(02-02-2018, 12:55 AM)Eric1 Wrote:

(02-02-2018, 12:43 AM)Upper Wrote: A lot of this disagreement is based on a lot of people assuming that Cousins is only slightly above average, as I have seen stated many times on the last few pages. If people could be convinced that there was a clear and significant upgrade the money would become a non issue.

Here are Cousins 3 starting years of + stats (Y/A+ NY/A+ AY/A+ ANY/A+ Cmp%+ TD%+ Int%+ Sack%+ Rate+ tallied so that 100 is league average).

111 114 112 114 128 111 107 112 118
122 126 115 119 117 97 107 120 112
111 104 108 104 106 109 99 92 108

That's a whole lot of above average to way above average, and most importantly remarkable consistent above average. The exact type of consistent that would do wonders for an offense with a dominant defense. Worth the money.

Why hasn't he won more games and carried his team then? 26-30-1 and a 0-1 record is not good my man.

Don't count the first 2 seasons when he started 8 games playing out the string for losing teams. His record in the 3 seasons where he has started is 24-23-1 with a very poor supporting cast. For evidence, his team defenses have ranked 27th, 28th, and 28th in points allowed over those 3 seasons. He has basically carried them to .500 records with a comparable supporting cast to what Bortles had while carrying us to top 5 picks.

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