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ORIGINAL: Brad H

There's not enough first and second rounds in this draft to address all the needs this team has. There's not enough money available to address them in free agency either.

Our quarterback's contract is killing this team, period. Because of him, we need the greatest offensive line in NFL history and because of his contract we have no money for high-profile free agents.

Find a buyer for Kirk Cousins. That should be the first order of business.
Which teams are suckers? The Raiders? The Falcons? Denver? Bears? Giants?

My first call is to John Elway. He seems to have no idea what a good QB looks like in the year 2020.

Next is to the guy in Atlanta. Their QB is one of the only quarterbacks with less mobility than Cousins. Matt Ryan Killed the Falcons this season. Cousins looks like Usain Bolt compared to him. Has the same pocket awareness.........NONE!

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: Brad H

There's not enough first and second rounds in this draft to address all the needs this team has. There's not enough money available to address them in free agency either.

Our quarterback's contract is killing this team, period. Because of him, we need the greatest offensive line in NFL history and because of his contract we have no money for high-profile free agents.

Find a buyer for Kirk Cousins. That should be the first order of business.
Which teams are suckers? The Raiders? The Falcons? Denver? Bears? Giants?

My first call is to John Elway. He seems to have no idea what a good QB looks like in the year 2020.

Next is to the guy in Atlanta. Their QB is one of the only quarterbacks with less mobility than Cousins. Matt Ryan Killed the Falcons this season. Cousins looks like Usain Bolt compared to him. Has the same pocket awareness.........NONE!

The 49ers are our only hope for trading Cousins.

Raiders, Broncos and Giants all have young QBs they are going to stick with. ATL and CHI will draft one.

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ORIGINAL: Brad H

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

Without a doubt Cousins is grossly over paid. But there were several other moves that have not helped either.

-Asking Rudy to take a pay cut. Instead Rudy walks away with a multi year ext. Nice neg tactics...This after investing a 2nd rder to replace him. The only concession is that it freed up some money now but it still has to be paid.

-Re-signing Barr to like 14ml per. Again freed up money this year but it has to be paid.

-Ext Cousins so we could free up 10ml now but all but crippling our cap the next two seasons.

-Also moved some money around on kendricks contract to free up money now but has to be paid later.

-Reiff was the only move that panned out. But could have been disasterous on the field had he left.

Basically Spielman has been kicking the can down the road the last couple off seasons in an effort to win now when clearly the team needed to be purged and rebuilt. In the end it's the Wilf Bros ultimately responsible for this salary cap mess. Spielman is pulling the strings but he is simply in job preservation mode and will continue to make more crippling moves that are going to set this franchise back for the next regime. Wilf's had an out but blew it and are now married to Spielman's desperate ways unless their willing to eat Spiel's and Zim's extensions.

The Rudolph and Barr contracts are worth more than they deserve, but the Cousins contract is just obscene. Every team has a Rudolph and Barr contract on the books. Cousins is making double what he deserves. It's inexcusable.

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

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ORIGINAL: Brad H

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

Without a doubt Cousins is grossly over paid. But there were several other moves that have not helped either.

-Asking Rudy to take a pay cut. Instead Rudy walks away with a multi year ext. Nice neg tactics...This after investing a 2nd rder to replace him. The only concession is that it freed up some money now but it still has to be paid.

-Re-signing Barr to like 14ml per. Again freed up money this year but it has to be paid.

-Ext Cousins so we could free up 10ml now but all but crippling our cap the next two seasons.

-Also moved some money around on kendricks contract to free up money now but has to be paid later.

-Reiff was the only move that panned out. But could have been disasterous on the field had he left.

Basically Spielman has been kicking the can down the road the last couple off seasons in an effort to win now when clearly the team needed to be purged and rebuilt. In the end it's the Wilf Bros ultimately responsible for this salary cap mess. Spielman is pulling the strings but he is simply in job preservation mode and will continue to make more crippling moves that are going to set this franchise back for the next regime. Wilf's had an out but blew it and are now married to Spielman's desperate ways unless their willing to eat Spiel's and Zim's extensions.

The Rudolph and Barr contracts are worth more than they deserve, but the Cousins contract is just obscene. Every team has a Rudolph and Barr contract on the books. Cousins is making double what he deserves. It's inexcusable.

Your gift for exaggeration lives on. Cousins is overpaid. Overpaid by $16.5 million? No. Cousins is currently the 8th highest paid QB in the NFL. He also has the 8th highest QB rating in the NFL. He isn't even top 10 in guaranteed money or total contract.

