Elite Minnesota Vikings Defender Thinks Kirk Cousins’ Departure May Result in Improvement.
Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Harrison Phillips explained the leadership void left by the departure of quarterback Kirk Cousins.
Cousins spent six years as the quarterback for the Vikings before making the decision to move on and sign with the Atlanta Falcons for the next four years.
Harrison Phillips said current Minnesota Vikings players will be forced to fill the leadership void left by Kirk Cousins
Phillips explained that the lack of leadership created by Kirk Cousins’ departure will be something that will require multiple teammates to make up for.
He said in an article from NFL.com that he even thinks the team could be better off with more players stepping up into leadership positions.
“There’s gonna be a huge loss,” Phillips said Wednesday on NFL Total Access. “Kirk Cousins as a person, as a leader, as a teammate, that’s a big void in your locker room. One of the most humble guys that I’ve ever been around. Servant leader, just a great motivator. He’s great. To ask one person to fill that void is probably not probable.
“So what we’re going to do is have a great leadership team, which we’ve already seen. There’s already guys that I’ve seen these last few seasons being on this roster — some are captains, some are not captains yet but will be in their careers — and so we’re going to pass that torch off and kind of division of labor. We’re going to all carry that load together, and maybe we can be a better football team for it.
“Kirk’s obviously amazing. I’ve learned a lot from him and the leadership side of thing, and that’s an area I’m trying to step up and improve my game by working on those abilities.”
