Jacoby4HOF66
Pull my finger
- Mar 13, 2009
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Of all those names on that list Cousins was the only one that was a credible starter. And he was drafted and developed by the team. He was more than worthy of at least one contract extension to at least see what he could do once the rest of the team was built up around him.
No draft picks, besides the one used to draft him, were wasted on him. He wasn't another teams castoff or a journeyman QB. And what was the risk to extend him? Cap space, thats it. So what? Look at the situation now. Smith's career is in doubt and he will tie up cap space for another two years.
I never said I thought Cousins was a Manning/Brady/Rodgers level QB. I thought he was a tier or two below that and I still believe that. But whatever tier he is its a tier a team can win with so long as the team around him is sound. Now whether the team around him was ever going to be sound is another debate but it would of been worth finding out considering all the QB names on the jersey above.
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