Future Is on the Line Sunday for Kirk Cousins and the Washington Redskins

December 29, 2016   ·   Mike Tanier   ·   Jump to comments

The road forks for Kirk Cousins and the Washington Redskins on Sunday.
In one direction is a win over the Giants, a wild-card berth, perhaps a victory (or at least a strong performance) on the road in the playoffs, and then long-term riches for Cousins and confident strides in the right direction for the Redskins franchise.
In the other direction winds the road too often traveled: a big-game collapse, uncertainty, doubts, rumblings among the Redskins brain trust—not to mention the impatient Beltway fanbase—that the team is listing sideways. Then, perhaps another year of franchise-tag staring contests. Or even free agency and the dreaded “fresh start” for everyone.
That’s what’s at stake Sunday: tens of millions of dollars, years of commitment, an organization’s long-range fiscal plan, its image and probably its self-image. For Cousins, a win over the Giants keeps him on the rising-star trajectory. A loss makes him look like a qua...

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