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

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Originally Posted by 44Deezel

Now they have a young, productive and franchise record breaking quarterback and a top 5 Offense. Why in the world would they blow that up? Fix the 28th ranked Defense and the 21st ranked running game and leave the Offense in tact. There's plenty of money to do that even after signing Cousins to a LTD. It's not an either or situation.

Agree with you, we should sign KC. However, the other argument is that Kirk benefited from a good WR group - Reed / Djax / Garcon / Crowder, and a top 3 O-line, and a pass-happy QB friendly offense under Gruden/McVay -- all of which inflates the numbers.

SO -- if you believe the above, then you could argue that another QB may not give you the same numbers but could be serviceable, with less cap hit, especially if you think Kirk can't perform in big situations. He certainly takes some blame for losing down the stretch with the playoffs on the line.

Personally I'd take Kirk rather than gamble unnecessarily. We'll see what happens.