With the recent trade that sent quarterback Kirk Cousins back to Minnesota, there are a lot of people in the Land of 10,000 Lakes feeling pretty nostalgic these last few days.
After all, Cousins was selected to three Pro Bowls with the Vikings and won them their most recent playoff game.
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But not everyone wearing purple and gold is on board with the optimism surrounding Mr. Cousins, and one of those Debbie Downers happens to be Locked on Vikings podcast host Luke Braun.
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Kirk Cousins celebrates on the field after the Minnesota Vikings defeated the Indianapolis Colts at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Dec. 17, 2022. (Getty Images)
Braun took to social media on Tuesday lamenting the move from his beloved Vikings, calling the trade his “long personal nightmare.”
“I was always a big Kirk hater when he was here in Minnesota,” Braun admits. “Because I thought, hey, this guy is not going to lead us to the promised land.”
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The podcaster brought up Cousins’ supposed turnover problems and the fact that the Vikings need to protect the ball and stop putting their defense in bad situations.
There’s a lot wrong with what Braun said, particularly with the fact that Cousins is statistically one of the safer quarterbacks when it comes to committing turnovers, and the internet saw right through his reasoning.
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Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Kirk Cousins warms up before an NFL preseason game against the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)
Normally, this is the part of the article where I break down everything Braun said that was incorrect, but the fine folks on X stole my thunder and did it for me.
Let’s start with Braun’s “turnover” claim, which many commenters pointed out is just not true.
Hmmm, okay. So either Braun is misinformed, or there’s something deeper to this Kirk Cousins hate that he isn’t mentioning.
Of course, the commenters came with receipts for that as well, pointing out that Braun has been a vocal liberal (something that clashes with Cousins’ overt Christian family values) and even cited screenshots from his BlueSky account trashing the Wilfs family for the trade and mentioning Michelle Tafoya’s political campaign.
So now the truth comes out.
If your reaction to the Vikings going from Kyler Murray to Kirk Cousins is one of disgust, there are probably some deeper, non-football related reasons for it.
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Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins looks on from the bench during the second quarter against the Detroit Lions at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn., on Dec. 24, 2023. (USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con)
Is Kirk Cousins Joe Montana? No, nor is anyone claiming he is.
But if Cousins can keep up his numbers from the first nine games of the season coupled with Minnesota’s defense, the Vikings have a chance to make some noise this postseason.
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Don’t tell Luke Braun that, though.