The FINAL Kirk Cousins Saga thread. 5.0

[metalskins]

Originally Posted by sandtrapjack

None of this makes any sense.

As soon as they place the tag on Cousins, it counts against the salary cap. Cousins does not need to sign his tender for it to count. As soon as they tag him, it counts. The number for the tag is in the neighborhood of 34.5 million. And last check I saw was Washington is 32 million under the cap. Teams are required to be under the salary cap before the start of the new league year, March 14. Additionally, Cousins cannot be traded until he signs that tender. So tagging him would hamstring the organization in free agency.

Why would a team willingly enter into negotiations regarding a trade of a player they KNOW will be a free agent? They know that worst case scenario is they tag KC. If KC does not sign the tag, he is a Free Agent. If KC signs the tag, everyone knows Washington will rescind the tag at the start of the new league year.

It's definitely something that the front office would've tried had they not gotten Alex Smith. However, at this point, unless a deal has already been agreed upon (wink, wink, nod, nod) the 'skins should be happy getting a 3rd in 2019 and being done with the Kirk Cousins saga.