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Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule
I think you sign him before FT even is tendered. Even if that means a 25-26million average per year over 6 years, with 65 guaranteed.
a few points:
1) if you tag him, he now knows next years tag is 33million. That's even more outlandish than 24 million
2) if you let him test the market, some team will make a crazy offer (when is the last time a Pro Bowl/record setting qb hit free agency in the prime of his career?)
3) yes 25mill is high this year, but likely the cap hit would be 19-21million, more than doable with 65Million in space. and going forward his cap hit will decline as a percentage of the cap (assuming it's continued growth). Think about Aaron Rodgers, Could anyone sign him now for what GB signed him for what he was signed for in 2013/14. No way.
4) d***it I just want the Skins qb situation to be a done deal with a competent qb. Is that too much to ask???????
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Yeah, at this point, I don't think it's rocket science. You sign Kirk Cousins to a long term deal as soon as you can. No need to get cute with slapping the non-exclusive on him, and slapping the FT on him again would just give Cousins and his agent incentive to wait until the end of next year to get an enormous contract that may not work into the Redskins budget at that point. In a few years, $25M/yr will seem like chicken feed. (I can't believe I just said that! Phew!)