What It Means:

Luck, of course, signed the largest contract in NFL history last offseason. That deal was for six years and $140 million with a whopping $87 million in guaranteed money. That's a ton of dough, but Cousins should have a chance to top that if he and Washington reach a long-term deal this offseason. With salary caps on the rise, Derek Carr, Matt Ryan and Matthew Stafford could all be looking at enormous paydays in the very near future. It's a good time to be an NFL franchise quarterback.

Cousins earned the sixth-most Passing Net Expected Points (NEP) per drop back among the 39 quarterbacks to drop back at least 100 times in 2016.