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

[sdskinsfan2001]

Originally Posted by SkinzzFan

I don't know if he wants to play here or not. Maybe he really wants to stay but he believes waiting until next season will drive the price tag up so high that signing right now doesn't make any sense. Maybe he just wants out. The one thing I do know, is that he's the Redskins QB next season so I hope he lights it up and takes us back to the playoffs. If he does that, the Redskins can opt to blow him away with a contract offer or let him walk. I'm just glad I held off on buying a Cousins jersey.

But its not about the money!

[SkinzzFan]

Originally Posted by sdskinsfan2001

But its not about the money!

I'm sure it's about the money, at least in part. I can't get mad at a guy for getting as much as he can, while he can. I'm sure I would do the same damn thing if I could.

[CRedskinsRule]

I am curious to know if the line in BA's letter about not receiving any counter offers is accurate. You can't negotiate against yourself, that is a basic tenet of negotiation, so IF KC and his agent didn't make counter offers than it really was in the team's best interest to wait.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by SkinzzFan

I'm sure it's about the money, at least in part. I can't get mad at a guy for getting as much as he can, while he can. I'm sure I would do the same damn thing if I could.

But he didn't get as much as he can while he can. If he blows out a knee, he and his agent basically forfeited 50 million dollars. That's still a nice chunk of change.

[sdskinsfan2001]

Originally Posted by SkinzzFan

I'm sure it's about the money, at least in part. I can't get mad at a guy for getting as much as he can, while he can. I'm sure I would do the same damn thing if I could.

He turned down tons of money. So he was either lying his ass off about not being about money or just really does not want to play here. Either way, I'd get rid of him. He'll either break our bank or take his franchise money and run.

I'd imagine him not signing will cause animosity with his teammates too.

[30gut]

What is the contingency plan IF Kirk leaves next year?
Colt McCoy?

Not having another QB in the pipeline has been my gripe for awhile now.

Every franchise, especially WCO, should always have developmental QBs in the que especially since they've been doing this dance with Kirk for 2 seasons now.

IF Kirk is playing elsewhere and there isn't a viable QB under center then heads should roll.

[sdskinsfan2001]

Originally Posted by 30gut

What is the contingency plan IF Kirk leaves next year?
Colt McCoy?

Not having another QB in the pipeline has been my gripe for awhile now.

Every franchise, especially WCO, should always have developmental QBs in the que especially since they've been doing this dance with Kirk for 2 seasons now.

IF Kirk is playing elsewhere and there isn't a viable QB under center then heads should roll.

They just drafted Sudfeld. If they arent confident he can start by 2018, drafting another QB next year.

[insane4theskinsi]

shit has really hit the fan now.allen basically called cousins out! this cant end very well redskins will continue to be the joke of the league aslong as laurel and hardy continue running the show.

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by insane4theskinsi

shit has really hit the fan now.allen basically called cousins out! this cant end very well redskins will continue to be the joke of the league aslong as laurel and hardy continue running the show.

Of course he called him out. He knows he's not going to sign any LTD regardless unless they vastly overpay him.

[insane4theskinsi]

i am hoping the market crashes,snyder loses a billion,and has to sell the team,hopefully to warren buffett.my grandson hopefully sees the skins win a superbowl,but i will never see them win their 4th.

[sdskinsfan2001]

I dont mind Allen releasing that at all. If he didn't everyone would just assume the team was the problem. Why should the franchise have to take all the heat? Cousins thinks he is way better than he is. Just because the market is going up doesn't mean you have to fold like a lawn chair. He isn't even worth what he was offered based on talent, let alone even more. Let him go to San Francisco. Give us a 3rd rounder to get a years headstart. Paying him 24 million this year to screw us into giving away the farm next year or forcing us to let him go for nothing is no good. We're getting used.

[sdskinsfan2001]

And Cousins being better than what we've had recently is not a reason to pay him more than he's worth. Considering what we've had recently is a turd bowl mixed with a bowl of dicks.

[ethat001]

Dumb move by Bruce Allen. There was a low chance KC would ever sign here, but now it's zero. That letter feels like when Scott McC was kicked out --> we tend to kick franchise personalities out and then smear their names. Sure, Bruce offered $53, but would've taken much higher guaranteed $$ to keep him -- so the letter is just dumb.

I think we all know Bruce screwed it up last year when he could've had him for $20, but now we only have a 1-2 year QB rental. Regardless, a $25 mil/year for an above average QB would've crippled us, so I'm not completely upset. But we need to start looking long-term replacements.

Had hope we'd be good / playoff team for the next 5-10 years, but now I think our maximum is a Houston.

[mooby]

Originally Posted by sdskinsfan2001

I dont mind Allen releasing that at all. If he didn't everyone would just assume the team was the problem. Why should the franchise have to take all the heat? Cousins thinks he is way better than he is. Just because the market is going up doesn't mean you have to fold like a lawn chair. He isn't even worth what he was offered based on talent, let alone even more. Let him go to San Francisco. Give us a 3rd rounder to get a years headstart. Paying him 24 million this year to screw us into giving away the farm next year or forcing us to let him go for nothing is no good. We're getting used.

You're talking like the scorned ex here. If we had offered Kirk market rate initially this discussion wouldn't even exist. Ya'll are acting like Kirk asked for 30 mil a year fully guaranteed.

[FlyerSkin]

Can't blame the Skins at all, but they have themselves to blame for losing Kirk. Draft the kid out of Wyoming if you can and move on. Sudfeld has promise, but still is a project for now. I wonder if the Skins will start Sudfeld, bench Kirk, and be done with it. We can't Suck for Luck, but we can get the kid from USC or Wyoming(just kidding). I would laugh my ass off if they started Sudfeld and he actually lit it up!!!!!!!!!! Anything is possible at this point. At this point you just have to come to the conclusion that Kirk simply wants to leave the zoo, while the FO doesn't think the guy is worth getting into the possible salary cap red zone for. The FO messed up and Cousins played his hand wonderfully.