It's a joke. Just when I was worried DC had figured out how to build a team, Snyder joins NY and Philly in mortgaging the future. Regardless of how this season goes, if Jerry can just avoid losing his mind, we will have a chance to own the East in the future.
No, Norman isn't even close to the top CB in the NFL. He's much more comfortable in the zone scheme; Skins will ask him to play much more man to man. He will be a huge upgrade over what they had, true, but 50 mil guaranteed? They owe him 14-15 mil this year, yet they currently have only 11.4 mil. Restructures can cover that, but they also have to find millions to pay a draft class. They wanted Cousins to play on the franchise tag and prove he can do it two years in a row, but now they may have to sign him to a long term big contract to lower his hit this year. If Cousins returns to his previous years of crazy turnovers, this could be more fun than RGIII. Norman will be 29 before the season, and this was his breakout season, with a SB-bound defense that was sack crazy. He had a career high 4 ints, 16 passes defended, and 56 tackles in 16 games.
Yes, he will help the Skins secondary...no doubt. But that's his career year at 29 years old behind one of the top NFL pass rushes. This contract will exact a heavy toll that is highly unlikely to balance out with dividends.
If we had a legitimate QB prospect on the team, I would agree that we have enough talent to take the East into the future. But right now, it's looking like this year, maybe next, or bust w/Romo.
