Around the NFL Week 11

[mooby]

Originally Posted by metalskins

Let's not forget, Kirk Cousins is on a better team, better quality weapons, better defense, better coach, better organization, etc.... and right now, his team is 5-3-1, and losing to the Bears 14-0.

I love Cousins, but he may turn to be nothing more than an .500 quarterback who puts up big numbers, but can't take his team all the way. Inversely, the 'skins are 6-4 and at the top of their division. They have lost their starting quarterback, but they're still in a great position.

Is it possible that by season's end, we realize why the Redskins didn't pay Cousins an enormous contract?

Well uh, we paid Alex Smith an enormous contract.

To summarize:

Kirk Cousins: Scores td's (today notwithstanding), also turns the ball over plenty.

Alex Smith: Doesn't score td's, also doesn't turn the ball over plenty (today notwithstanding).

Pick your poison.

[metalskins]

Originally Posted by mooby

Well uh, we paid Alex Smith an enormous contract.

To summarize:

Kirk Cousins: Scores td's (today notwithstanding), also turns the ball over plenty.

Alex Smith: Doesn't score td's, also doesn't turn the ball over plenty (today notwithstanding).

Pick your poison.

A fully guaranteed contract in Kirk Cousins. Smith's contract wasn't fully guaranteed, yet, he is guaranteed a good amount of money. Cousins scores TDs, but when it comes down to it, if you score 30+ points a game and still lose, what does that matter?

[CRedskinsRule]

The Bears arent so far ahead that KC can't overcome his mistakes.

That said his primetime presence remains decisively poor.

[metalskins]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

The Bears arent so far ahead that KC can't overcome his mistakes.

That said his primetime presence remains decisively poor.

Just the point, though, that type of guaranteed money, you expect Cousins to shine in prime time. Right now, he's struggling.

[sdskinsfan2001]

Kirk Cousins choking again. Lol. Awesome.

[Skinzorz]

Originally Posted by sdskinsfan2001

Kirk Cousins choking again. Lol. Awesome.

It doesn’t matter, he’s getting $28mil to throw ints

[sdskinsfan2001]

He will now accumulate 150 yards of garbage time stat padding.

[Skinzorz]

Originally Posted by sdskinsfan2001

He will now accumulate 150 yards of garbage time stat padding.

You called it!

[skinsfaninok]

This was as bad as kirk has been. Reminds me of the NY game.

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[skinsfan69]

He is having a bad game, as he always does a few times a year.

[NC_Skins]

I'm just happy we aren't paying 28mil/yr for a QB that can't manage to get 3 points through 3 quarters of play.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

I'm just happy we aren't paying 28mil/yr for a QB that can't manage to get 3 points through 3 quarters of play.

I swear the Cousins haters crack me up.

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

I swear the Cousins haters crack me up.

I'm not a hater, I just think they severely overpaid for his services. He's a good, just not special as McCloughan put it.

[Buffalo Bob]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

I'm not a hater, I just think they severely overpaid for his services. He's a good, just not special as McCloughan put it.

He is a borderline top ten QB, nothing more nothing less. The money he got paid probably won't look so crazy after a couple more of the top ten QB get new contracts.

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by Buffalo Bob

He is a borderline top ten QB, nothing more nothing less. The money he got paid probably won't look so crazy after a couple more of the top ten QB get new contracts.

Being top 10 doesn't mean that much to me. Especially when there is a huge gap between that tier 1 and tier 2 in terms of talent and being game changers.

Tier 1
Aaron Rodgers
Drew Brees
Tom Brady
Phillip Rivers
Matt Ryan


These are the only QBs I would pay that upper echelon money for. I don't give a fuck what the market calls for. These QBs can carry a team if they have to or called upon. Most other QBs cannot and have not. This tier 1 list are absolutely game changers and that's why you pay them 28-30+mil a year. I'd rather pay 23 mil/yr for a game changer like Aaron Donald/Kahlil Mack than 23mil for a game manager like Alex Smith. You are better off putting resources into the OL/DL/etc and rolling with a guy like McCoy than overpaying for a guy who's average (or slightly above) at his position.