Voice_of_Reason Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 17 minutes ago, Redd said: Really shouldn't of tagged him twice imo. The only thing they got right was not signing him long term. Still Redskins paid him long term money with 2 straight tags. They shouldn’t have tagged him once because the second he’s tagged he’s being compensated as a top 5 player which he is not. And it sets the floor for the negotiation. The second tag was not the problem. The first tag was. That was the end of it unless they were willing to pay top 5 money for him. Link to post Share on other sites
illone Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Cousins has some similarities to the Trent debacle. Both situations make the front office look inept. Ask yourself this one question: What would the Patriots, Steelers, or Ravens have done given the same situation? That's the bar that the current redskins decision makers can't jump high enough to even touch... Link to post Share on other sites
wit33 Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 (edited) 1 minute ago, illone said: Cousins has some similarities to the Trent debacle. Both situations make the front office look inept. Ask yourself this one question: What would the Patriots, Steelers, or Ravens have done given the same situation? That's the bar that the current redskins decision makers can't jump high enough to even touch... Might want to take the Steelers out of this hypothetical. Its a new NFL athlete today. Think NBA. The collective bargaining talks will be interesting to see how this kind of stuff is handled. One could argue its bad for teams and the NFL (players demanding trades and the like), but the consumer is beginning to shift towards fantasy football and gambling. The passion for an individual franchise will continue to decline in the coming years, IMO. The consumer won’t care about player movement and how it’s done. Common question at the water cooler, “how’s your fantasy team doing”? Edited October 1, 2019 by wit33 1 Link to post Share on other sites
illone Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 1 minute ago, wit33 said: Might want to take the Steelers out of this hypothetical The Steelers are so good historically that the announcers still wash their balls at 0-3. Link to post Share on other sites
Redd Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 52 minutes ago, Voice_of_Reason said: They shouldn’t have tagged him once because the second he’s tagged he’s being compensated as a top 5 player which he is not. And it sets the floor for the negotiation. The second tag was not the problem. The first tag was. That was the end of it unless they were willing to pay top 5 money for him. I agree. Either sign him long term or trade him. Still pisses me off the FO tagged Kirk twice. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
illone Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 1 hour ago, Voice_of_Reason said: They shouldn’t have tagged him once because the second he’s tagged he’s being compensated as a top 5 player which he is not. And it sets the floor for the negotiation. The second tag was not the problem. The first tag was. That was the end of it unless they were willing to pay top 5 money for him. I am still confused about the strategy the skins used with Cousins and the tag. Not to bring up old ****, but wtf were we trying to accomplish there? Link to post Share on other sites
carex Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 18 minutes ago, illone said: I am still confused about the strategy the skins used with Cousins and the tag. Not to bring up old ****, but wtf were we trying to accomplish there? We were trying to determine if he wad worth signing to a long term franchise QB deal Link to post Share on other sites
The Hangman- C_Hanburger Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 4 minutes ago, carex said: We were trying to determine if he wad worth signing to a long term franchise QB deal For the money he was looking for, it was a no brainer. We all saw the type of player he was/is. I wanted him traded 2 drafts prior.....why Bruce let himself get played is beyond me...*maybe* Bruce was influenced too much by Jay and that BS is now why Bruce cuts Jay outa player decisions. I don't trust Jay anymore to have ANY input..Dead Man Walking as far as I'm concerned. They all need to go..at least then fans can have *some* hope of the franchise coming back. I won't see it in my life span unfortunately 1 Link to post Share on other sites
carex Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 1 minute ago, The Hangman- C_Hanburger said: For the money he was looking for, it was a no brainer. We all saw the type of player he was/is. I wanted him traded 2 drafts prior.....why Bruce let himself get played is beyond me...*maybe* Bruce was influenced too much by Jay and that BS is now why Bruce cuts Jay outa player decisions. I don't trust Jay anymore to have ANY input..Dead Man Walking as far as I'm concerned. They all need to go..at least then fans can have *some* hope of the franchise coming back. I won't see it in my life span unfortunately Game manager type QBs can still have some success so I imagine that's what they thought of him Link to post Share on other sites
