Justin Jefferson has ‘no expectations’ with Kirk Cousins

On paper, star huge receiver Justin Jefferson is the Minnesota Vikings participant who has essentially the most to gain after his membership introduced veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins again to the group by buying him from the Las Vegas Raiders earlier than the NFL commerce deadline arrived this previous Tuesday. 

Cousins will start when the 6-2 Vikings play on the 6-3 Green Bay Packers this coming Sunday. Whereas talking with reporters on Thursday, Jefferson insisted he is not getting too far forward of himself whereas serious about what he and Cousins may accomplish via January or February.

Justin Jefferson “probably not getting too juiced up about” Kirk Cousins’ return

“At this second, it is actually no expectations,” Jefferson stated about Cousins’ return, per Kevin Seifert of ESPN. “It is actually simply going on the market and simply executing our performs. It is probably not getting too juiced up about him being right here or anyone being again there. It is simply all about understanding the performs which are being known as, understanding the roles that we have now, and executing our obligations. And simply the performs which are there, and the performs that could possibly be made, we simply have to proceed to only make these sort of performs. And I am fairly positive that the outcomes can be quite a bit higher.”

Jefferson and Cousins have been first teammates from the 2020 season via the 2023 marketing campaign. Whereas catching passes thrown by Kyler Murray, Carson Wentz and Max Brosmer over his first seven video games of this season, Jefferson tallied 31 receptions for 393 yards and 4 touchdowns. 

“He simply understands the sport,” Jefferson continued whereas talking about Cousins. “He is a man that research the sport quite a bit. He understands how the defenses play, particularly protecting me. And he understands the performs that we have now known as which are type of my performs, and he understands the timing and the home windows to throw these sort of performs, however he additionally would not drive these sort of performs to me, and he simply lets the sport come to me.”

Kirk Cousins is already serving as a “vocal” chief for the Vikings

Cousins is now the Vikings’ undisputed QB1 till additional discover. On paper, Minnesota has a championship-caliber protection, so the membership ought to be capable of compete for greater than only a playoff berth so long as Cousins may give it a minimum of common play on the sport’s most vital place. 

As for Cousins, he seemingly fell again into previous habits throughout his first observe because the Vikings’ new starter. 

“He is being vocal,” Jefferson added about Cousins, “simply ensuring that everyone hears the performs that he is speaking about and the notes that he has for sure routes, sure performs. And he is simply ensuring that everyone’s on the identical web page. So it is undoubtedly cool to listen to that sort of management and command. If you recognize Kirk, that is fairly regular from him. So it is undoubtedly type of cool him being again in that room and him taking that management.”

As of Friday morning, DraftKings Sportsbook had the Vikings as three-point street underdogs towards the Packers.