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Originally Posted by WillH
No, yeah, I get it, we all know what happened, but show me someone who said it would play out this way. Most were saying that they should franchise him and let him prove it was more than a good season.
For example:
"Kirk Cousins is also, however, a quarterback with one strong season who has lost more games as a starter than he's won. The leader of a team that, while winning the NFC East last year, finished the season 9-7.
That makes the giant check Washington is about to hand Cousins a risky bet no matter what course of action it takes."
Kirk Cousins Guaranteed to Be Overpaid in 2016 NFL Free Agency | Bleacher Report |
I agree it was a hard choice, but that's the difference between a good FO and a bad one. The Lions high priced deal looks pretty good now. Luck and Carr don't seem exorbitant now, especially compared to what Cousins might get. The Patriots, well after the big deal Brady signed in 2010, since then he's helped the Pats big time giving them a hometown discount. Paying market value on a QB in all those cases is paying off.
The Skins OTOH, lowballed and lost.
There are at least two people who in their own actions basically said things would play out the way they have: Kirk and his agent. And they were absolutely right.