In an interview with Jason Cole of Bleacher Report, Washington general manager Scot McCloughan said that he told Kirk Cousins, "we're going to build this roster to where you can be average and still be good." McCloughan spoke at length in that interview, but those were the words that stood out.
McCloughan is a smart general manager who has an unparalleled track record to fall back on. He played a major role in building not one, but two of the best rosters in the NFL over the past decade. McCloughan built the foundation of Jim Harbaugh's squads when the former San Francisco head coach took the 49ers to three straight NFC Championship Games and one Super Bowl.