For contrast, Ben Rothlesburger is the 4th highest salary and has the 22nd highest rating. Goff is #5 and # 26 respectively. Cousins is overpaid at a position that is chronically overpaid as a whole.

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ORIGINAL: Brad H

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

Without a doubt Cousins is grossly over paid. But there were several other moves that have not helped either.

-Asking Rudy to take a pay cut. Instead Rudy walks away with a multi year ext. Nice neg tactics...This after investing a 2nd rder to replace him. The only concession is that it freed up some money now but it still has to be paid.

-Re-signing Barr to like 14ml per. Again freed up money this year but it has to be paid.

-Ext Cousins so we could free up 10ml now but all but crippling our cap the next two seasons.

-Also moved some money around on kendricks contract to free up money now but has to be paid later.

-Reiff was the only move that panned out. But could have been disasterous on the field had he left.

Basically Spielman has been kicking the can down the road the last couple off seasons in an effort to win now when clearly the team needed to be purged and rebuilt. In the end it's the Wilf Bros ultimately responsible for this salary cap mess. Spielman is pulling the strings but he is simply in job preservation mode and will continue to make more crippling moves that are going to set this franchise back for the next regime. Wilf's had an out but blew it and are now married to Spielman's desperate ways unless their willing to eat Spiel's and Zim's extensions.

The Rudolph and Barr contracts are worth more than they deserve, but the Cousins contract is just obscene. Every team has a Rudolph and Barr contract on the books. Cousins is making double what he deserves. It's inexcusable.

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

Without a doubt Cousins is grossly over paid. But there were several other moves that have not helped either.

-Asking Rudy to take a pay cut. Instead Rudy walks away with a multi year ext. Nice neg tactics...This after investing a 2nd rder to replace him. The only concession is that it freed up some money now but it still has to be paid.

-Re-signing Barr to like 14ml per. Again freed up money this year but it has to be paid.

-Ext Cousins so we could free up 10ml now but all but crippling our cap the next two seasons.

-Also moved some money around on kendricks contract to free up money now but has to be paid later.

-Reiff was the only move that panned out. But could have been disasterous on the field had he left.

Basically Spielman has been kicking the can down the road the last couple off seasons in an effort to win now when clearly the team needed to be purged and rebuilt. In the end it's the Wilf Bros ultimately responsible for this salary cap mess. Spielman is pulling the strings but he is simply in job preservation mode and will continue to make more crippling moves that are going to set this franchise back for the next regime. Wilf's had an out but blew it and are now married to Spielman's desperate ways unless their willing to eat Spiel's and Zim's extensions.

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

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ORIGINAL: Brad H

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

Without a doubt Cousins is grossly over paid. But there were several other moves that have not helped either.

-Asking Rudy to take a pay cut. Instead Rudy walks away with a multi year ext. Nice neg tactics...This after investing a 2nd rder to replace him. The only concession is that it freed up some money now but it still has to be paid.

-Re-signing Barr to like 14ml per. Again freed up money this year but it has to be paid.

-Ext Cousins so we could free up 10ml now but all but crippling our cap the next two seasons.

-Also moved some money around on kendricks contract to free up money now but has to be paid later.

-Reiff was the only move that panned out. But could have been disasterous on the field had he left.

Basically Spielman has been kicking the can down the road the last couple off seasons in an effort to win now when clearly the team needed to be purged and rebuilt. In the end it's the Wilf Bros ultimately responsible for this salary cap mess. Spielman is pulling the strings but he is simply in job preservation mode and will continue to make more crippling moves that are going to set this franchise back for the next regime. Wilf's had an out but blew it and are now married to Spielman's desperate ways unless their willing to eat Spiel's and Zim's extensions.

The Rudolph and Barr contracts are worth more than they deserve, but the Cousins contract is just obscene. Every team has a Rudolph and Barr contract on the books. Cousins is making double what he deserves. It's inexcusable.

Your gift for exaggeration lives on. Cousins is overpaid. Overpaid by $16.5 million? No. Cousins is currently the 8th highest paid QB in the NFL. He also has the 8th highest QB rating in the NFL. He isn't even top 10 in guaranteed money or total contract.

For contrast, Ben Rothlesburger is the 4th highest salary and has the 22nd highest rating. Goff is #5 and # 26 respectively. Cousins is overpaid at a position that is chronically overpaid as a whole.

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

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ORIGINAL: Brad H

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

Without a doubt Cousins is grossly over paid. But there were several other moves that have not helped either.

