Kirk Cousins pick 4.7

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Giantone

Just asking here but for how long?I understand the logic here but how long do you think he(Cousins)will be happy as a back up,I'm sure he believes he's a starter in the NFL and will want a chance to prove it.I see a play me or trade me ....down the road.

Play me or trade me?

Not sure how much leverage a 4th round backup will have.

He's a smart kid, I think he understands his situation. There's a reason he went in the 4th round. No matter what team he went to he was going to be starting off his career as a backup.

[GoSkins!]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Play me or trade me?

Not sure how much leverage a 4th round backup will have.

He's a smart kid, I think he understands his situation. There's a reason he went in the 4th round. No matter what team he went to he was going to be starting off his career as a backup.

No kidding! The guy may want to be a starter, but I expect all the other 4th round backups will too. He will probably understand now that his best chance to start will be to perform well when he gets a chance and get traded into a starting role elsewhere.

I think this trade is about two things:
1: Getting a great value pick that can be traded for more in the future.
2: Creating trade leverage. Bruce Allen is putting his trade partners on alert that they can't wait for the skins to skip on a player because they only draft for need. If other teams want their guy, pay up.

[Mechanix544]

Originally Posted by GoSkins!

No kidding! The guy may want to be a starter, but I expect all the other 4th round backups will too. He will probably understand now that his best chance to start will be to perform well when he gets a chance and get traded into a starting role elsewhere.

I think this trade is about two things:
1: Getting a great value pick that can be traded for more in the future.
2: Bruce Allen putting his trade partners on alert that the skins aren't afraid to take value players when it is his turn. This creates trade leverage.

Hit the nail on the head. This pickup will net us at least a 3rd rounder in 2 or 3 years. Plus, you think watching RG3 and being coached by our QB coaches wont help this guy? If corn on the kolb can fetch a 2nd and a top CB after learning from McNabb, who knows what we will get after a few years of this guy in our system.

Kudos on the pick, wish we could have gotten him with our second fourth rounder, but I say it would have been a 50/50 proposition that he fell. Nice forward thinking pick. Qb has turned from a glaring weakness to a possible glaring strength on this team!!!!!!