The arrival of Kirk Cousins has provided the Minnesota Vikings the stability at quarterback they've sought for years Bennie Fowler III Jersey , and the recipient of that unprecedented $84 million fully guaranteed contract has helped take their passing attack to a higher level.Still, at the 10-game mark of his debut season, Cousins and the Vikings offense remain a work in progress. Their two lowest yardage totals of the year have come in each of the past two games, they've gained fewer rushing yards than every team in the NFL but one, and their 16 turnovers are the fourth most in the league. After falling at first-place Chicago on Sunday night, they're 1陆 games behind the Bears in the NFC North ."I'd like to think I'll be a better quarterback come this Sunday and the rest of the season," Cousins said, looking ahead to the game against the Green Bay Packers.In the six games left for Minnesota (5-4-1), only one opposing defense, the Bears, is currently in the top 10 in the NFL in fewest yards allowed.Now's the time for the Vikings to consistently produce enough points to complement the vaunted defense that's back in form after some earlier trouble.With a new quarterback in Cousins and a new coordinator in John DeFilippo, there were bound to be some bumps on the road to offensive rhythm. This midseason regression, triggered largely by fumbles and interceptions, has arisen past the point of chalking it up to transitional challenges."For the most part, what we're really talking about is not beating ourselves," running back Latavius Murray said, "especially in very, very critical situations."The timing of these struggles has appeared especially concerning in the context of the rest of the league, in a week when the Los Angeles Rams beat the Kansas City Chiefs 54-51 and the New Orleans Saints scored at least 45 points for the third straight game .Those are the teams with the three best records in the league http://www.thebearslockerroom.com/authentic-taylor-gabriel-jersey , raising the question about whether this team can truly be considered a Super Bowl contender, let alone return to the NFC championship game.Coach Mike Zimmer, without prompting, wondered aloud this week whether DeFilippo and the Vikings were calling too complicated of a game plan."I don't know if learning to play together is quite the thing. We do have a lot of guys going in different spots. It might be ... a little too much volume," Zimmer said."Let's just play football, you know? You run a really good out route, you run the out route. He runs a good curl, he runs the curl. You know what I mean? So maybe we just need to focus a little bit on not trying to trick the other team quite so much."Zimmer added: "It might be the best play in the world 鈥?Vince Lombardi might have designed it 鈥?but if you can't execute it, it doesn't do you any good."Certainly, the offensive line is a major part of this equation, with not only more pressure allowed on Cousins than desired, but a concerning amount of running plays stopped at the line of scrimmage or in the backfield.Murray and Cook, who lost a fumble at the Bears 14-yard line on the second possession in one of the most crucial mistakes of that game, had no room to run in the first three quarters before the Vikings entered must-pass mode in an attempt to catch up.The hamstring injury that kept Cook out of five games earlier this season was a significant blow to the offense, but even when he's been in action the Vikings have also been unable to get screen passes going the way they often did last year.As dominant as Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs have been down the field, there's simply an element or two that's been lacking from this group overall in most of the games this season.Of course, the story of a team's success can start and end with turnovers, which have proven to be a consistent problem for Cousins.Though miscommunications with receivers, whiffs by offensive linemen and shaky handoffs with running backs have factored in Womens Trey Burton Jersey , Cousins has been charged with 13 of the 16 turnovers.The play that essentially sealed the victory for the Bears was an interception return for a touchdown by Eddie Jackson in the fourth quarter ."Other than the turnovers, I have a hard time faulting him," Zimmer said. "This kid is tough. He plays outstanding. He works his rear end off. He's a great team guy."WCG Fantasy Tournament 1st Quarter Recap! Hear ye, hear ye! This is your 1st quarter WCG Fantasy Tournament Update! With 4 weeks in the books, it’s been a scoring BANANZA in this 60 person Tournament! NFL offenses have been straight up ballin’ to start the season! We’re basically seeing decade