-Asking Rudy to take a pay cut. Instead Rudy walks away with a multi year ext. Nice neg tactics...This after investing a 2nd rder to replace him. The only concession is that it freed up some money now but it still has to be paid.

-Re-signing Barr to like 14ml per. Again freed up money this year but it has to be paid.

-Ext Cousins so we could free up 10ml now but all but crippling our cap the next two seasons.

-Also moved some money around on kendricks contract to free up money now but has to be paid later.

-Reiff was the only move that panned out. But could have been disasterous on the field had he left.

Basically Spielman has been kicking the can down the road the last couple off seasons in an effort to win now when clearly the team needed to be purged and rebuilt. In the end it's the Wilf Bros ultimately responsible for this salary cap mess. Spielman is pulling the strings but he is simply in job preservation mode and will continue to make more crippling moves that are going to set this franchise back for the next regime. Wilf's had an out but blew it and are now married to Spielman's desperate ways unless their willing to eat Spiel's and Zim's extensions.

The Rudolph and Barr contracts are worth more than they deserve, but the Cousins contract is just obscene. Every team has a Rudolph and Barr contract on the books. Cousins is making double what he deserves. It's inexcusable.

Your gift for exaggeration lives on. Cousins is overpaid. Overpaid by $16.5 million? No. Cousins is currently the 8th highest paid QB in the NFL. He also has the 8th highest QB rating in the NFL. He isn't even top 10 in guaranteed money or total contract.

For contrast, Ben Rothlesburger is the 4th highest salary and has the 22nd highest rating. Goff is #5 and # 26 respectively. Cousins is overpaid at a position that is chronically overpaid as a whole.

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: Brad H

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

Without a doubt Cousins is grossly over paid. But there were several other moves that have not helped either.

-Asking Rudy to take a pay cut. Instead Rudy walks away with a multi year ext. Nice neg tactics...This after investing a 2nd rder to replace him. The only concession is that it freed up some money now but it still has to be paid.

-Re-signing Barr to like 14ml per. Again freed up money this year but it has to be paid.

-Ext Cousins so we could free up 10ml now but all but crippling our cap the next two seasons.

-Also moved some money around on kendricks contract to free up money now but has to be paid later.

-Reiff was the only move that panned out. But could have been disasterous on the field had he left.

Basically Spielman has been kicking the can down the road the last couple off seasons in an effort to win now when clearly the team needed to be purged and rebuilt. In the end it's the Wilf Bros ultimately responsible for this salary cap mess. Spielman is pulling the strings but he is simply in job preservation mode and will continue to make more crippling moves that are going to set this franchise back for the next regime. Wilf's had an out but blew it and are now married to Spielman's desperate ways unless their willing to eat Spiel's and Zim's extensions.

The Rudolph and Barr contracts are worth more than they deserve, but the Cousins contract is just obscene. Every team has a Rudolph and Barr contract on the books. Cousins is making double what he deserves. It's inexcusable.

I think Cousins is comparable to Ryan Tannahill. Both system type qb's that are simply avg but not difference makers.

Tannahill signed a 4 yr contract worth 118ml so he isn't making much less than Cousins.

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

IMO the QB who most exhibited 'IT' was Joe Montana. Cool under pressure. Steve McQueen cool.

As for opposites, QBs who get rattled, who fold like a cheap suit, who go 3 and out/4 and out, who can't even lead a team to a division crown, Cousins fits like a glove.

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ORIGINAL: Brad H

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

IMO the QB who most exhibited 'IT' was Joe Montana. Cool under pressure. Steve McQueen cool.

As for opposites, QBs who get rattled, who fold like a cheap suit, who go 3 and out/4 and out, who can't even lead a team to a division crown, Cousins fits like a glove.

Precisely. He's not a finisher.

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

Without a doubt Cousins is grossly over paid. But there were several other moves that have not helped either.

-Asking Rudy to take a pay cut. Instead Rudy walks away with a multi year ext. Nice neg tactics...This after investing a 2nd rder to replace him. The only concession is that it freed up some money now but it still has to be paid.

-Re-signing Barr to like 14ml per. Again freed up money this year but it has to be paid.

-Ext Cousins so we could free up 10ml now but all but crippling our cap the next two seasons.

-Also moved some money around on kendricks contract to free up money now but has to be paid later.

-Reiff was the only move that panned out. But could have been disasterous on the field had he left.

