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It would give the Seahawks almost $140m to play with in 2023 though - in case you wanted to extend Cousins at the end of the season.ĭeshaun Watson (Houston) - can you seriously go down this road until you have full clarity on his legal situation? And if you spend all your picks on him, aren’t you left in the same situation? A poor roster with an expensive quarterback? I think they’ll do due diligence but no more.Ĭarson Wentz (Indianapolis) - I can’t see the Seahawks trading for him because the cap hits of around $20-22m on his contract are too high.
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It’s an interesting thought, even if it’s highly improbable. I appreciate it’s completely out there and the Seahawks might be unwilling to give up on Adams a year after he signed his deal. It would give the Vikings a better option than a mere day-three pick. It would get the Seahawks out of the Adams contract. The Seahawks end up paying little for Cousins this year on a one-year rental to see if it can be a long-term arrangement. Let’s say the Vikings take on an equivalent amount of that cost through Cousins. Seattle has to eat $28.4m in dead cap hit. Minnesota gets Adams for four years, for a quarterback they might be willing to just move on from. With both teams eating big salaries to balance the salary cost out. Jamal Adams for Kirk Cousins, straight up. Seeing as the Seahawks have started cleaning house - how about this for a trade? The Buccs are $19m over the cap and the Saints are $48m over the cap.
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Carolina isn’t an attractive proposition. There’s not much chance of a bidding war either. If the Vikings don’t want to move forward with Cousins, their priority is simply to move his contract.Ĭould he be had at a cap hit of say $25m, for a day three pick? It wouldn’t be a huge commitment. Especially given Cousins has only one year left on his contract. Smith feels it would take ‘at least a third rounder’ - although if that’s the starting point in talks, realistically it could be far less.
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Contained in the piece, Eric Smith suggested the team could offer to take on some of Cousins’ cap hit to get a better return via trade. The team’s in-house reporter posted a Q&A on Cousins’ future this week, which was interesting. Any prospective buyer would inherit a $35m cap hit. They can’t cut him because it would cost them the full $45m. If the Vikings trade him, they immediately save $35m. The most sensible option though is to either do an extension with Cousins - and commit to him - or trade him. They can hack away at their roster by trading or cutting the likes of Adam Thielen, Dalvin Cook or Danielle Hunter to save money. He has a $45m cap hit this year and the Vikings are currently $19.3m over the cap. Pete Carroll has long been an admirer of Cousins, who had an 88.2 PFF grade in 2021.
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In January I talked about the prospect of Cousins ending up in Seattle. Here’s a list of names and a thought on each - including a first suggestion which could be described as ‘wild’.Ī truly creative Kirk Cousins trade proposal They either really like one (or more) of the QB’s in this draft. The Seahawks didn’t trade Russell Wilson without a clear plan on who their next quarterback is going to be. You can listen online via their homepage if you’re not near a radio in the Seattle area. A heads up that I’ll be on 710 Seattle Sports later today with Jake & Stacy.