Cousins Saga 4.0. Is he done in DC?

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by over the mountain

We currently have 4.1M in extra cap space.

Next year we will have 56.5M in cap space. Only player needing re-signing is Zach Brown (3-6M) and Cousins (26M)

24M = roughly the amount of cap we would have to work with AFTER resigning Brown and Cousins.

https://overthecap.com/salary-cap/washington-redskins/

** numbers per overthecap

(very little dead money next year, culliver, paea, d jax, bruton etc come off the books)

That's a pretty optimistic view. Here's a list of the key guys who are not on the team in 2018:

- Cousins and Zach Brown, as you note
- Bashaud Breeland
- Shawn Lauvao
- Niles Paul
- Trent Murphy
- Will Compton and Mason Foster
- Junior Galette
- Spencer Long
- Ryan Grant
- Dustin Hopkins

Guys also not on the team in 2018. We won't miss these guys but it's still a body you have to replace.

- DeAngelo Hall
- Terrelle Pryor

You can argue that some on this list should be kept, others should be let go. But you can't argue that all should be let go. We'll use up most of our available cap space retaining many of our own guys on this list. And there aren't very many good candidates to cut and save some money. Su'a Cravens saves you $500K. Ziggy Hood saves you $1.2M. But you probably want to keep him.

We're looking at a draft-focused offseason. Maybe one significant free agent acquisition.

[skinsfaninok]

Keep breeland, Foster, grant and Paul. Let everyone else go.

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[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

Keep breeland, Foster, grant and Paul. Let everyone else go.

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So you'd let Long and Lauvao walk, elevate Roullier to center, then who's your LG? You either have to acquire one or rely on a rookie.

If you keep Niles you bury Sprinkle as a gameday inactive until a TE gets hurt. As much as I like Niles it might be time to say goodbye.

If you let both Murph and Galette go then you've got Kerrigan, Preston Smith, and a bowl of D at OLB. I wouldn't do that, we'd be too thin. You'd have major needs at that spot.

And if you don't keep Hopkins I don't have a beef necessarily, but Rose isn't on the team either in 2018. You'd have to sign one of them. Or a different K. Can't get around filling that hole.

[Chico23231]

Lauvao is a must walk...Long didn't play well this year but is the keeper of the 2. Ideally we would draft an Interior Oline within the first 3 rounds of the draft and let him compete to start at LG.

[MTK]

I’d move Long to LG and start Roullier at C

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by MTK

I’d move Long to LG and start Roullier at C

I'd agree. You have a built-in depth option at the C position, Long slides to C quite confidently if something happens to Roullier.

We'll go into the offseason needing to acquire a guard for depth, but that's better than spending what it would take to resign Lauvao. You could do it with a G selected in the 5th round.

[dmek25]

nyschke(sp) in the saints game played really well at guard. but by doing that you lose a lot of your depth. roullier looked outstanding also, at center

[skinsfaninok]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

So you'd let Long and Lauvao walk, elevate Roullier to center, then who's your LG? You either have to acquire one or rely on a rookie.

If you keep Niles you bury Sprinkle as a gameday inactive until a TE gets hurt. As much as I like Niles it might be time to say goodbye.

If you let both Murph and Galette go then you've got Kerrigan, Preston Smith, and a bowl of D at OLB. I wouldn't do that, we'd be too thin. You'd have major needs at that spot.

And if you don't keep Hopkins I don't have a beef necessarily, but Rose isn't on the team either in 2018. You'd have to sign one of them. Or a different K. Can't get around filling that hole.

Draft a LG or pick one up in FA.. Or even move TY

[skinsfan69]

Gotta love Kirk's big FU to Redskins management ( Bruce and Dan) regarding the condition of the field.

[Meks]

An article came across my Yahoo sports app, or, The S, as I call it, stating how the Bruce Allen fucking up negotiations with Cousins narrative is simply going to continue. That Bruce put out a statement that the Redskins are really going to evaluate the last 5 games of the season to make a decision on Kirk. If I was Kirk I would tell this FO to fuck off. My opinion is they will transition tag him or w/.ever and try to get a pick out of the whole situation.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by Meks

An article came across my Yahoo sports app, or, The S, as I call it, stating how the Bruce Allen fucking up negotiations with Cousins narrative is simply going to continue. That Bruce put out a statement that the Redskins are really going to evaluate the last 5 games of the season to make a decision on Kirk. If I was Kirk I would tell this FO to fuck off. My opinion is they will transition tag him or w/.ever and try to get a pick out of the whole situation.

This drives me fucking crazy, Meks. YOU NEED TO READ.

The article you read from Yahoo (here) is a COLUMN, not a REPORT, and it is referencing this piece from Rapoport, which if you read it is rife with speculation. The only news Rapoport reported is that sources say the transition tag is not an option, rather it will be a decision between franchise tag or not.

Rapoport then goes on to speculate that it's the final five games that will go a long way towards settling that decision. He DID NOT report that sources say the final five games will determine the decision.

Do not spread misinformation. If you're not smart enough to interpret it properly, then AT LEAST provide the link so that those of us are can actually use our brains.

WTF

[Schneed10]

And NO, Bruce DID NOT put out a statement that the Redskins will use the final five games to make a decision on Kirk.

[Meks]

lol this is why i posted here, to see if anyone knew what was really going on - im at work so i didnt have time to delve all the way in rather skim the details, but thanks for the heads up!

[Meks]

and its not like im the one writing the column or making speculations just voicing concerns over what i was skimming, so chill. You can complete your clearing up of facts without being condescending. Cheers.

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by Meks

You can complete your clearing up of facts without being condescending. Cheers.

No. No he cannot.

How long have you been on this forum?? You realize you're talking about Schneed, right?