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

[FrenchSkin]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

Team president Bruce Allen said the Redskins would be willing to place the franchise tag on Kirk Cousins next offseason.

"Yes," Allen said when asked directly about tagging Cousins for the third year in a row. "In the collective bargaining agreement, we really have one year and an option that we can do at the end of next season if we don’t get a contract." Tagging a player three years in a row is intentionally cost prohibitive, and Cousins would be due $34 million if Washington tags him again next spring. The Redskins have other options, however, including the transition tag ($28 million) and non-exclusive franchise tag which would both offer the right of first refusal if Cousins signs an offer sheet somewhere else. Of course, all of this madness could be avoided if Washington matches Cousins' contract demands by the July 15 deadline, but that is unlikely at this point

I don't see why everybody thinks it's more unlikely know than a few weeks ago.

I would say it's more likely now than before the draft: they didn't draft a QB, they didn't trade him like a lot of people expected...
Not matching his offer would be crazy, they just HAVE to!

Even Cooley and Kevin seem to have lost hope of a LTD before the deadline, I don't get why.

Even Bruce saying they are ready to tag him a third time (which make them sound delusional) could really well be the Redskins trying to get some kind of leverage in the negotiation...