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Huge gamble for Washington. Cousins could sign that tender on day one, and refuse to sign long-term for whomever trades for him. Preferring to shop teams in free agency. All-in-all, I'd say it is a bad idea. Which means Washington will do it without a doubt.
The funniest part of the whole thing, to me, is that if they tag him, and then withdraw the tag, they forfeit the third-round comp pick they'd get for just letting Cousins walk as a free agent.
The Pats won three super bowls before him plus they managed to win games without him during the 2016 season. They'd manage without him.
I'd worry more about them not finding a decent backup quarterback or two to keep them competitive once Brady finally throws in the towel.
Who needs draft picks when it's all about trying to punish a player for turning down an awful long term deal.
Agreed. Gronk is great weapon but they can win without him.
Can't see Gronk walking away yet unless that concussion was worse than advertised and scared him. Even then, once he gets time away from it, think he'd probably go again until he gets popped again badly. He's got 2 years left on his deal, he's gotta be looking at the paycheck, looking at Brady and Belichick having a couple years left, and probably decides to ride it out.
But you never know. Plus side, won last year without him, so it's doable. he's a beast, but you game plan to what you have. Bill loves to draft TEs, sure he can go back to the well and play that game again.
The Cousins thing is nuts. isn't the cost for the tag this year, as a repeat user, through the roof? There are so many FAs this year that don't suck, draft has some good ones, very real risk that they can't find a taker if they franchise him to trade him. Will be too much money attached to him, and too many cheaper options. They stiffed him for a couple years, time to let him walk.
But you never know. Plus side, won last year without him, so it's doable. he's a beast, but you game plan to what you have. Bill loves to draft TEs, sure he can go back to the well and play that game again.
The Cousins thing is nuts. isn't the cost for the tag this year, as a repeat user, through the roof? There are so many FAs this year that don't suck, draft has some good ones, very real risk that they can't find a taker if they franchise him to trade him. Will be too much money attached to him, and too many cheaper options. They stiffed him for a couple years, time to let him walk.
Pretty much. It's the average of the top five salaries at the previous position or 120 percent of the previous year's salary, whichever is higher, so a franchise tag on Cousins would come to the neighborhood of $35 million.
Washington can withdraw the tag if they can't find a trade partner, but in tagging a player then revoking the tag, a team forfeits the right to draft pick compensation for losing a player in free agency. So if they tag Cousins, Washington is in effect burning a third-round pick.
This. Letting Jimmy G go will haunt the Savannah Sprinters for years to come.
Cousins also has the right to sign the tender on day one, then Washington is stuck with him.
Cousins also has the right to sign the tender on day one, then Washington is stuck with him.
If he's tagged, he can't be traded until he signs it.
Yeah. But he could stick it to Washington by refusing to agree to a contract with any team that would trade for him. Which would significantly lower his trade value.
Washington is foolish to try and tag him again. This can do nothing but blow up in their face.
Sadly, that's never stopped Snyder from doing insanely foolish things with his team without first consulting those whose job it specifically is to do not-so-foolish things. One of the biggest reasons we've never been back to a Superbowl under his "care". Never thought I'd utter these words, but I really miss Jack Kent Cooke! 
I think it's time to trot this one out again:
I think it's time to trot this one out again:
So much for this post! McDaniels has officially pulled out of the Colts job to stay in New England. He didn't sign anything but still... no question that he completely screwed Indy.
He'd better pray he gets the New England head job, because no other team is ever going to trust him again. (Also, this seriously and royally fucks the assistants he had lined up and who were ready to go.)
Jesus, McDaniels is a dick.
Looks like the Colts are going to honor whatever contracts were signed by assistants. They will be part of the staff of whoever ends up with the HC job.
That could be awkward for whomever gets the HC job
As late to the game as the Colts are, I wouldn't be surprised to see someone like Darrell Bevell get the job.
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