Falcons vs Commanders Sunday Night Football open thread

John Gilbert is the Field Gulls Deputy Editor and has covered the NFL's Seattle Seahawks since 2016. He specializes in the salary cap, the collective bargaining agreement and statistical analysis, with an occasional film breakdown sprinkled in.

It has been more than a decade since the franchise currently known as the Washington Commanders drafted Kirk Cousins, and in the years since he has wrenched three different franchises for money.

First it was consecutive franchise tags from Washington, followed by a fully guaranteed contract contract in free agency from the Minnesota Vikings and then a pair of subsequent extensions, and finally a huge contract in free agency from the Atlanta Falcons…