We signed Spikes to a huge FA contract because he was one of the best LB’s in the NFL. At this point, the larger portion of the back-ended contract is in effect and Spikes is probably an average LB at best. So we’re paying huge bucks to an average LB! For this reason, even though I love Spikes and wish it had gone better, I’m totally cool with cutting the guy. He’ll probably sign somewhere for a modest contract and have a decent year, which is great, but that same decent year would have cost us a fortune.
As for McGahee, he’s on the last year of his relatively modest and incentive laden rookie contract. Besides for attitude issues (not so much a bad attitude so much as a lazy attitude), there’s no reason not to keep this guy on the team. In a trade you’re only going to get at best a 3rd rounder and you’re not saving a ton of cap money. But by keeping him, I think it could benefit us. Based on the fact that it would be a contract year for Willis I would assume the following:
-He won’t hold out because it could cost him Millions.
-He’ll suddenly care. He’ll have a little passion and sure that passion will be based on anger for us making him play the last year of his contract and that he needs to show his skills in order to be an attractive free agent, but it’s passion nonetheless.
So now you have a back playing hard ever week (for himself) but getting us results on the field.
Then after his great year, we have options, Resign him, Franchise him and keep him for another year, Franchise him and trade him, or just let him walk.
So I’ve got not problem losing Spikes, but don’t really see the value in dumping Willis.
As for McGahee, he’s on the last year of his relatively modest and incentive laden rookie contract. Besides for attitude issues (not so much a bad attitude so much as a lazy attitude), there’s no reason not to keep this guy on the team. In a trade you’re only going to get at best a 3rd rounder and you’re not saving a ton of cap money. But by keeping him, I think it could benefit us. Based on the fact that it would be a contract year for Willis I would assume the following:
-He won’t hold out because it could cost him Millions.
-He’ll suddenly care. He’ll have a little passion and sure that passion will be based on anger for us making him play the last year of his contract and that he needs to show his skills in order to be an attractive free agent, but it’s passion nonetheless.
So now you have a back playing hard ever week (for himself) but getting us results on the field.
Then after his great year, we have options, Resign him, Franchise him and keep him for another year, Franchise him and trade him, or just let him walk.
So I’ve got not problem losing Spikes, but don’t really see the value in dumping Willis.
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