i would consider it if i were him. i think a rookie QB playing for cleveland will inevitably be a dumpster fire. i do think a guy like Cousins who knows how to play can survive.
- Hue Jackson for all his flaws is a good offensive mind.
- He'll still have Joe Thomas protecting his blind side.
- Josh Gordon should be much better next year, having already been back for some time, gotten back into game shape, will be able to go through a full training camp/preseason...
- Corey Coleman won't be leaned on as much as has another crack at having a healthy season
and if they get cousins, they won't feel pressured to draft a QB #1, which will allow them to trade the #1 pick to another QB-needy team, and still have the #4 pick to take Saquon Barkley. An offense with Cousins/Gordon/Coleman and Barkley does have some potential. Njoku will probably benefit quite a bit, too
As it stands right now, they not only have the #1 and #4 picks, but they have the 1st, 3rd, AND last picks of the 2nd round. If they deal the #1 overall pick to the Broncos/Jets/Cardinals they can still have 2 first round pics, but get another 2nd this year and at least another future first. They can use all those assets to build their defense around Garrett who looked really good as a rookie.