Basically Spielman has been kicking the can down the road the last couple off seasons in an effort to win now when clearly the team needed to be purged and rebuilt. In the end it's the Wilf Bros ultimately responsible for this salary cap mess. Spielman is pulling the strings but he is simply in job preservation mode and will continue to make more crippling moves that are going to set this franchise back for the next regime. Wilf's had an out but blew it and are now married to Spielman's desperate ways unless their willing to eat Spiel's and Zim's extensions.

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ORIGINAL: Pager

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

Without a doubt Cousins is grossly over paid. But there were several other moves that have not helped either.

-Asking Rudy to take a pay cut. Instead Rudy walks away with a multi year ext. Nice neg tactics...This after investing a 2nd rder to replace him. The only concession is that it freed up some money now but it still has to be paid.

-Re-signing Barr to like 14ml per. Again freed up money this year but it has to be paid.

-Ext Cousins so we could free up 10ml now but all but crippling our cap the next two seasons.

-Also moved some money around on kendricks contract to free up money now but has to be paid later.

-Reiff was the only move that panned out. But could have been disasterous on the field had he left.

Basically Spielman has been kicking the can down the road the last couple off seasons in an effort to win now when clearly the team needed to be purged and rebuilt. In the end it's the Wilf Bros ultimately responsible for this salary cap mess. Spielman is pulling the strings but he is simply in job preservation mode and will continue to make more crippling moves that are going to set this franchise back for the next regime. Wilf's had an out but blew it and are now married to Spielman's desperate ways unless their willing to eat Spiel's and Zim's extensions.

Don't forget the Yannick trade. Paid the guy 10M to play 5 games for us. Money that could have been rolled into 2021. Could have kept Reiff next year.

A line of Reiff, Ezra, Bradbury, Udoh, ONeill. Draft S, DT, DE. I'd be a lot more optimistic about this team.

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: Pager

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

Without a doubt Cousins is grossly over paid. But there were several other moves that have not helped either.

-Asking Rudy to take a pay cut. Instead Rudy walks away with a multi year ext. Nice neg tactics...This after investing a 2nd rder to replace him. The only concession is that it freed up some money now but it still has to be paid.

-Re-signing Barr to like 14ml per. Again freed up money this year but it has to be paid.

-Ext Cousins so we could free up 10ml now but all but crippling our cap the next two seasons.

-Also moved some money around on kendricks contract to free up money now but has to be paid later.

-Reiff was the only move that panned out. But could have been disasterous on the field had he left.

Basically Spielman has been kicking the can down the road the last couple off seasons in an effort to win now when clearly the team needed to be purged and rebuilt. In the end it's the Wilf Bros ultimately responsible for this salary cap mess. Spielman is pulling the strings but he is simply in job preservation mode and will continue to make more crippling moves that are going to set this franchise back for the next regime. Wilf's had an out but blew it and are now married to Spielman's desperate ways unless their willing to eat Spiel's and Zim's extensions.

Don't forget the Yannick trade. Paid the guy 10M to play 5 games for us. Money that could have been rolled into 2021. Could have kept Reiff next year.

A line of Reiff, Ezra, Bradbury, Udoh, ONeill. Draft S, DT, DE. I'd be a lot more optimistic about this team.

How does that work?

Spotrac doesn't have any cap charge(for us) for 2021 for Ngakoue.

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: Pager

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

Without a doubt Cousins is grossly over paid. But there were several other moves that have not helped either.

-Asking Rudy to take a pay cut. Instead Rudy walks away with a multi year ext. Nice neg tactics...This after investing a 2nd rder to replace him. The only concession is that it freed up some money now but it still has to be paid.

-Re-signing Barr to like 14ml per. Again freed up money this year but it has to be paid.

-Ext Cousins so we could free up 10ml now but all but crippling our cap the next two seasons.

-Also moved some money around on kendricks contract to free up money now but has to be paid later.

-Reiff was the only move that panned out. But could have been disasterous on the field had he left.

Basically Spielman has been kicking the can down the road the last couple off seasons in an effort to win now when clearly the team needed to be purged and rebuilt. In the end it's the Wilf Bros ultimately responsible for this salary cap mess. Spielman is pulling the strings but he is simply in job preservation mode and will continue to make more crippling moves that are going to set this franchise back for the next regime. Wilf's had an out but blew it and are now married to Spielman's desperate ways unless their willing to eat Spiel's and Zim's extensions.

Don't forget the Yannick trade. Paid the guy 10M to play 5 games for us. Money that could have been rolled into 2021. Could have kept Reiff next year.

