Member people saying cousins wasn't dog ****. that was a good time.
Cousins wasn't good. But you'd think schematically the Vikings could've done something in the short passing game to offset the Packers pass rush. Cousins didn't have a lot open underneath and was always waiting for something to develop downfield, which is tough when a) you don't have time and b) you basically only have one guy to throw to (Diggs, let's be honest, Theilen is nowhere close to 100%). Cook not playing too, had a much more negative effect than I expected. Thought we'd struggle a little bit in the run dept, but the Packers paid absolutely no respect to Mike Boon and Ameer Abdullah. The play action game, which is usually bread and butter for the Vikings offense, was non existent without Cook.
As a Vikings fan, you hate to see a season sweep at the hands of the Packers, your rival. But I think they did the right thing in benching Cook, even if in so doing, they sacrificed a division title. Much rather have him for a really important game in January than a semi-important game in December. Maybe they can exact revenge then.