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So am I.
It would, yeah, but it'll take awhile if it's going to happen. Between now and the draft and especially around draft time the Skins will be listening for trade offers I'm sure. They'd be fools not to, and other teams are more likely to make a good offer around draft time. After that if there's no trade the Skins and Cousins will have a better chance of reaching a longterm agreement. IF Cousins even wants one. If they reach an agreement things will settle down, with all the new draft picks and free agents and such. If they don't reach a deal this'll be an issue all season to fans and the press.
JP Finley was on with Cooley and Kevin yesterday and refuted it. Can't find it in print anywhere though.
If both sides want it to work, to me the obvious thing to do is settle on a longterm deal for $22 million/yr. and some "halfway between what each side wants" amount of guaranteed money. It's not clear to me which side(s) would end up rejecting that.
That's from PFT, but it's solid enough that the Browns indirectly commented on it through Mary Kay Cabot.
This is the only time of the year I get interested in soap opera drama.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/03/14/report-brown-arent-expected-to-try-to-get-kirk-cousins/
We know the two sides have met to start negotiating, and the following quote from Kirk, in the Schefter interview, strongly suggests to me that both sides have communicated their "initial offers".
That can be interpreted a few different ways if you're looking to see where the negotiation stands. It clearly says one thing though: Kirk is looking out for Kirk. He's trying to make Haynesworth money. Biggest contract ever type stuff.
I dont think they said what it was.
Spin aside, the thing that leaped out to me in the transcript was that Michael flatly denied that Mike Mayock was being considered for the GM job but he did speak glowingly of the idea that Doug WIlliams could be moved into that role. Not sure how much Michael "knows" but thought it was interesting that he explicitly would shoot down the Mayock item...
I tried watching it the other night and had to turn it off. Michael was just so obnoxious, nothing more than a PR guy. I felt like I was watching the Iraqi Information Minister and the ShamWow guy combined. He says whatever he's told to say and tries to make it exciting. If they sent him out to say roadkill tasted great he'd be there with 3 different dipping sauces talking with his mouth full of possum.
Bet you felt that way in 2000, and 2001, and 2002, and 2003, ....., and 2016. They won't be in better shape. They lose Jackson and Garcon, two stud players other teams were all over once FA hit. They replaced them with a converted QB with 1 good season and an unproven, apparently wimpy draft pick from a year ago? They sign a couple of mediocre DL and the run D is fixed?
Earlier I heard that the Redskins were following Scot M's blueprint, with identified Free Agents to go after and draft picks. The story is posted in this thread, I will not re-post. So are we now saying that Scot was "targeting crap?" Or does Walter Football have a better track record of player evaluation than Scot M?
On top of that, he's not very good at his primary job, radio play-by-play. Shocking that they can't find someone better to do the radio broadcast.
This was shared on Monday...quoted but couldn't get the link to work. Basically, McGee and McClain were high on Scot's list. So if you believe Walter Football, it's a bit of an inditement of Scot UNLESS he thought he could get them far cheaper, who knows...
Basically, Larry Michael's is just kind of a schlocky guy. I used to listen to the radio broadcasts with the TV on, when it was Sonny, Sam and Frank. When they kicked Frank out for Larry, I stopped listening. I agree he is just awful.
On this note, I found the following quote (from Mike Jones' "mailbag" feature yesterday) interesting because it fits my narrative that the front office is full of people whose greatest talent is making Snyder happy so they don't get fired (or, in other words, generally inept at actually doing their jobs). It pertains to the initial report that Cousins "demanded" to be traded.
Other than the McCloughan mess, this off season seems to be going the same way as last several. Looks as if the strategy is find younger players on an upswing in their careers and avoid 30 somethings looking to cash in. Vinny's Redskins tried the later strategy, didn't they? How'd that work out?
I believe we know that the Redskin's initial offer was $20 mil/yr and Cousin's initial offer was (roughly) $24 mil/yr. I don't believe any of that is useful information, though. Especially if we're trying to determine things like how far apart the two sides are in negotiations. Until we know specific information about what either side has proposed regarding the entire structure of the contract (base salaries, guaranteed monies, etc.) we don't really know anything.
It doesn't necessarily mean anything, but I thought it was interesting that an independent assessment of Kirk's market value came extremely close to his actual franchise tag salary.
For the record, I also agree that Snyder is a meglomaniac and a micromanager and that Bruce Allen is a liar and an empty suit. So the irony of this is, I actually probably agree with many of the commentators criticizing the Redskins. But I just tend to wait until I see something real to slam them. Here is an example:Sidewinder16 said:
I used to listen to the radio while watching some, too. When they fired Herzog and hired Michael, I wondered if my dislike for the broadcast was just because it was a change and no longer linked to what I had listened to for many years. I have fond memories as a kid being in the car listening to Frank call games. But, I quickly concluded that the problem wasn't me disliking the change, it was that Larry is horrible at that job.MikeApf said:
Yes, and Sonny, Sam and Frank just had that magic "chemistry." Larry is so robotic and practiced (like a poor man's Bob Costas) that I can't see him having special chemistry with anyone.
That's interesting, it's probably not far off from what they are seeking. I guess a lot can hinge on "guaranteed money." For instance, Pryor is making $8million but only a portion of that is guaranteed. A full 2 million is incentive based. I sense that guaranteed money can often be the sticking point. I don't blame players for wanting it. If Cousins were to have sustained a career ending injury last year, none of these teams fawning on him -- Redskins included -- would have spend any amount of money to save him...Sidewinder16 said:
This guy clearly did not watch Redskin games last year. The bad analysis of Davis coupled with his (in my opinion) overrating the Swearinger signing (he has trouble covering receivers deep and should be a B- or C+) makes me feel free to disregard him.
They can find better play-by-play people, but none of them will eat the possum like Larry will.
Same here. Herzog was really good, fun to listen to, and a great mix with Sonny and Sam. I listen once in awhile now when I can't get the game on TV but it's bad. Sam is gone, Sonny has declined so much, Cooley's bad, and Michael is insufferable. The only good part is if Doc Walker goes off on a rant.MikeApf said:
I would too.
I liked the guy. I don't think he was good enough to be a fulltime DE, but he was a decent backup and quite intelligent. He went on Cooley's show one time at his (RJF's) request to take issue with Cooley about something and handled himself well. I guess this may have done him in:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/football-insider/wp/2017/03/15/redskins-release-de-rick-jean-francois-re-up-ziggy-hood-vinston-painter/
Not to say that his comments, and/or his connections to McCloughan, didn't have a factor in his release, but his contract has had him as a potential cut casualty for awhile now (along with DHall and Lauvao). Keim mentioned it last weekend.
