Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins has a ton on the line the next few weeks, but the gunslinger is claiming none of it is on his mind.

According to the signal-caller, the future is all the way off in the distance, and while he understands its importance, he can only control the right now — or something cliche-y like that.

With the Redskins nearly having a zero percent chance to make the playoffs, with Kirk Cousins on the verge of needing to sign a huge deal (somewhere), here is our nation's most confusing quarterback talking in a circle.

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“It’s human nature to want to look ahead and know the plan and know what’s coming next,” Cousins said, via the Associated Press. “But it’s been great for me to exercise that muscle of every time those thoughts do show up to say: ‘Let’s focus on the present.’

“Let’s be right here, right now, and understand that that’s the best way to prepare for the future. And I’ve certainly had to remind myself of that many, many times as my mind does drift, but as you practice that discipline, you get better at it.”

I want to know where his mind drifts. Does it go to Teddy Ruxpin reruns? Is he envisioning a world in which The Walking Dead doesn't have filler episodes? So many questions, but so few answers.

Anyway, Washington will have to either franchise tag or sign him this offseason, presumably to a massive deal. If not, he's going elsewhere to drop such wonderful knowledge for next season.