SkinsFTW Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Cousins was actually better in Grudens system with scrub RBs and mediocre injury prone WRs. So while he's definitely not worth what the Vikings ended up paying, nobody here ever argued that he was. In all likelihood everybody from Bruce on down would look alot better right now if they had found a way to sign him long term after 2015 instead of using the tag. But we'd still be mediocre instead of straight garbage so nobody would get fired. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
PartyPosse Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 5 minutes ago, SkinsFTW said: Cousins was actually better in Grudens system with scrub RBs and mediocre injury prone WRs. So while he's definitely not worth what the Vikings ended up paying, nobody here ever argued that he was. In all likelihood everybody from Bruce on down would look alot better right now if they had found a way to sign him long term after 2015 instead of using the tag. But we'd still be mediocre instead of straight garbage so nobody would get fired. If we would have signed him after 2015 and we got what he's been giving, we would have probably been in the exact same boat and probably had drafted a QB like Haskins. The only good thing that could have come is we would have a much more justifiable excuse to keep DH on the bench all year. Link to post Share on other sites
PartyPosse Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 2 hours ago, illone said: Cousins has some similarities to the Trent debacle. Both situations make the front office look inept. Ask yourself this one question: What would the Patriots, Steelers, or Ravens have done given the same situation? That's the bar that the current redskins decision makers can't jump high enough to even touch... Teams that have a history of success tend to have less disgruntled players. The ones that usually gripe rarely do so against the organization and end up proving to be nutcases. NE doesn't even wait til the players are disgruntled. They dumped Jamie Collins the moment he started playing away from the scheme. Jimmy G was gone the moment dissension became an issue with Brady. Jonas Gray got benched a week after being the AFC player of the week. Link to post Share on other sites
Voice_of_Reason Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 1 hour ago, illone said: I am still confused about the strategy the skins used with Cousins and the tag. Not to bring up old ****, but wtf were we trying to accomplish there? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
bakedtater1 Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 So no Trent Williams news? Link to post Share on other sites
nonniey Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 7 minutes ago, bakedtater1 said: So no Trent Williams news? Gotta wait till next year. Link to post Share on other sites
Sacks 'n' Stuff Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 2 hours ago, illone said: I am still confused about the strategy the skins used with Cousins and the tag. They were determined not to overpay at the QB position and have only spent $100 million dollars, one of the best young corners in the league, and multiple draft picks including a first rounder to end up with Case Keenum, Colt McCoy, and Dwayne Haskins. 1 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Stadium-Armory Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Could the recent roster cuts be making room for Trent's return? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Mooka Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 2 hours ago, illone said: I am still confused about the strategy the skins used with Cousins and the tag. Not to bring up old ****, but wtf were we trying to accomplish there? Probably same thing we're trying to accomplish now with Trent. Jack ****..... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
bakedtater1 Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 21 minutes ago, nonniey said: Gotta wait till next year. Ahhh cool .in the mean time beat a dead horse in the wrong thread..got ya lol Link to post Share on other sites
Voice_of_Reason Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 27 minutes ago, nonniey said: Gotta wait till next year. Week 10 is going to be fun. Link to post Share on other sites
Skinsinparadise Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 (edited) I am sure stuff like this is making Trent salivate about returning Edited October 2, 2019 by Skinsinparadise Link to post Share on other sites
Rufus T Firefly Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 4 hours ago, illone said: I am still confused about the strategy the skins used with Cousins and the tag. Not to bring up old ****, but wtf were we trying to accomplish there? 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Skins3000 Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Trent Williams should be moved at the trade deadline, hopefully for a 1st round pick. I see 0 reason to keep Trent and accumulate assets, no cap hit, all bonuses have been paid. Link to post Share on other sites
carex Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 2 hours ago, Voice_of_Reason said: Week 10 is going to be fun. maybe they trade him at the deadline, and are just maximizing the money he loses Link to post Share on other sites
SkinsFTW Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 3 minutes ago, carex said: maybe they trade him at the deadline, and are just maximizing the money he loses Yeah, they'll wait till the last minute and get a 3rd rounder. Sounds about right. But they showed him... 3 Link to post Share on other sites
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