TheRobotDevil
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After 499 and before 501Where the fuck is 500
After 499 and before 501Where the fuck is 500
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KC > Smith
$34 3rd Franchise Tag KC < $24mill Smith
Neither are elite QB’s but decent ones. I like Cousins but no way was he worth the cost of 3rd Franchise Tag when we have so many holes elsewhere. Now with the #13 pick they don’t have to take a QB which seemed to be Mayfield and can address maybe getting the #1 WR on the board Calvin Ridley - Bama to help Smith. Or go D.
From a QB standpoint this really doesn’t help them, from a money standpoint this makes a whole lot of sense. Now they have to improve through free agency and the draft or this move does nothing for them. They aren’t forced to reach for a QB with that 1st round pick and they have the luxury to improve at different positions but if they like a QB at that position they can take him and he doesn’t have to be a NFL ready guy, he can sit behind Smith for 2-3 years like Rodgers did with Favre.
Now as far as Cousins goes he has to know that he isn’t winning shit without an elite defense, great protection and weapons on the outside and there aren’t really any contenders who need a QB. This is his chance to go to a building team and get his huge contract. The Browns can offer him as much as they want but they can also offer him a very good offensive line, young players and a pretty solid defense that should only improve. Offering him a big contract doesn’t hurt them at all bc they are unlikely to spend even close to all that cap space regardless and this move gives them options now. They wouldn’t be forced to take a QB early but they can if they want and let him sit behind Cousins or just go RB/CB with Barkley/Fitzpatrick. They have the money to go our and get the players in free agency at key positions to help Cousins, the problem is can they attract these players.
The Vikings...
Someone's gonna look at his numbers from the last 3 years and disagree. If Kaepernick was worth $18 million/year....
They should have signed Cousins long term 3-4 years ago, his number would be a bargain now. They cost themselves a ton of money overall, lost a 3rd rounder and a CB that would have started this year, for a guy four years older and not as good. Then they extended him to five years which is nuts. If they had taken a QB in the first round and kept Smith for a year, that might make some sense, but I don't get anything they did yesterdayCousins is a good QB but not worth a huge contract