NFL: Ranking the worst QB-WR Chemistry in the league

NFL: Ranking the worst QB Chemistry in the league: 25. Kirk Cousins to Dalvin Cook – Minnesota Vikings

This one might sound strange, but the Minnesota Vikings see a lot of positive offense when Kirk Cousins hands the ball into Dalvin Cook’s gut. They do not see a similar output when Kirk Cousins tries to throw the ball to Dalvin Cook. They just haven’t found the right time to utilize Cook’s ability to catch the ball out of the backfield.

Cook has one catch for more than 10 yards. He’s been going underneath, and the other team’s defenses are able to either sniff it out or just neutralize the play before it even starts. Maybe that’s because Cousins isn’t big on going to the check down, but one has to think Cook should be better at making people missing in the open field.

Cook and Cousins don’t have bad chemistry clearly because the RPOs are becoming a part of the offense since 2018. Now, they aren’t using them as much. In the passing game, something is just off between these two. Cook doesn’t get open at the right times and Cousins doesn’t find him when he is open in the field. It’s working out just fine, but the Vikings offense might be in a better position if Cook was able to make a few more big plays in the receiving game.