Mike Mayock on Kirk Cousins Raiders Signing: ‘The Ideal Landing Spot’
Mike Mayock kept a book on quarterbacks when he ran the Raiders. He still keeps one. So when the former […]
Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Mike Mayock kept a book on quarterbacks when he ran the Raiders. He still keeps one. So when the former Las Vegas general manager talks about the Kirk Cousins signing , it’s not hot take territory.
It’s pattern recognition from someone who’s lived the quarterback market from the inside. Speaking with Betway Sports this week , Mayock was highly complimentary of what John Spytek is doing in the desert. “The quarterback movement every offseason is really the most important thing in it,” Mayock said.
“We don’t have 32 really good starting quarterbacks in the NFL, so that’s one reason they get overpaid, aside from the fact that it’s the hardest position in all sports to play. ” Once Tua Tagovailoa , Kyler Murray and Malik Willis came off the board, two names were left: Cousins and Aaron Rodgers. Mayock had already figured out where Cousins fit best.
“If you assume that Aaron goes back to Pittsburgh, then I thought the ideal landing spot for Cousins would be the Raiders,” he said. That’s not a hedge. That’s a conviction.
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