Scot McCloughan balances paying Kirk Cousins with having a winning team

In Washington, where the local NFL team is willing to pay quarterback Kirk Cousins $20 million for 2016 only but only $24 million on a long-term deal, the coming season will entail deciding whether Cousins deserves $24 million for 2017 (or a long-term deal with a lot more than $24 million guaranteed) or whether the team…