It must be every free agent’s dream to be in the position that Kirk Cousins occupies now.
Buoyed by a second consecutive record setting season and the Washington Redskins’ lack of any viable replacement for him, fate has bestowed on Cousins nearly unfettered control with respect to his long term prospects in the nation’s capital. Indeed, Cousins can forego bargaining entirely and choose to earn a second consecutive payday bonanza by playing on a second franchise tag in as many years. The $44 million he will collect during these two seasons will potentially be well worth the time he bides for a blockbuster deal he’ll field in 2018.