Jetsplayer21 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 But do you think wash still tags cousins knowing there will be a bidding war between at least 2 desperate teams out there ? ( jets and broncos). They clearly will have enough to slap the tag on cousins. But they clearly lose a major bargaining chip after trading for smith. But why not take advantage of desperate jets and broncos who are both drooling over him ? What would it cost now ? Do jets and broncos bid against themselves ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsplayer21 Posted January 31, 2018 Author Share Posted January 31, 2018 Why let cousins walk for free ? If senorita goto was negotiating we already know he would give our next 5 first round draft picks for cousins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComfortablyNumb Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 They lose leverage with teams by tagging him. All GM’s know they can’t keep him at that price so Washington puts itself under the gun. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Patriot Killa Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Bad News Bears? LOL.. it’s not “bear of bad news” it’s “Bearer Of Bad News.” This guy is so funny unintentionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snell41 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Omg this is ridiculous. They just handed Alex Smith 4 years 71m guaranteed with 94m total. There is zero chance they can now tag Cousins. If they franchise tag him it will cost 34.5m against the books on top of Alex Smith, which is going to be at least 22m. 56-57m will be tied up in two players until they could get a deal done. Their cap space before Smith/Cousins last I saw was 52m so they’d have to cut players and sit idle during FA until a team coughed up a pick.....all for what a 3rd rounder at best??Sent from my iPhone using JetNation.com mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philc1 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 2 hours ago, Jetsplayer21 said: Why let cousins walk for free ? If senorita goto was negotiating we already know he would give our next 5 first round draft picks for cousins. Hahahahahagahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philc1 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 1 hour ago, ComfortablyNumb said: They lose leverage with teams by tagging him. All GM’s know they can’t keep him at that price so Washington puts itself under the gun. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk We tagged Abe with zero intent of resigning him in 2006 and got a first round pick. That said the Alex Smith trade and subsequent mind boggling contract extension make it much less likely the Dumbskins do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snell41 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 We tagged Abe with zero intent of resigning him in 2006 and got a first round pick. That said the Alex Smith trade and subsequent mind boggling contract extension make it much less likely the Dumbskins do itYou just answered your own example. We got a 1st for Abe because while it was clear we were likely not keeping him, we had the leverage to do so. We weren’t breaking our back against the cap to tag him. Skins will literally need to cut players to get under the cap to tag Cousins with the Smith contract on the books. This also means that for every day that goes by in FA that they don’t find a trade suitor, they literally can’t sign anyone in FA. No team is trading a thing for him without a long term deal in place so WAS literally has to sit on their hands while finding a suitor AND while that suitor negotiates a deal with Cousins. It handcuffs the team substantially and for what??? A 3rd round pick? No ones ponying a 1st for Cousins AND breaking the back in a sign and trade. Sent from my iPhone using JetNation.com mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetspenguin Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 no offense but the mere suggestion borders on lunacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaSteve Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 In theory, yes. IF they would have done it before Alex Smith, yes. But now, teams know they are not resigning him, and there is NO way they can risk another team not signing him away. What if they tag him, and nobody touches him? They then go into the season paying two starting QB's over $50 million. Not to mention the number of players they would have to cut to get under the cap for tying up a 1/3 of the salary cap in two players. That just is not going to happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Larz Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Imagine meeting the bear of bad news? I bet that sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warfish Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 3 hours ago, Jetsplayer21 said: But do you think wash still tags cousins knowing there will be a bidding war between at least 2 desperate teams out there ? ( jets and broncos). They clearly will have enough to slap the tag on cousins. But they clearly lose a major bargaining chip after trading for smith. But why not take advantage of desperate jets and broncos who are both drooling over him ? What would it cost now ? Do jets and broncos bid against themselves ? bearer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 6 minutes ago, Larz said: Imagine meeting the bear of bad news? I bet that sucks GGGRRRAAAAAAAAAAAA YOU LEFT YOUR WALLET IN A CAB YESTERDAY AND NOW THERE ARE SUSPICIOUS CHARGES ON YOUR AMEX GGGGRRRRAAAAAAAAA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bla bla bla Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Broncos #5 for Cousins and #13, I'm calling it now. The Broncos said they'd be willing to trade for a QB if need be. Heck they could throw in Talib and move down if they were planning on cutting him anyway to replace Fuller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAR I Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 23 minutes ago, Larz said: Imagine meeting the bear of bad news? I bet that sucks Kinda depends on the bear. SAR I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20andOut Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Sporttrac shows Skins with 35 million in cap space(top 51) with Alex Smith on roster meaning if they tagged Cousins they would have zero room to do anything in free agency until they moved Cousins, so any team with interest would simply have to wait them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bla bla bla Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 1 minute ago, 20andOut said: Sporttrac shows Skins with 35 million in cap space(top 51) with Alex Smith on roster meaning if they tagged Cousins they would have zero room to do anything in free agency until they moved Cousins, so any team with interest would simply have to wait them out. Yes but a team would be trading because they don't want him to look at other teams in Free Agency. If Kirk has a few teams on his list and none are necessarily higher than one another I could see a trade. If Kirk genuinely wants to test Free Agency then there is no way they Tag him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New York Mick Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 8 minutes ago, SAR I said: Kinda depends on the bear. SAR I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScarletKnight89 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 There is no way they are tagging Cousins now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnitedWhofans Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 1 minute ago, ScarletKnight89 said: There is no way they are tagging Cousins now. It would be complete lunacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoBowles Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 I hate to be the bear or the bearer of bad news, but we are the Jets, nothing good will happen to us as long as Woodrow owns us, so as the marines like to say, embrace the suck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rillo Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Why would they tag Cousins? Teams know they won't pay him regardless. Just wait for the release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20andOut Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Cousins will be a free agent. No question. The big question is how much will he cost? I think the floor has been set with Alex Smith getting $23 Million per. The scary question is how high is the cieling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycdan Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Why would Cousins agree to be traded at this point? He has all of the leverage to negotiate with anyone he wants to and to pit teams against each other in a bidding war. And if he intends to sign with a specific team, why weaken them by taking away a draft pick when he can just wait things out and sign after he is cut. Makes no sense at all. I think you are a bear of bad logic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jets Voice of Reason Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 9 minutes ago, nycdan said: Why would Cousins agree to be traded at this point? He has all of the leverage to negotiate with anyone he wants to and to pit teams against each other in a bidding war. And if he intends to sign with a specific team, why weaken them by taking away a draft pick when he can just wait things out and sign after he is cut. Makes no sense at all. I think you are a bear of bad logic. How many ******* bears are there??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New York Mick Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 2 minutes ago, Jets Voice of Reason said: How many ******* bears are there??? 5 minutes ago, Jets Voice of Reason said: How many ******* bears are there??? Apparently quite a few Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Does a bearer sh*t in the woods? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycdan Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 6 minutes ago, New York Mick said: Apparently quite a few The Titanic sinks and this boat gets back to port. The universe is seriously perverse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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nycdan Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Speaking of Bears...this makes me laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASH1962 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 35 minutes ago, New York Mick said: Apparently quite a few that is without a doubt the gayest picture I have ever seen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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