CBS Sports Makes Absurd Aaron Rodgers-Kirk Cousins Comparison
By Max Staley | Apr 5, 2021, 10:42 AM EDT
If you look hard enough, you can pretty much find a number or stat that will support any argument you want to make. Nothing proves that better than this CBS Sports tweet comparing two very different NFC North quarterbacks: Kirk Cousins and Aaron Rodgers.
In their first 100 career starts players in NFL history with at least 26k pass yds and a 97.0 passer rating:
— CBS Sports HQ (@CBSSportsHQ) April 4, 2021
Kirk Cousins
Aaron Rodgers
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Rodgers and Cousins are the only quarterbacks in NFL history have ever reached at least 26,000 passing yards with a passer rating of at least 97.0 through their first 100 starts. That's obviously impressive to some degree. But it totally ignores the context of their careers and there are quite a few other stats that have been conveniently left out.
It does have a chance to become the NFL's version of the infamous Thaddeus Young graphic from 2018, though.
??? #Pacers pic.twitter.com/KJa7Rlw23u
— Bally Sports Indiana (@BallySportsIN) March 1, 2018
Here's another comparison between Rodgers and Cousins. Rodgers' Green Bay Packers currently have the NFL's fourth-best Super Bowl odds at +1200 on FanDuel Sportsbook, while Cousins' Minnesota Vikings are ranked 19th at +4600.
That one kind of says it all.
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