Cousins 3.0, he's going to sign the franchise tag

Kirk says he didn't ask for a trade, do you believe him?

Kirk Cousins of Washington Redskins says he reached out to owner Dan Snyder to understand team's direction (http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/18905012/kirk-cousins-washington-redskins-says-reached-owner-dan-snyder-understand-team-direction)

I do believe him. I don't think he called up Snyder demanded a trade.Doubt that's how it went down. He probably asked if it was an option if a deal can't get worked out. He needs to come down a little and the Redskins need to come up a little and get this thing done already. KC also needs to realize he has a good set up here. The grass isn't greener in SF. There are a lot of QB's that could put up good numbers in this offense.

I tend to believe his version of things too. If he was truly disgruntled and wanted out, he didn't have to sign the tag. He could force the issue if he wanted to. Some say he's too nice for his own good so that's why he won't put up the stink necessary to get traded, I don't buy that at all. He knows exactly what he's doing. The team wants him for the right price, and he wants to be here for the right price. He's not going to give a hometown discount and he shouldn't have to.

Podcenter - ESPN (http://m.espn.com/general/play?id=18904961)

Kirk talks to Shefter.

I listened to the entire Kirk Schefter podcast. I absolutely believe Kirk when he says he did not demand a trade. It would be entirely out of his character. I think his entire approach is to extract as much value out of the Skins as he can, so he can remain there at a fair number.

I believe him.

All this talk about him demanding a trade and not signing with the Redskins while Bruce Allen is the VP just seemed a bit out of character. He just doesn't strike me as a guy who's going to purposely tell the media he dislikes someone of authority with the company he works for.

Just fucking pay him. What a great guy.

I basically believe him, I doubt he demanded a trade, but I am sure he brought up the question of one. I also hope this is him walking back down off the ledge, and leading up to him signing a long term deal.

Between this, and the news of him working with Pryor, those are two positive developments in the public relationship between him and the team.

Just fucking pay him. What a great guy.

Seriously, I can't understand the jerking around on the team's part. This situation irks me more than the McCloughan thing.

Also, in reading his quotes, basically he is saying "I'll sign when the number matches the FT or when the team lets me hit an open market and I see what number that is."

That's how the business side of the NFL works.

"This entire process from a contractual standpoint has been framed by the franchise tag rules," Cousins told Schefter. "It hasn't been framed by my market value. I would be content to go to the market and see what the value is and settle for what that is. But because of the tag rules and the team's use of the tag, that just hasn't taken place.

Just fucking pay him. What a great guy.

I am at that point too, if we over pay so be it. It's the hardest position in football to fill; if we loss him we are the Browns looking at Geno Smith as our starting QB; barf.