14. Kirk Cousins, Las Vegas Raiders
Kirk Cousins and the Las Vegas Raiders have still overachieved this year. Cousins now has 20 passing touchdowns but already has eight interceptions in nine games. He’s completing 64.1 percent of his passes, but his play is slowly starting to drop off, and as many of us can see, Cousins is nothing more than a one-year option for the Raiders as they develop Fernando Mendoza behind the scenes.
At some point, Mendoza should get some starts, and you almost wonder if we’ll see a last-second deal for Cousins at the NFL Trade Deadline? While the Raiders are surely pleased with how he’s played this year and might want to keep him, what if a strong offer comes in?
Cousins has absolutely been a competent QB this year and could be a huge boost to a certain contender that wears purple, who Cousins also played for in recent years…
I don’t have any sort of information on that front, but it does make a lot of sense.
13. Bryce Young, Carolina Panthers
Bryce Young had a good day in the box score for the Carolina Panthers thanks to Denver, for much of Week 9, missing three starting defensive backs. Young finished with a trio of touchdown passes and 276 yards on 28/39 passing.
Young is now up to 16 passing touchdowns and 6 interceptions this year. The 60.4 percent completion percentage is definitely not where you want it to be, but he’s continuing to play mostly efficient football, and with how disastrous things have been for Carolina along the offensive line, some would even say Young is carrying this team.
He’ll drop a bit in our power rankings, though, as he didn’t necessarily do anything overly special in Week 9, and he has struggled over the past few weeks. The Panthers have now lost three games in a row and are 3-5 on the season, so this team, while still in a good position in the NFC South, has lost its grip on what could have been a really strong lead thus far.
Young might be the best QB in the division depending on who you ask, and he has stacked some good football together in years three and four, but you’re left wanting more from Young, however that might look.
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