Mark Wilf loves Kirk Cousins for one more season

But on Monday morning, Vikings’ owner Mark Wilf got on “Good Morning Football” (NFL Network) and made reports into spoken words. After praising Justin Jefferson, Wilf was asked about Kirk Cousins’ future and, unlike what he said about JJ, was very non-committal to Kirk beyond 2023-24.

Minnesota Vikings Owner & President Mark Wilf wakes up with GMFB to talk about some of our favorite names on the roster #SKOL @Vikings pic.twitter.com/zynr1Wv96T

— Good Morning Football (@gmfb) March 13, 2023

“Kirk’s an outstanding quarterback, He’s done a great job for us. This past season, I think, with Kevin O’Connell, he took our offense to the next level. So, we’re looking for great things in 2023 and Kirk’s gonna be our leader on the offense.”

Mark Wilf on Good Morning Football (NFL Network)

The NFL legal tampering period begins at 11 AM CT, Monday, so news around the league will pile in all day. Free agents can “agree to terms” with teams for the next 2.5 days, but deals can’t be made official until Wednesday (March 15) at 3 PM CT.

Vikings fans thrown off by recent Cousins drama

Minnesota Vikings fans, however, are a bit distracted by what’s currently going on with Kirk Cousins. We’ll find out a lot about how highly prioritized winning will be next season, with how the next few days unfold.

Does Kwesi continue to gut the roster or does he look to start adding pieces that can help the team improve immediately? But the biggest domino is Kirk Cousins. Whether extended, left alone or traded, this new regime does with Kirk will be the biggest clue into what they have envisioned for 2023 and beyond.

Eric Strack | Minnesota Sports Fan

But on Wednesday morning, in possibly the greatest live moment in TV history, Brandt cemented himself into the hearts and souls of Vikings fans forever. In a predictions segment he does before every season, Kyle Brandt went out of body, tucked in his purple #8 jersey and picked Kirk Cousins to win the 2022 Most Valuable Player.

MVP Kirk Cousins (Warning: Video may cause Vikings fans to run through nearest wall)

2022 MVP pick.

I’d like to take this chance to apologize, to ABSOLUTELY NOBODY pic.twitter.com/HFA16AghR8

— Kyle Brandt (@KyleBrandt) September 7, 2022

“My favorite type of MVP comes up every so often and it’s the totally unforseen, head-scratcher, ‘what the heck’ type of MVP. And there’s always a recurring theme in the head scratcher-types. Right coach, right receiver…”

… Ladies and gentlemen, I see, from a higher view, of the right coach and the right weapons and I believe the MVP family is going to have a new family member. They’re going to have a new father, they’re going to have a new brother, they’re going to HAVE A NEW COUSIN! AND KIRK COUSINS IS GOING TO BE THE NFL MVP AND YOU’RE DAMN RIGHT I’VE GOT THIS JERSEY TUCKED-IN! JUST LIKE HE WOULD! WITH A FANNY PACK AND SNACKS AND MAPS AND AN MVP TROPHY! ARE YOU READY FOR THIS (points to screen)?

THAT IS YOUR MOST VALUABLE PLAYER OF THE YEAR! WHEN SPF MEETS MVP, KIRK COUSINS IS GOING TO TAKE THIS THING! HE HAS THE WEAPONS, HE HAS THE EXPERIENCE, HE HAS THE NEW COACH WHO IS GOING TO UNLOCK THE ENTIRE THING!” – Kyle Brandt – GMFB (NFL Network)

Kirk Cousins Awakening

Can someone get me a cigarette and just inject this entire segment directly into my veins. I might watch it on repeat for the rest of the day. Might have to get out the old VCR and record this segment over my parents’ wedding or my own first communion, just because it deserves that kind of treatment.

With purple kool-aid flowing through his veins, Brandt points to Rich Gannon (2002) and Matt Ryan (2016) of MVPs past. How the right coaching and the right receivers can create the perfect MVP mixture. And how Kevin O’Connell, Justin Jefferson, Adam Thielen and friends are those perfect ingredients for a 2022 Kirk Cousins explosion.

I went to battle for Kirk Cousins yesterday. I want to believe the hype that’s building in my soul on Cousins + O’Connell. Yet, my Minnesota Sports Fan syndrome was held me back. I’ve been burned too many times by over-optimism entering a season. Not anymore, though. I’m diving directly into the passenger seat of Kyle Brandt’s Kirk Cousins hype train. Choo Choo mother frigger.

“Kirk Cousins, with the tucked in jersey! SKOL Vikes! Kirk, I love you, I see you, blast the Creed and drive the mini-van, we’re winning MVP! That’s my call! That’s my call! It feels good, it feels good!” – Kyle Brandt – GMFB (NFL Network)

Eric Strack | Minnesota Sports Fan