Area Man Gets Terrible Job

After a weekend filled with conflicting reports about the future of injury-plagued quarterback Robert Griffin III (his latest malady: a concussion sustained in a preseason game), Jay Gruden announced Monday that Kirk Cousins will be the Washington NFL team’s starting passer when the season begins September 13. The team’s fans sure seem excited to give him a chance to redeem the club after the last few woeful years:

But…Kirk Cousins isn’t very good!

— Jonathan Snowden (@JESnowden) August 31, 2015

Kirk Cousins might as well accept this is his last year in wash too

— King Creep! (@jayfrom88) August 31, 2015

Kirk Cousins is terrible. He’s Brandon Weeden terrible.

— Duke Silver (@RyanSnyder47) August 31, 2015

o lord almighty, Dolphins D is gonna eat kirk cousins alive week 1 🙂

— Parth (@GT_Parthenon) August 31, 2015

Kirk Cousins is trash tho…

— e (@EC_Swavey) August 31, 2015

Kirk cousins stinks

— Benjamin Smith (@Bensmithten) August 31, 2015

Bruh Kirk Cousins is really bad. I can’t stop crying.

— Yung BerenstEin (@HumbleTeej) August 31, 2015

Kirk Cousins is about as good as RG3. Why are we having this discussion?

— Electronic Murderer (@entityofnone) August 31, 2015

DC is in the dumps with Football cause Kirk Cousins stinks

— Gee Chapo (@Gee_FamO) August 31, 2015

Beware, Redskins — Kirk Cousins is a turnover machine http://t.co/IQX30S2KCI

— John Banks (@JohnBanks3) August 31, 2015

If you think Kirk Cousins is better than RG3 you don’t watch football at all

— KingOfGettingCurved (@jordanholic19) August 31, 2015

Kirk Cousins is just his fall guy. @BigHeadSports https://t.co/k55PBBXtnk

— Caleb Dill (@real__dill) August 31, 2015

Kirk Cousins probably isnt even a better option for Washington….they’re just fucked

— William (@will_yum17) August 31, 2015

Benjamin Freed

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Benjamin Freed joined Washingtonian in August 2013 and covers politics, business, and media. He was previously the editor of DCist and has also written for Washington City Paper, the New York Times, the New Republic, Slate, and BuzzFeed. He lives in Adams Morgan.