Jimmy G is an NFC Champion, not a SB Champion (as a starter).
Whoops, my bad. I read the Wikipedia profile and wrongly assumed that was with the 9ers.
Mahomes is paid extremely well.
Both were drafted. Great QB's almost never become free agents.
I would be shocked if Cousins agrees to a deal if they draft his heir apparent. My guess is he will require "assurances" they are not drafting a QB this year (and maybe even next) if he signs. If he signs here, he is all-in on a SB here, and won't want to deal with the drama of people calling for the backup when he struggles and/or getting constant questions about it. Additionally, that's a fair amount of draft and dollar capital tied up into a player that isn't playing when they could be spending it on ways to help today. Rodgers was pissed when they drafted Love. He was already signed to a long-term deal, so there wasn't much he could do. Cousins has the leverage in this situation and can dictate more.
Peyton Manning signed a contract with him earning $19.2MM/year, equating to 15.9% of the salary cap. Cousins in 2023 earned $35MM/year, equating to 15.6% of the salary cap. The only difference? Peyton Manning is a hall of fame QB, and is a top 10 (likely higher) all time NFL QB.
I think sometimes too he thinks he can make a play with his legs in just about every situation. Tries to do too much.
On the other hand, teams do make it to the SB using QB’s that they didn’t draft.
And the point being, $85M/2 = $42.5M/yr will be what percentage of when the cap goes up again?
For sure.
This makes absolutely no sense and is the exact opposite of the actual personality of Cousins. I would encourage you to watch the Netflix special, if able.
For sure it’s purely a move that is an investment in the future.
If basing this hypothesis on Rodgers, a weirdo and a drama queen, then that is where you went wrong.
Well, we will see. This is of course a valid hypothesis. Maybe he thinks he can do like Manning and play another four years with two Super Bowl appearances from age 36.
If I were GM, id pass on cousins, take the top De or DL available at 11, then try and trade back late in the first pennix, and sign ryan tannhelill for this season.
You'd then have a lot of extra money to get another defender with the savings on cousins contract.
Keep in mind that even if we part ways with Cousins, he still has $27M in Dead money that counts against our team Cap next year. That Dead money goes up to close to $50M if we let Hunter and Harry walk, too.
I forget the exact %, but as of a couple years ago, no team that had a player earning over I think 16% or 17% of the salary cap had ever won a Super Bowl. I believe Mahomes has since done it, but the point remains that it's very difficult unless you're one of the 2-3 greatest QB's of all time.
All the more reason to move on and make 2024 a reset year. They will have massive cap space for 2025 and can go right back to being all in. Keeping Cousins/Hunter just kicks the dead cap hit into 2026-27 etc. That's fine if you're all in for a Super Bowl but this team is not close to that.
I don't care about the age that much, but drafting a QB to sit him for 2/5 of the window where he's cheap doesn't make sense with the modern salary cap. Just because it sort of worked for the Packers with Jordan Love doesn't make it a good plan.
Vikings need to pay for their sins at some point. I agree with you. Just get it out the way.
How big is the total list of players in the last 30 years who earned >= 16% of the teams cap??
All the more reason to resign Cousins.
Yep, the Carolina Panthers have the winning formula!
