Post by comet52 on Oct 10, 2023 8:12:32 GMT -6
I agree that Cousins probably isn't being traded, though not necessarily for the same reasons...
We don't know Cousin's motive. I do think he wants a ring. This season is toast. He might wave his NTC for a shot at one. As others have pointed out, he might go full extension too, and right now ATL is the only real player in that scenario. There are also cap issues, but with his restructure, the acquiring team gets him relatively cheap... we'd have to do some restructuring to deal with the dead cap hit that happens immediately.
So will he be traded? I'd put the odds at about 25%. He should most certainly be on the market.
Jefferson’s injury could cause a shift and get Kirk to change his mind. With JJ on IR for 4 games at least, Hockenson and KJ disappointing if they level with Kirk that they intend to move on he might be open for a trade now, rather than riding out a rough season without his best playmaker. If his stats take a dive and losses keep piling up that could damage his free agency market.
I still don't think it will, but from a long term organizational standpoint it does and maybe also for Kirk now.
That makes sense but at this point I don't see a team out there that's going to justify this trade to themselves.
Break Brock Purdy's arm when the Niners come to town, now there's a market.