One thing the Washington Redskins have been efficient with in recent times is winning... free agency. While many teams lose talented players, due to salary cap restraints, Washington has been able to re-sign their own, in addition to adding key free agents.
Some could argue that Washington's free agent finds don't always pan out. At least, however, they have sufficient funds to be active in the market.
This year, for instance, the Redskins have approximately
$13 million remaining after 'free agent frenzy' and draft pick signings.
There is still a void at the wide receiver position, and Dez Bryant happens to be unsigned. Bryant, 29, made it clear that he would like to stay in the NFC East, and the Redskins happen to be in the NFC East. No inside rumors have linked the two sides together since April, when Bryant became a free agent.
Assuming the Redskins pass on Bryant, it begs the question of why bulk at Kirk Cousins' asking price when they had every chance to keep him?
Supposedly, the idea was to save cap space by letting Cousins walk, and to use that saved money toward other positions. The problem is, by the time they (handsomely) paid Alex Smith—their new starting QB—and made some lesser-known signings, they could have simply extended Cousins after all. Not to mention, they would still have slot cornerback Kendall Fuller had they not traded for Smith.
Perhaps the team's front office knows exactly what they are doing. Perhaps, and more likely though, they are pawns in a twisted game played only in the Twilight Zone.
