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The Minnesota Vikings moved to 4-2-1 after defeating the New York Jets Youth Adam Thielen Jersey , but there are a few things that are concerning. Kirk Cousins had several passes batted at the line of scrimmage, which begs the question does Kirk Cousins have a tell?I took a look at a few games, and in those games Cousins had a few passes batted down at the line of scrimmage. Cousins is one of the league leaders in passes batted down at the line of scrimmage. He might have a tell that defenders are noticing and adjusting to.In a few of the gifs Kirk has a tendency to single or double pat the football before he throws. His throwing motion is not elongated by any means, but it is distinct for defenders to know when he is going to throw the football.The other argument could be that Cousins has a tendency to throw the ball with a lower trajectory. Cousins has a stronger arm than previous Vikings quarterbacks, which does not force him to rely on touch when throwing the football. He knows he can throw it lower and harder and it will get to the target, which can make it harder for defensive backs to make a play on the football. In the above gif Cousins is staring down his receiver which allows the defender to make a play on the football, even with an awkward angle. This is problematic for the offensive line because Riley Reiff does a good job keeping Cousins clean on the play. The Eagles defensive lineman should be out of the play, but Cousins consistent rhythmic pattern becomes a tell for the defender. Whether its a consistent pattern to his game, or low trajectory with his passes http://www.thevikingsfootballauthentic.com/matt-wile-jersey-authentic , Cousins will need to find a way to reduce the amount of batted passes at the line of scrimmage. To help his offensive line Cousins will need to adjust his throwing motion or change the rhythm or timing of his throws. This is difficult for Cousins because he is a rhythm thrower and relies on being sound technically each play. When Cousins is off rhythmically he becomes jittery in the pocket and visibly frustrated. These are correctable issues, but they will need to be fixed sooner rather than later. On Sunday afternoon at Ford Field, the action got started with the Minnesota Vikings winning the coin toss and deferring to the second half, meaning that the Detroit Lions would be getting the football to start things off. Dan Bailey put his foot to the ball and it flew through the end zone for a touchback, giving Matthew Stafford and the Detroit offense the ball at their own 25 to start things off. LeGarrette Blount started things off with a four-yard run for the home team, and Zach Zenner followed it up with a nice gain to set up a 3rd-and-1. Zenner then patiently waited for a hole to open up and blew through it for a big gain of 29 yards, going all the way down to the Minnesota 37.Matthew Stafford then fired incomplete for Kenny Golladay, and Anthony Barr dropped Blount for a loss of three to make it third-and-long. A short screen to Theo Riddick was dropped for a loss by Eric Wilson, and that brought Sam Martin in to punt it away. Martin got an excellent punt away Youth Stefon Diggs Jersey , and outstanding coverage by the Lions’ special teams downed the ball at the Minnesota 2-yard line.Kirk Cousins led the Vikings offense onto the field deep in their own territory, and a false start on Tom Compton got things started. (Not that they had that far to be pushed back.) Cousins started with a sneak to try to give the offense a bit more room, but only got a yard out of it. C.J. Ham then gave it a try, but only managed another yard to make it 3rd-and-9. Cousins threw short for Stefon Diggs on third down, and the Vikings wound up with a three-and-out. Matt Wile came in to punt the ball away, and the ball was nearly given away by Lions’ returner Jamal Agnew, but he recovered the ball at the Detroit 43-yard line.Stafford and company got the drive started with a pass to Golladay for a gain of 21 yards, and the Lions were right back into Minnesota territory at the 36. Blount then carried for a gain of five, and Zenner was stopped for a short gain to bring up another third down for the home team. Danielle Hunter then took down Theo Riddick for no gain http://www.thevikingsfootballauthentic.com/riley-reiff-jersey-authentic , and the Lions brought on Matt Prater to attempt a 47-yard field goal. Prater, as he does, split the uprights, and the Lions took an early 3-0 lead.Martin’s kickoff went through the end zone for a touchback, giving the Vikings the ball at their own 25. The drive started with Dalvin Cook’s first carry of the afternoon, and he picked up four yards. Cousins then fired for Diggs again, but it went off his hands for an incompletion to bring up 3rd-and-6. The Vikings went with a draw to Cook. . .strangely enough. . .and he was stopped well short of the line to gain for another three-and-out. Wile came in to punt again, and Agnew returned the punt to his own 32-yard line.Blount started the drive with a carry for four yards, and Stafford then completed a pass to Riddick for a first down. Stafford then threw incomplete for Blount Womens Eric Kendricks Jersey , and Zenner was then stopped for a short gain to bring up 3rd-and-8. Stafford then found Golladay for a first down, and then completed a pass to Levine Toilolo to move the sticks again to the Minnesota 30.Harrison Smith dropped Blount for a loss on the ensuing first down, and Stafford threw incomplete for Blount on a screen. On 3rd-and-13, Mackensie Alexander dropped Riddick for another loss of yards, and the Lions called on Martin to punt it away again. This one took a Minnesota bounce and rolled to the Vikings’ 13-yard line.The drive started with a short pass to Latavius Murray for two yards, and Cook was stopped for no gain to bring up another third-and-long for the Minnesota offense. Cousins was then sacked by Nevin Lawson for a loss of six and a third consecutive three-and-out. The quarter ended before the Matt Wile punt.As we move to the second quarter, the Vikings appear to be sleepwalking, as they trail the Detroit Lions by a score of 3-0. Are they eventually going to wake up here?