When it comes to Kirk Cousins, no one ever brings up that Robert Griffin III was never able to repeat his rookie performance. Everyone in Redskinsland wanted to extend RGIII’s contract on the spot in December 2012. Is it any different for Kirk Cousins?
It is a caution for team owner Daniel Snyder who loved RGIII.
We figure that Snyder only recently realized that Cousins first name is “Kirk.”
So yeah. The Redskins (cough: Daniel Snyder) are cautious about paying a long-term contract to a player who had one good year out of four.
It’s not like Cousins is Jordan Reed, who had one healthy year in his young career. The ‘Skins signed Reed to a five-year, $46 million contract extension in May.
Or like Josh Norman who had one good year while on another team. The Redskins pounced to make Norman the best paid corner in the league.
Or like RGIII himself, who the Redskins signed to a short-lived fifth-year option for $16 million after two poor seasons.
Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins was offered 16 million a season w/ 24 in guarantees – https://t.co/TJRGQ4tZWi pic.twitter.com/KyH73Uqb0G
— NFL Draft Diamonds ™️ (@DraftDiamonds) July 15, 2016
The Redskins just don’t sign players to big contracts after one good year. (Snicker!) They don’t sign tagged players to long term deals either.
Snyder has been at the root of every quarterback decision since he’s owned the team.
(Although, Chris Russell says this is on Bruce Allen.)
Jay Gruden and Scot McCloughan talked Snyder into the switch to Cousins a mere 13 months ago. Everyone laughed then. Most people praise the move now.
Could it be that Snyder resents the change and is skeptical of the success Cousins brought his team? Have you ever seen Cousins and Snyder together in the same picture?
In this game of chicken between the Redskins’ camp and Cousins’ people, I doubt anyone blinks by the deadline at 4:00 PM ET today, Friday.
I hope they do.
It isn’t lose-lose if they don’t, but there is a cost for not doing so.
Cousins to Redskins: Challenge accepted, but it will cost you. https://t.co/SPjND1plsD
— Anthony Brown, The RedsCommander (@RedsCommanders) July 15, 2016
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