks in the league, and they’re gonna say the same thing.”
Marcus Mariota, who also appeared in the Netflix series Quarterback, concurred with Mahomes’ evaluation of Cousins.
“I’d agree with that,” Mariota said. “I’ve been in a few systems and [with] a few coaches. And a lot of the tape that we’d watch was of Kirk. A guy consistently, year in and year out, continues to prove why he is one of the top quarterbacks in the league.”
"Kirk Cousins is on a bit of a five year heater… Patrick Mahomes himself hyped him up."
— @jasonrmcintyre defends the Vikings' QB pic.twitter.com/02gvDtp4wW
— Herd w/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) July 21, 2023
Kirk embraced it. “Any time you can be complimented by your peers,” he said, “it beats any compliment coming from anybody else in your life.”
On the one hand, Cousins is remarkably reliable. In addition to compiling a 46-33-1 record in Minnesota, he also guided the Vikings to the playoffs twice in the previous four years.
Watching ‘Quarterback’ on Netflix:
• no way in hell Kirk Cousins’ teammates like him
• Patrick Mahomes (as well as his wife) became so much more likable to me
• Marcus Mariota might be the lamest QB alive & that’s EXACTLY why he’s ass. No confidence pic.twitter.com/SW7pVes2lI
— O.Z. !🏀 ❤️🩹 🏀 (@Hated_ThanLoved) July 20, 2023
Additionally, he was listed in our “Clutch QB rankings,” which were made public on Friday, as the third-most clutch quarterback in the NFL. Cousins’ eight game-winning drives in 2022, which equalled the most in one season in NFL history, contributed significantly to his high ranking.
Patrick Mahomes calls Kirk Cousins the most underrated quarterback in the NFL. But is Cousins (with one career playoff win) underrated — or properly rated? https://t.co/pMe8upkzYM
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) July 21, 2023
However, Cousins has only made one postseason triumph in his four-year career, how can he be said to be underrated? In his five years as a starter, Mahomes has made it to every AFC Championship game.
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