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And KC will win it.
As one source with knowledge of the manner in which Washington president Bruce Allen does business put it, Allen will try to conjure up something in an effort to salvage value for Cousins and, in turn, make it harder for him to hit the open market and finally get the long-term contract he deserves. As another source put it regarding Washington, “They are in the pettiness game.”
The pettiness game could blow up in their face.
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And so if Cousins is tagged and he signs it, there’s a good chance Washington would be stuck with him. Since the tag window closes a week before the new league year begins, a decision by Cousins to sign the franchise tender before March 14 could, in theory, cause Washington to back out of the Alex Smith trade.
There’s also a chance that Washington would tag Cousins and, if he doesn’t sign it, rescind the tag later, after teams in search of veteran quarterbacks have signed who they want — and after the free-agency market softens. But as Washington demonstrated two years ago, even a late-April decision to remove the franchise tag won’t keep a great player from getting big money; that’s precisely what happened after the Panthers removed the franchise tender from cornerback Josh Norman, who quickly signed for market value in Washington.
PFT had something to day on the matter:
There are so many ways that tagging KC again could go wrong. And now Cousins brings up a new one--he'll file a grievance that he might win. Forget Cousins, if the trade falls through, Alex Smith could file a grievance against the Skins, claiming that they negotiated with him in bad faith all the while knowing they'd tag KC.
As one source with knowledge of the manner in which Washington president Bruce Allen does business put it, Allen will try to conjure up something in an effort to salvage value for Cousins and, in turn, make it harder for him to hit the open market and finally get the long-term contract he deserves
@Sharkinva used to be in the FO!!!! It’s all making sense now
On a serious note, I would be shocked if BA truly tried to go this route. As much as I feel his pain and would love to get a 1st or 2nd for KC, it ain’t happening. It would most definitely blow up in his face. Can’t believe even Dan would give the ok on this.
Funny thing is, people have been trying to push the angle that Bruce has always handled this with the best interests of the Redskins and good business. This has been petty, personal and a bit childish on the part of Bruce for damn near five years now.