RandAlThor@lemmy.caM to NFL@lemmy.world · 2 months agoFalcons expected to cut Cousins before $10M duewww.espn.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down11
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minus-squareryathallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoThat seems dangerous and cheap. They already spent 100M on him. Pennix is still an unknown.
minus-squareconciselyverboselinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoThat’s sunk cost. He wasn’t benched because they like Penix. He was benched because he sucks.
minus-squareryathallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoYou still want a backup either way. Cousins is also getting paid either way. It seems more like anger that a controversial contract signing is ending up badly, he’s still likely in the 25 to 35th best QB.
minus-squareconciselyverboselinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoIgnore everything you already paid. 10 million for next year would be a criminal overpay for Kirk Cousins, and that’s what the roster bonus they’re saving is.
That seems dangerous and cheap. They already spent 100M on him. Pennix is still an unknown.
That’s sunk cost.
He wasn’t benched because they like Penix. He was benched because he sucks.
You still want a backup either way. Cousins is also getting paid either way. It seems more like anger that a controversial contract signing is ending up badly, he’s still likely in the 25 to 35th best QB.
Ignore everything you already paid.
10 million for next year would be a criminal overpay for Kirk Cousins, and that’s what the roster bonus they’re saving is.