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From the moment the Washington Redskins drafted him three rounds behind Robert Griffin III in 2012, Michigan State's Kirk Cousins was reduced to a fallback plan. He was the football equivalent of a college applicant's "safety school" or the friend who fills in as a prom date after true love fails. ¶ Handed the chance to prove he could be more, Cousins stumbled last season, undercutting his 10 touchdowns passes with nine grievously timed interceptions while filling in for the injured Griffin. Even Cousins's body language conceded defeat as he trudged off the field in Week 7, head bowed, following that ninth errant throw. He was replaced by Colt McCoy and relegated to scout-team duty the rest of the year. ¶ Less than 11 months later, Redskins Coach Jay Gruden stepped to a microphone at Redskins Park and uttered the improbable. ¶ "It's Kirk's team," Gruden said, announcing Aug. 31 that Cousins would be the team's starting quarterback in 2015. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
