The FINAL Kirk Cousins Saga thread. 5.0

[WillH]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

On one, yeah maybe. But he just said today that if tagged he would sign it. Doesn't mean he still wouldn't be open to getting traded, granted. But I don't think how he's perceived will govern what he does.

On two, you may forget that even though they didn't end up landing any top tier free agents early on in the cycle, that's not for lack of trying. On day 1 they were bidding on both DeSean Jackson and Calais Campbell. They bowed out late in the negotiation process when the price passed a certain point. They then ended up getting McGee and McClain a few days later, and then later getting Pryor. But that's not to say that was their plan A for DL and WR. If Cousins occupies $34M of their cap, they can't even consider a similar plan A this year. If anything, given the lack of success McGee, McClain, and Pryor all had, they may be thinking that they should have ponied up for Campbell or Jackson, if not both. Their mindset going into this year could be that they need to be more aggressive. I don't know if that's the case or not, all I know is carrying Cousins at $34M precludes that possibility.

I don't entirely agree on your first point. I do think his public perception matters to him, in part because he's been so vocal in the media, and will play a role in his decision.

Your second point is a strong one though. I do think that scenario would make certain moves impossible and potentially changes the game plan, but I don't know that those moves are necessarily worth throwing away a shot at a trade.

The transition tag and trade option is what is being thrown around more right now. This was my original first option, but I got nervous about all the talk from the Browns (their LT mostly). Your arguments about the free agency may have swayed me back. To that purpose, you said something earlier about teams just structuring a deal we can't match. As of now, only two teams really have the cap room to do that, the Jets and Browns. So, is it your opinion that he would leave us for either of those teams?

He really pushed the "it's not about money it's about winning" narrative today. If he goes to either of those teams he is full of shit. I personally think he's genuine, he has had opportunity to out right lie or mislead in his is own advantage but he hasn't. Also, he's taken great pains at times to give politically savvy nonanswers. In this point, however, he has really been direct. I really doubt he is just looking for a pay day. He is already rich, and immortality through success cannot be bought. The question than becomes, are those situations so much more beneficial than the Redskins? Maybe, the grass is always greener effect plays a role here too. Even so, is it more beneficial then Denver instead? No chance he will evaluate the Jets or Browns as a better landing spot than the Broncos. Broncos can't out bid us, but they can negotiate. If they want him, and they really seem like they do, a 2nd round pick might get it done. Also, it may be in their best interest to go this route rather than getting in a bidding war with the browns or jets. The difference from the transition tag scenario being that Cousins and his agent don't need to top their hand by accepting or declining an offer from the Browns in free agency, they can simply use the offer as leverage with the Broncos.

Also, I heard the junkies this morning saying that the team could franchise tag him and release him if they can't get a deal done. Is this true? Wouldn't there be a big cap hit?


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