It sounds like talk to drive down the asking price. They had a very finite amount of leverage with that kind of talk leading up to trying to get a long term deal done by Friday. It didn't happen, nor should anyone have expected it to. If Cousins repeats the second half of last season, or even plays just under that level, the Redskins have to make sure he gets a deal, even though it will be a huge pay day for Cousins. It's the current NFL. McCloughan is a great scout, but there just aren't that many good NFL QBs with college relying so heavily on mobile qbs right now.