A line of Reiff, Ezra, Bradbury, Udoh, ONeill. Draft S, DT, DE. I'd be a lot more optimistic about this team.

How does that work?

Spotrac doesn't have any cap charge(for us) for 2021 for Ngakoue.

He doesn't cost us any new money next year. What Pager was referring to was the ability to roll unused capspace into the next season. But we used up our space on the panic trade for Yannick:

The final element of determining cap space comes in the form of adjustments. The biggest of these is the salary cap “rollover”. This “rollover” allows teams to bring their unused cap from the previous season into the current season. For 2020, the Indianapolis Colts led the league rolling over more than $41 million from 2019, with a total of seven teams rolling over more than $20 million. These numbers are then added to the base salary cap, $198 million in 2019, to give each team a final cap number.

https://www.profootballnetwork.com/2021-salary-cap-drop/

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ORIGINAL: Trekgeekscott

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ORIGINAL: Brad H

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

IMO the QB who most exhibited 'IT' was Joe Montana. Cool under pressure. Steve McQueen cool.

As for opposites, QBs who get rattled, who fold like a cheap suit, who go 3 and out/4 and out, who can't even lead a team to a division crown, Cousins fits like a glove.

Precisely. He's not a finisher.

Cousins is good, not great. Great QBs have many traits but one that sticks out to me is that when you need a big drive late in a game to win or tie their game just seems to elevate. They get even better. Cousins games goes right in the shitter when we need a big two minute drive.

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: Pager

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

Without a doubt Cousins is grossly over paid. But there were several other moves that have not helped either.

-Asking Rudy to take a pay cut. Instead Rudy walks away with a multi year ext. Nice neg tactics...This after investing a 2nd rder to replace him. The only concession is that it freed up some money now but it still has to be paid.

-Re-signing Barr to like 14ml per. Again freed up money this year but it has to be paid.

-Ext Cousins so we could free up 10ml now but all but crippling our cap the next two seasons.

-Also moved some money around on kendricks contract to free up money now but has to be paid later.

-Reiff was the only move that panned out. But could have been disasterous on the field had he left.

Basically Spielman has been kicking the can down the road the last couple off seasons in an effort to win now when clearly the team needed to be purged and rebuilt. In the end it's the Wilf Bros ultimately responsible for this salary cap mess. Spielman is pulling the strings but he is simply in job preservation mode and will continue to make more crippling moves that are going to set this franchise back for the next regime. Wilf's had an out but blew it and are now married to Spielman's desperate ways unless their willing to eat Spiel's and Zim's extensions.

Don't forget the Yannick trade. Paid the guy 10M to play 5 games for us. Money that could have been rolled into 2021. Could have kept Reiff next year.

A line of Reiff, Ezra, Bradbury, Udoh, ONeill. Draft S, DT, DE. I'd be a lot more optimistic about this team.

How does that work?

Spotrac doesn't have any cap charge(for us) for 2021 for Ngakoue.

He doesn't cost us any new money next year. What Pager was referring to was the ability to roll unused capspace into the next season. But we used up our space on the panic trade for Yannick:

The final element of determining cap space comes in the form of adjustments. The biggest of these is the salary cap “rollover”. This “rollover” allows teams to bring their unused cap from the previous season into the current season. For 2020, the Indianapolis Colts led the league rolling over more than $41 million from 2019, with a total of seven teams rolling over more than $20 million. These numbers are then added to the base salary cap, $198 million in 2019, to give each team a final cap number.

https://www.profootballnetwork.com/2021-salary-cap-drop/

It will be a blessing in disguise.

Probably ensures that we unload Rudy.

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ORIGINAL: Pager

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

Without a doubt Cousins is grossly over paid. But there were several other moves that have not helped either.

-Asking Rudy to take a pay cut. Instead Rudy walks away with a multi year ext. Nice neg tactics...This after investing a 2nd rder to replace him. The only concession is that it freed up some money now but it still has to be paid.

-Re-signing Barr to like 14ml per. Again freed up money this year but it has to be paid.

-Ext Cousins so we could free up 10ml now but all but crippling our cap the next two seasons.

-Also moved some money around on kendricks contract to free up money now but has to be paid later.

-Reiff was the only move that panned out. But could have been disasterous on the field had he left.

Basically Spielman has been kicking the can down the road the last couple off seasons in an effort to win now when clearly the team needed to be purged and rebuilt. In the end it's the Wilf Bros ultimately responsible for this salary cap mess. Spielman is pulling the strings but he is simply in job preservation mode and will continue to make more crippling moves that are going to set this franchise back for the next regime. Wilf's had an out but blew it and are now married to Spielman's desperate ways unless their willing to eat Spiel's and Zim's extensions.

