Who is Kirk Cousins?

Our cap situation is ideal, I don't see KC being a problem when it comes to contract time.

Guys, Kirk is not getting a RW contract. Skinzwin has been debbie downer on Cousins throughout this thread and is now just throwing something out there without any basis ..

I assume with Scot and Bruce, he will get paid but not over paid. He will get paid his worth. He still has 7 or so more games to add or decease his worth.

having to extend your starting QB is a good problem to have.

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If calling him average is being a debbie downer, then sure. Remember the whole Some great games... some good games... some bad games... You are claiming him as the next great QB, why say the next great QB is worth nothing?

Okay, to be clear, I am liking KC a lot more than a month ago. He has had three solid games without a clunker (so expect a 4 INT day against the Panthers ;) ).

However, when it comes to contracts, to start saying he will - or should - get a Russell Wilson or Cam Newton contract is ridiculous. RW has a Superbowl ring. Cam had been a four year starter. KC has been neither of those. He is a guy who may be on the verge of being a very good QB. He still has the season to go.

If he continues to play like he has in these last three games over the rest of the season, he will get a solid, short term contract (three years real terms - maybe two). It would be ludicrous to sign him to a budget busting contract based on less than one year of consistent good play as a starter. His big contract will be his next contract if he continues to play with consistency.

He will be a tough sign but I am pretty sure, if he performs well, he gets resigned for a nice but not brutal contract.

QBs are overpaid in this league nowadays. But I agree, I don't think Cousins contract should come anywhere near what Cam or Wilson got. I really don't think the Skins should have a problem being able to sign him to a long term.

Me thinks Skinzman is wrong. The teams that are desperate for a QB' and would over pay are terrible. KC is just now tasting a little bit of success on a young team that is on the up turn. With a coach and GM that are starting look good as well. He would be committing career suicide to leave a decent team team for desperate shitty team. For money? Winning cures everything.....including getting paid. Ask Wilson.
Plus learning a new system with a new coach on a struggling team is not a good choice.

After a game like yesterday it is hard to attempt to temper the enthusiasm/mood, but what I found interesting was that a lot of the plays that most other weeks yielded little to nothing, suddenly worked for huge gains and TDs.

The Saints defense is not just bad, it is downright awful. When was the last time our offense was successfully executing screen passes, let alone executing a 70+ TD screen pass. Now with that said, Cousins and the offense still get ultimate credit for pouncing on a lesser defense and putting them through the ringer. It was impressive regardless. In year's past I could have totally seen this game being a 24-14 win rather than the absolute drubbing we handed them.

But I think when you look at the offense itself the biggest difference yesterday was that plays that normally didn't yield much, produced a ton. Was it more an execution issue? Or was it a horrible defense? Probably a bit of both.

Redskins QB Kirk Cousins' spectacular day occurred by doing the ordinary - Washington Redskins Blog - ESPN (http://espn.go.com/blog/washington-redskins/post/_/id/21500/redskins-qb-kirk-cousins-spectacular-day-occurred-by-doing-the-ordinary)

ANDOVER, Md. -- Nothing fancy occurred. No jaw-dropping throws or big-time runs or plays that will make highlight reels. That’s not what the Washington Redskins needed anyway. Ever since training camp opened the Redskins’ coaches wanted one thing from the quarterback: Get the ball to guys who can make plays.

They didn’t need the spectacular. They just needed the ordinary. So that’s what Kirk Cousins delivered and it led to one thing that was eye-opening: His statistics. Cousins completed 20-of-25 passes for 324 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions in Washington’s 47-14 win over New Orleans Sunday.

I think the article makes a valid point. Against that Saints defense the ordinary was way more than enough. Short passes into the hands of the play makers is all it took. The Saints did little to nothing to force our offense to alter their plan. I don't think that is going to happen most weeks.

We knew going into the game that the Saints defense is incredibad.

Doing well against them was the expectation.

QBs are overpaid in this league nowadays. But I agree, I don't think Cousins contract should come anywhere near what Cam or Wilson got. I really don't think the Skins should have a problem being able to sign him to a long term.


Ryan Tannehill got 4 years $77 million. Kirk is not going to be cheap. And does he want to stay in Washington ?

Ryan Tannehill got 4 years $77 million. Kirk is not going to be cheap. And does he want to stay in Washington ?

Only 2 places I could see as a "threat" to leave to would be the Saints or the Broncos where both QB would be retiring. Maybe the Jets?

Why wouldn't want to stay in the place that drafted him and gave him a chance to be "the guy"? Remember, nobody really tried to trade for him.

McC has been in Cousins corner and its his call.

Ryan Tannehill got 4 years $77 million. Kirk is not going to be cheap. And does he want to stay in Washington ?

Yes he'll stay in Washington.
He loves it there.
He wont be greedy, his contract will work for him and Washington.
Cousins is an easy going church boy.

We knew going into the game that the Saints defense is incredibad.

Doing well against them was the expectation.

Yeah, Kirk simply met expectations against NO. Is that right?

So Kirk having a perfect QB rating against the Saints wasn't anything special to you?

You and others here just can't stand to give him the credit he deserves when he plays well. Every time he plays well you have some bullshit reason why it doesn't really count. I can hardly wait to see what you come up with to damn him with faint praise when he wins the NFC Player of the Week award for the second time this season for his play versus the Saints.