(12-07-2017, 07:41 AM)Achilles Wrote:

(12-06-2017, 11:27 PM)Eric1 Wrote: Way too much.

I don't know, but likely $25m+.

Players always get paid too much during free agency every year. Someone else is always setting the bar. Cousins is arguably a top 5 QB in the NFL right now, worst case scenario, he's top 10. 

Even if it's 10 mil more a year than Blake, to go from a bottom 10 QB to a top 10 QB is easily worth the 10 mil to a football team.

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(12-06-2017, 11:32 PM)imtheblkranger Wrote: I was just using a round number higher than the current top contract. Seems to be a common theme among the talking heads that Cousins will command the biggest contract this off-season. It's just the nature of FA, guys get overpaid. If Stafford got $27 from his current team, it's not far fetched Cousins will hit $30 in FA.

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I tend to take this view as well. I'm on record saying I'd rather keep Blake and draft Mayfield than drop that money at this point.

I'd also be on the Blake/Mayfield train but that's a huge gamble. If the jags miss out on Mayfield and didn't get cousins because of that...we would be in trouble.

There lies the rub...in order to ensure you get Baker you would have to trade up in the draft...most likely 1st/2nd this year and next years 1st.

I personally would rather sign Cousins then draft TE/OL/WR and some combo to get the offense in line and shoot for the Super Bowl in the next 2 years then worry about how to keep it together once Ramsey/Jack become FAs.....

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