Cousins Saga 4.0. Is he done in DC?

[MTK]

Can’t wait to see Colt McCoy light things up.

[skinsfaninok]

Originally Posted by MTK

Can’t wait to see Colt McCoy light things up.

Unfortunately it seems as if he could be the starter lmao what a joke.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by MTK

Can’t wait to see Colt McCoy light things up.

Yeah, why think when you can deflect with sarcasm.

As always, Keim brings the reasoned and balanced thinking. It's not a slam dunk to sign the guy to a contract that makes him the highest paid player. It's a 'dilemma'. Perfect name for it.

Jay Gruden's comments reveals Redskins' dilemma with Kirk Cousins - Washington Redskins Blog- ESPN

Of the 12 highest-paid quarterbacks this year in terms of average per year salary, only two made the postseason -- the Pittsburgh Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger and the New Orleans Saints' Drew Brees. And the Saints were coming off four straight 7-9 finishes with Brees. Two quarterbacks were injured -- the Green Bay Packers' Aaron Rodgers and the Indianapolis Colts' Andrew Luck. In 2016, seven of the 12 highest-paid missed the playoffs. You'd best believe the Redskins are aware of this stat. Those teams didn't miss just because they paid the quarterback -- it's the most important position in the game; you need a quality one -- but it also speaks to needing cap room to build a consistent winner. And a front office can't use this reason to explain any failures. You can still draft well; you can still sign productive free agents. The Redskins did not miss the playoffs this year because Cousins was making $24.4 million. Still, it shows you need more and, in some cases, a lot more.

There were injuries, of course, but the Redskins could look at the roster and tell themselves, "This is what it'll look like in the future if we can't afford a lot of other pieces." Therefore, you need the quarterback to play at a certain level. Cousins, down the stretch, did not. Having injured players such as tackle Trent Williams, tight end Jordan Reed and running back Chris Thompson would have helped. But they needed Cousins to play well, or consistent, in the other games. Some of the throws were missed or forced; that wasn't an injury issue.

[metalskins]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

Yeah, why think when you can deflect with sarcasm.

As always, Keim brings the reasoned and balanced thinking. It's not a slam dunk to sign the guy to a contract that makes him the highest paid player. It's a 'dilemma'. Perfect name for it.

Jay Gruden's comments reveals Redskins' dilemma with Kirk Cousins - Washington Redskins Blog- ESPN

As always, Keim is the voice of reason to bridge the gap between both sides of the argument. I, for one, would love to bring Cousins back, because I think he has clearly been the best quarterback we have had in a long time. And when I mean the best quarterback, I mean one that hasn't had just one really good year, he's continued to improve in the three seasons he's started. At the same time, he also has issues of starting the seasons slowly, and then having some really bad games like he did against the Chargers, Cowboys, and Giants.

So, it very much is a dilemma. It most certainly isn't a slam dunk to sign Kirk Cousins. Look at all the needs this team has going into next year. We need to resign Zach Brown, Mason Foster, we need to find a #1 receiver, we need a running back (I just don't have faith in Fat Rob), I'm not sure we can find all of those in the draft, but if we lose Cousins, well, that's another need - quarterback.

It isn't a cut and dry situation. It would've been if Cousins had gotten us to playoff appearances and wins in these last three seasons, but he hasn't. And in the end, what matters the most is your win/loss ratio and playoff appearances.