Don't forget the Yannick trade. Paid the guy 10M to play 5 games for us. Money that could have been rolled into 2021. Could have kept Reiff next year.

A line of Reiff, Ezra, Bradbury, Udoh, ONeill. Draft S, DT, DE. I'd be a lot more optimistic about this team.

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ORIGINAL: bohumm

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ORIGINAL: Trekgeekscott

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ORIGINAL: Brad H

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

IMO the QB who most exhibited 'IT' was Joe Montana. Cool under pressure. Steve McQueen cool.

As for opposites, QBs who get rattled, who fold like a cheap suit, who go 3 and out/4 and out, who can't even lead a team to a division crown, Cousins fits like a glove.

Precisely. He's not a finisher.

Cousins is good, not great. Great QBs have many traits but one that sticks out to me is that when you need a big drive late in a game to win or tie their game just seems to elevate. They get even better. Cousins games goes right in the shitter when we need a big two minute drive.

Cousins isn't Joe Montana or Patrick Mahomes----we get it. He is a mixed bag, but he has delivered at times. At other times, he's failed personally. But if you look at all the failures---including those where he's at fault and the rest---many more times he either gets deluged in pass rushers, the routes are slow to develop, no one ultimately gets open, or, inexplicably, we're trying to establish the run.

He has issues. His contract is an issue. But the primary issues are further up the food chain and ultimately lead to the failure of the Wilfs to embrace the era in which they find themselves. Y.A. Tittle and Frank Gifford and Sam Hunt aren't walking through that door, Zygi.

Sell the team---you're the problem.

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ORIGINAL: Pager

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

Without a doubt Cousins is grossly over paid. But there were several other moves that have not helped either.

-Asking Rudy to take a pay cut. Instead Rudy walks away with a multi year ext. Nice neg tactics...This after investing a 2nd rder to replace him. The only concession is that it freed up some money now but it still has to be paid.

-Re-signing Barr to like 14ml per. Again freed up money this year but it has to be paid.

-Ext Cousins so we could free up 10ml now but all but crippling our cap the next two seasons.

-Also moved some money around on kendricks contract to free up money now but has to be paid later.

-Reiff was the only move that panned out. But could have been disasterous on the field had he left.

Basically Spielman has been kicking the can down the road the last couple off seasons in an effort to win now when clearly the team needed to be purged and rebuilt. In the end it's the Wilf Bros ultimately responsible for this salary cap mess. Spielman is pulling the strings but he is simply in job preservation mode and will continue to make more crippling moves that are going to set this franchise back for the next regime. Wilf's had an out but blew it and are now married to Spielman's desperate ways unless their willing to eat Spiel's and Zim's extensions.

Don't forget the Yannick trade. Paid the guy 10M to play 5 games for us. Money that could have been rolled into 2021. Could have kept Reiff next year.

A line of Reiff, Ezra, Bradbury, Udoh, ONeill. Draft S, DT, DE. I'd be a lot more optimistic about this team.

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ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

The last 10 Super Bowl winners first pick in the previous draft. Is tanking viable?

Chiefs 2019 - #56
Patriots 2018 - #23
Eagles 2017 - #14
Patriots 2016 - #60
Broncos 2015 - #23
Patriots 2014 - #29
Seahawks 2013 - #62
Ravens 2012 - #35
Giants 2011 - #19
Colts 2010 - #31

Thomas Sullivan on Twitter

The Vikings might as well best the lowly Lion's.

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ORIGINAL: bstinger

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ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

The last 10 Super Bowl winners first pick in the previous draft. Is tanking viable?

Chiefs 2019 - #56
Patriots 2018 - #23
Eagles 2017 - #14
Patriots 2016 - #60
Broncos 2015 - #23
Patriots 2014 - #29
Seahawks 2013 - #62
Ravens 2012 - #35
Giants 2011 - #19
Colts 2010 - #31

Thomas Sullivan on Twitter

The Vikings might as well best the lowly Lion's.

This could be the most meaningless stat of all the meaningless stats you post.

Most teams don't go straight from tanking to the Super Bowl. We aren't likely to either, win or lose, but a loss gives us a chance to pick ahead of some other teams, and that could make a difference down the road, if not immediately next season. Hopefully a loss leads to a new regime, but that's a long shot given the recent extensions.