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Kirk Cousins - QB - Redskins
According to Bleacher Report's Jason Cole, two NFL general managers believe a team will place a "HUGE" roster bonus into an offer sheet for Kirk Cousins in 2018 if the Redskins slap him with the transition tag next year.
Cousins is not expected to sign a long-term deal by Monday's deadline for franchise players to do so, and the belief is the Skins may tag him in some manner again next offseason. A third consecutive franchise tag would cost $34.5 million, but a transition tag would be cheaper and, of course, less binding. If Cousins is transition tagged in 2018, interested teams would be able to make him contract offers that severely restrict Washington's ability to match with huge early-deal roster bonuses. The 49ers are a team capable of constructing such a deal. San Francisco has a ton of cap space, a huge quarterback need, and Kyle Shanahan's connection to Cousins.
Related: 49ers
We're a couple years away from this situation...but what if we find ourselves in a similar situation after tagging Bradford in consecutive years...or maybe we aren't willing to go with a franchise tag after 2017 in the event a long term deal can't be reached... so many factors between Teddy's health, the 18 QB class, Bradford's performance...
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