Cousins 3.0, he's going to sign the franchise tag

[bigant]

the only good thing out of this is that next years quarterback is very good and we might hopefully have enough money to keep some free agents, but you guys are right what a shit show we are , i,m 49 years old been a redskins fan for as long as i can remember and i,ve never seen anything like this just makes it harder ever year to be a skins fan...

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by MTK

Bush league move by the team releasing details about their offer and basically trying to turn the fans against Cousins. I won't blame him at all if he walks next year.

It was pretty terrible. However, if "Kurt" walks and goes and lights it up somewhere else, Bruce Allen will be out of a job. He has to be at that point.

It's not a very smart tactic and it hasn't worked so far.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

It was pretty terrible. However, if "Kurt" walks and goes and lights it up somewhere else, Bruce Allen will be out of a job. He has to be at that point.



It's not a very smart tactic and it hasn't worked so far.

It was just childish and petty.

[mredskins]

Like was this on purpose?
Redskins President Couldn’t Stop Calling Kirk Cousins By Wrong Name | NFL | NESN.com

What a shit show.

[skinsfan69]

After the debacle with Scot, Allen should have been muzzled. He just needs to shut the fuck up and never be heard from again. Do the Redskins know basic PR 101?

[Chico23231]

Shoulda have listened to McC and got this done last year.

[KI Skins Fan]

If you want to continue to enjoy hot dogs, perhaps it's best to not know how they're made. The same applies to the Washington Redskins football team. So, as far as I'm concerned, the Skins can just throw a team on the field and I'll root for them like the naive 8 year-old kid I once was. Problem solved.

[Chico23231]

I still wouldn't rule out trading Kurt at some point. I think the narrative its only San Fran is bunk.

[Schneed10]

Cousins wants to be wanted. He wants an organization to commit to him, fully. Show him he's their guy.

The team is taking slow steps in that direction, but airing the May 2 contract details publicly is an obvious attempt to show the public that the team does want him and make Cousins look bad for turning it down.

That doesn't show that you are fully committed to him, that provokes resentment.

Allen is failing to recognize the immense leverage Cousins has, which is the direct result of kicking the can down the road and franchising him twice in a row. You can't offer the same guaranteed money Cousins would make in 2017 and 2018 under tags, and expect him to trade that for 6 years of being under the Redskins' control. It doesn't show you want Cousins, it doesn't show you're fully committed.

Reports say he's open to an extension next year. Maybe he is. But I don't expect his stance to change: I want an offer that recognizes my worth, demonstrating that the team is fully committed. I want to be wanted.

Next year he'll have even more leverage, and his opportunity cost will be even higher. It will take an even higher offer to demonstrate that he's wanted.

So I believe Cousins when he says it's not about money. I believe him when he says it's about being wanted. Nothing the Redskins have done over the past few years says: Kirk, we believe in you.

If they change that tune in February, and give him a huge deal commensurate with his leverage, then it will convey that he's wanted and he'll sign. If they don't, John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan will. And Bruce Allen will have kicked the can down the road and out of town.

[MTK]

I'm over it. At this point we should all be hoping that Kirk tears it up this year and takes us deep into the playoffs and leaves the team falling over themselves to give him a worthy contract next year.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by MTK

I'm over it. At this point we should all be hoping that Kirk tears it up this year and takes us deep into the playoffs and leaves the team falling over themselves to give him a worthy contract next year.

No counteroffer from Kurt's team?

He doesn't want to be here.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

No counteroffer from Kurt's team?



He doesn't want to be here.

Or he's just content maximizing his value with the tags and seeing how the market gauges his value next year. That seems to be the most likely answer to me. If he truly wanted out he could have not signed his tags and forced the team to trade him.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by MTK

Or he's just content maximizing his value with the tags and seeing how the market gauges his value next year. That seems to be the most likely answer to me. If he truly wanted out he could have not signed his tags and forced the team to trade him.

You got injury risk and a performance risk, which to me was a slight drop off from 2015. You keep rolling the dice, you could crap out. Just saying.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

You got injury risk and a performance risk, which to me was a slight drop off from 2015. You keep rolling the dice, you could crap out. Just saying.

That's definitely the risk, injury more than performance if you ask me. I don't see his play declining dramatically enough to hurt him.

[metalskins]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

You got injury risk and a performance risk, which to me was a slight drop off from 2015. You keep rolling the dice, you could crap out. Just saying.

There's always a chance risk of injury, and there's always a chance Cousins has a bad season. However, I think even despite that, he'd get suitors willing to pay him.