(12-20-2017, 02:09 AM)Eric1 Wrote:

(12-20-2017, 01:57 AM)Jags02 Wrote: I've read that it would cost the Redskins right about $34.5 mil to franchise Cousins. 

That's because they've already used the franchise tag on him twice. It increases by a pretty big amount every time you use the tag on somebody multiple times.

I was under the impression you could only do it twice and the transition once. Interesting. 


Anyways, I think you have to work something out this year(pre 2018 season), 19 million is not a good # for a guy who hasn't really done this well until now. Don't look at 2015 either, we were down in so many games we had to throw it, and we lost a lot of games because of his sloppy/bad turnovers over the last 2 years prior to this one. He has done well for a few games this year when it mattered(SEA, BAL, PIT), and he has really played poorly in a few(LAC, ARI, TEN). You give him a prove it deal, something like they did up in MN with Bradford, 2 year 35 or double that, 4 year 70. You do not want to do what Baltimore did and pay a guy for getting hot and then you regret it when you have to let other guys go because you gave your below average QB 100 million.

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