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WASHINGTON (AP) — Kirk Cousins‘ time with the Washington Redskins is about to end after they chose not to use the franchise tag on the quarterback as expected.The Redskins have agreed to acquire Alex Smith from the Kansas City Chiefs Womens Bryce Love Jersey , effectively pushing Cousins into free agency following a tumultuous six years with the club the drafted him. Cousins will be the top free agent available when the league year opens in mid-March and should have no shortage of suitors.“Next week is now officially the first time since 2007 that I’ll be choosing where to play football,” Cousins posted on Twitter. “I’m open to suggestions.”The 29-year-old Cousins is coming off his third consecutive 4,000-yard passing season. In his time as a full-time NFL starter, he has completed 67 percent of his passes for 81 touchdowns, 36 interceptions and a 97.5 QB rating.Despite previously saying Washington could win with Cousins, coach Jay Gruden said at the scouting combine that “it’s time for us to move on” and find some continuity at the position.The Redskins now seemingly have that in Smith, who will join the Redskins once the trade becomes official March 14 and has agreed to a four-year extension with $71 million guaranteed.Cousins could easily command more than that on the open market with the New York Jets, Denver Broncos, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals and Cleveland Browns among the teams interested in upgrading at quarterback.After becoming the first QB in NFL history to play two consecutive seasons on the franchise tag — making almost $44 million in the process — Cousins is looking for long-term stability in the wake of almost-weekly questions about his future in Washington persisted over the past few years. Agent Mike McCartney declined to comment on the plans of the Cousins camp in an email to The Associated Press on Tuesday.This is perhaps the first time in Cousins’ football career that he has been No. 1 on any list. He did not have any scholarship offers as a high school senior, was not considered a top prospect after four years at Michigan State and got picked in the fourth round in 2012 by the Redskins — the same draft they traded up to make Robert Griffin III the No. 2 pick.Only 39-year-old Drew Brees https://www.theredskinslockerroom.com/authentic-terry-mclaurin-jersey , who’s expected to re-sign with the New Orleans Saints, threw for more yards last season than Cousins, who is the best option available in a crop that includes Case Keenum, Sam Bradford and Josh McCown. Though during the 2017 season it was reported that Cousins could set a record for QB contracts, it’s unclear how close he might come to the $135 million, five-year deal with $92 million guaranteed that Matthew Stafford signed with the Detroit Lions.NOTE: The Redskins re-signed safety Deshazor Everett to a multiyear deal and waived running backs Dare Ogunbowale and Kenny Hilliard and tackle Kevin Bowen. With Washington holding former coach Jay Gruden accountable for the current mess that is the football organization, many are wondering why current president Bruce Allen continues to escape scrutiny.Yes, the #FireBruceAllen crowd has returned, and their logic has plenty of appeal. In the ultimate results-oriented industry of sports, Allen simply hasn’t generated enough wins. The facts back that up, in stark terms. Since Allen arrived in 2010 Montez Sweat Jersey , the team has a record of 59-89-1. Excluding the two years that unfolded after Allen failed upward from G.M. to president and Scot McCloughan racked up a record of 17-14-1, the team under Allen’s watch is 42-75.That’s a winning percentage of 35.89 percent, roughly one victory in every three games. The Decade of Bruce also has included a pair of look-what-I-found playoff appearances, with no postseason wins. In today’s NFL, with that kind of performance over the course of a full 10 seasons, anyone else would be and should be fired.Making things worse, ostensibly, for Allen is the general dysfunction that has riddled the team during his tenure, from the decision to give up way too much to get RGIII to the clumsy exit of coach Mike Shanahan to the clumsy exit of RGIII to the clumsy handling of Kirk Cousins to the shameful termination of McCloughan with cause to the ongoing holdout of Trent Williams (and the stubborn refusal to get value for a player who by all appearances is never coming back) to some other things I’ve probably forgotten about thanks to all of the other stuff. So why is Allen still there? He’s still there because he has become, essentially, the surrogate owner Dwayne Haskins Redskins Jersey , handling aspects of the job (like today’s press conference) that Daniel Snyder would prefer to avoid. For all the criticism that Snyder has absorbed in 20 years as owner of the team, he’s not stupid. And he’s smart enough to realize that the only thing better than being rich and famous is being rich.Snyder has slid into the background, taking a backseat while Allen, whose father was one of the franchise’s most beloved head coaches, takes the heat.It’s become well established that Commissioner Roger Goodell serves as the pincushion for all owners. Allen serves as the pincushion for one of them.That’s why Allen is still there, and that’s why he’ll stay until Snyder finds another pincushion. Boosting Allen in this regard is the fact that there really isn’t anyone else who would both be regarded as ideal for the job and willing to hitch his or her wagon to Snyder and his team. Thus, even though Snyder may be able to hire a much better head coach if he’s willing to give the new coach full control of the football operation (and the right to fire Bruce Allen), Snyder won’t be getting rid of Bruce Allen unless and until Snyder identifies and hires the next Bruce Allen.