ESPN's Seth Walder discussed players each team could target ahead of next week's trade deadline. For the Vikings, it was a name that refuses to leave the tongues of analysts and fans alike: Kirk Cousins. He mentions Cousins as someone who just makes too much sense to ignore his potential return to Minnesota as the deadline looms.

The Atlanta Falcons played Kirk Cousins in place of an injured Michael Penix Jr. in Week 8, but the second-year quarterback could be back in the mix this Sunday

Falcons fans on social media had a lot to say about Kirk Cousins' first-half performance against the Miami Dolphins.

Kirk Cousins struggled in his first start of the season for the Atlanta Falcons. The 37-year-old quarterback got the nod in place of the injured Michael Penix Jr.

Dak Prescott joins the list, Dillon Gabriel goes spelunking in New England and Andy Dalton, your passing, woof.

Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins receives more fan ire for horrific first half performance against Dolphins in Week 8

New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields is set to start on Sunday against the Chicago Bears. QB Tyrod Taylor is out with a bone bruise. Earlier this week, Jets owner Woody Johnson expressed his opinion that Fields should be benched, but with Taylor injured, Fields is the team's best option.

The NFL calendar might convince you to see the them in a different light. Preseason, regular season, postseason, draft season, offseason, trade season. The latter is a small blip on the radar, but the NFL trade deadline is one of the more important dates on the calendar.