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Kirk Cousins is no stranger to the NFC and the Falcons quarterback knows who his team will have to go through if they want to achieve the ultimate goal of winning a Super Bowl.
With Atlanta’s playoff hopes renewed thanks to Cousins’ arrival, the four-time Pro Bowler says the San Francisco 49ers are the standard that everyone will have to live up to if they want to compete in the conference.
“I’m really enjoying getting to know the teammates, really good guys and talented players and talented coaches so I couldn’t be happier about where we landed and where we are and what we have to look forward to,” Cousins told ESPN’s Laura Rutledge at Thursday’s Masters.
“But everyone’s kind of looking up to the Niners right now in the NFC. So, if we’re going to go anywhere, we’ve got to get through this guy [49ers tight end George Kittle] and his group.”
“Everybody’s kind of looking up at the Niners right now in the NFC. So, if we’re gonna go anywhere we’ve got to get through [George Kittle.]” 😅
—Kirk Cousins and George Kittle join @LauraRutledge at #TheMasters. pic.twitter.com/bApunfctLQ
— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) April 11, 2024
The 36-year-old QB is coming off an Achilles tear that ended his season at eight games last season.
If the Falcons have any chance of reaching that level it’s going to take a lot from everyone in the organization — ownership down.