The Redskins QB’s leverage in negotiations: He led the team to the NFC East title and was the NFL’s most accurate passer (69.8 percent).
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Green Bay hasn’t recovered since deep-threat wide receiver Jordy Nelson was lost for the season with a knee injury days before the opener.
“A few weeks back, the Redskins knew it was hard to pinpoint where Cousins should be slotted in terms of value because this was his first full season as a starter – and he was inconsistent the first half of the year”. Cousins might just be a game manager, but with the talent around him, that’s all he needed to be – and it worked. In the fourth quarter, Washington dialed up just two run plays compared to 20 pass plays, and that doesn’t include the four sacks Cousins took.
Randall Cobb had a brief message for Kirk Cousins and the Washington Redskins.
Jackson has a 2016 cap hit of $9.25 million.
“I think I want to be where I am wanted”, Cousins said (via The Washington Post). He played well – 29 of 46 for 329 yards and one touchdown passing and another running – but it’s uncertain if he played his last game with the team.
“I feel good about where this organization is headed and the nucleus of guys that we have”, he said. The Packers are favored, but we’ve also seen them vulnerable this year.
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Per sources, the Redskins intend to execute a blockbuster deal with their new franchise quarterback before the deadline to tag players in early March, but are fully prepared to franchise Cousins if they can’t beat the clock.
