Hour: NFL trade deadline reaction + What Shane Beamer said to the media + CFP doesn't care what you want

SPEAKER_1 (0:01)

Well, Cole, the Fernando Mendoza era in Las Vegas has officially begun because Papa Kirk is headed back to rejoin his former team and his former coach, Kevin O'Connell in Minnesota. Like I know Carson Wentz stunk it up last night, but I mean, come on, you're not willing to wait it out just a little bit? Are the Vikings really Super Bowl contenders with Kirk Cousins running the show?

Cole Bryson (0:32)

Well, I love the urgency, and I think if you're a Vikings fan, do you feel like Carson Wentz can take you to the promised land? I mean, look, he's done it before, he's done it in Philadelphia. That was a long time ago, though. It was a good little while ago, right? And we know that Nick Foles had to come in and help out during that season as well.

I, as a fan of a team in the NFL that sometimes doesn't feel like making urgent moves, I like it. I like it a lot. And look, there's so many different crazy stories now compacted because of one move with Fernando Mendoza. We'll talk about that. And Diesel with Carson Wentz and his short tenure. I think he'll probably stay on the roster and Kyler Murray. Like that's a huge part of the conversation. Things didn't work out there. No surprise.

But ultimately you go get Kirk Cousins, you are asking for a guy who's been around the league for a long time to not come in and be Superman. Just to come in and be serviceable enough Diesel to help your offense look existent because last night their offense did not look existent.

SPEAKER_1 (1:42)

Look, I mean, I'm not going to claim that I'm a Minnesota Vikings fan, that I sat and watched Minnesota Vikings football, but wasn't Kyler Murray the quarterback when they were on that win streak?

Cole Bryson (1:53)

Yeah, their offense was still terrible though.

SPEAKER_3 (1:55)

It was, it was terrible.

SPEAKER_1 (1:57)

But hey, doesn't matter if you win games by 3, 6 or 60, a win is a win in the NFL. That's all that matters. But you're right. I mean, Kevin O'Connell and staff said, you know what, Kyler Murray is not going to be good enough. I guess they felt like this was their year. It's not going to get any better than this. Obviously, you're not going to get anyone better than Kirk Cousins in free agency.

So, what a move. How about that? And the question is, what did the Vikings get back in return? Not the Vikings, the Raiders, because the Raiders essentially are throwing Fernando Mendoza out there now. It's your team, Fernando. It's sink or swim time.

You don't have the safety blanket of Kirk Cousins to teach you anymore.

Cole Bryson (2:45)

Let me say this real quick before we move on to Fernando Mendoza. If you don't mind about the Minnesota offense, this is after last night, okay? Through eight games, this team after last night, they've got a good record, good record, right? They're six and two, but they have the 31st total offense in the NFL. 266.8 yards per game. Diesel, they have the 27th best scoring offense. 18.3 points per game when they're passing offense.

31st in the NFL. Rushing offense, 19th in the NFL. This is after last night. This offense is horrible, yet your team has found a way for you to be six and two. If you're a Vikings fan, you ought to be celebrating Kirk Cousins right now.

Really?

SPEAKER_1 (3:36)

I mean, this is more of the same. This is more of what you have. Kirk has, I don't know what's going on in his brain or what's going on in his body physiologically because he goes somewhere and he is instantly great, right out of the gate. And then he falls off a cliff fast and they move on from him. And you know him, it's Kirk Cousins. He's gonna get a raise out of this somehow. I mean, he fails upwards again and again and again and again throughout his career. He is fifth right now in the NFL in yards at 2340 on the season so far.

Second in touchdowns thrown. He's not the best at protecting the ball. He's thrown in eight interceptions on the season. But hey, look at him.

He's a top half of the league quarterback. I get what you're saying when your offense has been anemic and has been terrible.

I wonder, Cole, at this point in the season, eight games in, if Kirk Cousins can come in and instantly build a rapport with a team that's different than it was when he left. And that is a big part of things. You know, you can plug in a defensive end. You can plug in a safety. You can plug in a lineman. Plug in a quarterback. It's not fantasy football. It doesn't really work that way.