Cousins has arrived

[mooby]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

Yeah just something interesting to think about. I think there's no way it gets to that stage, I think Cousins really wants to be here and McCloughan and Gruden really want him here.

Cousins just wants to make sure that he feels 'wanted' by the Redskins, so he'll be looking for a serious opening offer ($12M a year will not convey 'wanted'). If he gets it, the negotiation will go quick. He really doesn't strike me as the type to haggle over an extra $1M and be willing to push the negotiations to hardball phase to get it.

I think they strike a deal well before we get to the franchise tag decision.

I think 15m a year will be a solid starting point. I don't expect him to get 20m a year but perhaps they split the difference and he winds up around 17m a year. For me a similar deal would be Kaep's. If we could give him a contract that gives him relative long term security but also gives us an out if last year turned out to be a one year deal that would be fine with me.