highs (and a bunch of historic highs) in pretty much every offensive category. Through the first 4 weeks, 2018 has seen the most TDs scored (344), the most points scored (3,030), the most passing TDs (228), the most passing yards (34,238), the most completions (2,997) and the highest average passer rating (94.4). Absolutely ridiculous, yet absolutely awesome.As you would expect, those gaudy real football numbers have translated to some equally gaudy fake football numbers thus far. So with that, let’s take a look at the Tournament as it currently stands. I initially wasn’t going to include the week 4 scores, and just concentrate on the over-all standings... but they were just too good to ignore! So first, here are your Week 4 scoring leaders:1. Beardowniniowa (Big Mack Attack) - 208.802. H20HOF (Nathaniel’s Team) - 182.163. BearAnBullsSoxOhMy! (Mitch N’ Biscuits) - 179.784. Bill Cartwright’s Elbow (Bill’s Elbow Chop!) - 179.385. Patti (Gale’s Slayers) – 175.56Nice, right? We also minted a new single week scoring leader as well:Beardowniniowa (Big Mack Attack) - 208.80Congrats! Now Cody Parkey Jersey , with this being fantasy football and all, I can’t very well list the top scoring teams without throwing some shade at this week’s low scoring teams:1. Aerahan1310 (Aerahan1310) – 47.602. el_caney (Raymont Harris’Ghost) - 79.763. bearfan2793 (Who Bears Wins) - 86.984. Griot28 (Punching Peanuts) - 90.065. on the fencik (on the fencik) - 90.78Sorry everyone. Had to be done. If you need some advice, feel free to post below, or hit up the Fantasy Forum Article on Friday! Moving on to the over-all Tournament numbers through 4 weeks, we have 8 teams that have started a perfect 4-0:1. H20HOF (Nathaniel’s Team)2. Webb Slinger (Miller Time)3. WhiskeyRanger (Midway Turf Monsters)4. BearAnBullsSoxOhMy! (Mitch N’ Biscuits)5. Champaign Cubbies (Password is Taco)6. burrka (Bear Down!)7. Usmcbears (Miller High Lites)8. mattjoy2001 (Swaggy Nagy)And our current top over-all scoring teams are as follows:1. WhiskeyRanger (Midway Turf Monsters) - 606.662. nachoman45 (Nachoman45) - 604.443. Bill Cartwright’s Elbow (Bill’s Elbow Chop!) - 594.784. H20HOF (Nathaniel’s Team - 591.705. Beardowniniowa (Big Mack Attack) - 576.24These are the current favorites in the race for the shirt through 4 week! I know, the competition is stiff (especially with yours truly sitting at the top of the pile, not to brag...ok, maybe a little). But fear not. If you fall short of the over-all Tournament Championship, but manage to win your division, you’ll still earn a prize! And I just started getting them in the mail a few days ago:That’s right! All the Division champs will get their Division’s logo on a vinyl sticker! That means 5 people will be getting prizes this year, so even if you aren’t currently in the top 5, you can’t give up! Not when there’s schwag on the line!Now, to show that this Tournament isn’t all about bragging for the leaders (myself not excluded), and ragging on the losers, we’re going to bring WCG’s Fantasy Guru Jeff Berckes in to give some quick advice to our last place participant, el_caney (Raymont Harris’Ghost) in Butkus Division, who’s 0-4 team has been decimated by injury (Greg Olsen, Tyler Eifert, Leonard Fournette http://www.thebearslockerroom.com/authentic-khalil-mack-jersey , Rex Burkhead, Sammy Watkins) and under performance (Derrick Henry, Tom Brady [kinda], Jamaal Williams, Kelvin Benjamin, Dak Prescott, Josh Doctson):Jeff’s Advice:1. No need to carry 2 defenses. Open up that roster spot to get another skill player.2. Try and trade for a RB. Yeldon might be a good target as a handcuff to Fournette when he’s healthy.3. If you must, see if you can get a good return for Michael Thomas. Think - low end RB1 plus WR 2 at minimum. See who has an extra running back that might be willing to make the swap.4. Keep grinding. Plenty of talent on the roster with a lot of bad luck. Keep going!Good stuff Jeff! I’ll quickly add my own quick advice:1. Throw Greg Olsen into your IR slot, and free up another bench spot.2. You are weak at RB currently, so I’d grab Mike Davis if you can. He should be a better option than what you have for at least the next week or two, and could still carry some value once Chris Carson is back (if not, he’s an easy drop).3. Keep grinding! An 0-4 start can easily turn into a 12-4 finish! All you need is a little luck, and some savvy roster moves!Hopefully this advice, combined with your already solid waiver moves this week, will help you to turn things around!That will just about do it for our 1st Quarter WCG Fantasy Tournament Recap! From all of us here, we’d like to wish everyone the best of luck the rest of the way! Bear Down all!