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BlueCrystalTear posted...

I don't agree. He was an adequate QB asking for great QB money. You let him shop around and, when nobody wants to sign him for his asking price, you can get him for cheaper. If he does get a deal elsewhere for that money, then another team is in a bind while you get to rebuild. The Giants put themselves into cap hell just to sign a QB who was asking for far more than he's worth. So they're dead in the water because they signed him instead.

Also... the Commies didn't think Kirk Cousins was worth that kind of money. And if what he's done (or hasn't) in Minnesota since is any indication, they may have been right.

I think someone else would have signed him. And I don't think it matters to teams if you have to spend another 5 years before you can rebuild due to a bad contract vs starting a rebuild earlier. If you let a guy go and he actually turns out to be good, then you just boned your franchise and probably lost your job just like you would have if the guy you signed turns out to be bad.

I concede the tag would have been the best idea, but if jones said "either sign me at this or I'm leaving if you tag me" then I think they had to do it. Teams just don't have the leverage when it comes to QB imo.

You mention the commanders, have they done any better? If you're telling me they're better off having not paid cousins, I think that's crazy, cousins' critiques aside.