Anyone stop to think that before you critisize the cash to cap philosophy you should try to understand why our FO is using this method?
We are going to have some young players at crutial positions that will become FA's soon. Knowing that we will need a sizeable amount of money to dish out to keep them just maybe our FO is using this strategy to allow us $$ to sign them in the future. If OBD has the cash in the future to spend on them then we can, if we spend it now in other areas rather than keeping control of spending then we will have to let some of these players walk.
It's conserve now to spend later! None of us really have a clear understanding of how the financials of these contracts plays out so why get in a tizzy about it when there is no point? We don't have crystal balls and don't know how things will play out but there has to be reasons for OBD to adopt this new philosophy with the new regime. Marv and Ralph and Polian dished out big contracts in the early 90's to keep players that they knew were the core of this team...don't you think that they will try to do it again if need be? Did they let Jim Kelly walk? Did they let Andre Reed walk? Did they let Thurman walk? Did they let Bruce and half of the other defensive beasts walk? Nope. Yes their financial philosophy may have been different then and the cap was not as it is now but spending money is no different.
If OBD sees it necessary to keep certain players when the tim eis right, then they will. Nate was replaceable and we can find a replacement for his position rather than shell out 90 million. That is a good example of smart savings. If they feel JP is our next franchise QB, then he'll get his money from OBD otherwise Edwards will be the man if they groom him properly. If Evans keeps putting up great numbers then he will be the next Andre Reed put paid like Andre Johnson.
Have confidence in cash to cap it may just save our team in the near future.
We are going to have some young players at crutial positions that will become FA's soon. Knowing that we will need a sizeable amount of money to dish out to keep them just maybe our FO is using this strategy to allow us $$ to sign them in the future. If OBD has the cash in the future to spend on them then we can, if we spend it now in other areas rather than keeping control of spending then we will have to let some of these players walk.
It's conserve now to spend later! None of us really have a clear understanding of how the financials of these contracts plays out so why get in a tizzy about it when there is no point? We don't have crystal balls and don't know how things will play out but there has to be reasons for OBD to adopt this new philosophy with the new regime. Marv and Ralph and Polian dished out big contracts in the early 90's to keep players that they knew were the core of this team...don't you think that they will try to do it again if need be? Did they let Jim Kelly walk? Did they let Andre Reed walk? Did they let Thurman walk? Did they let Bruce and half of the other defensive beasts walk? Nope. Yes their financial philosophy may have been different then and the cap was not as it is now but spending money is no different.
If OBD sees it necessary to keep certain players when the tim eis right, then they will. Nate was replaceable and we can find a replacement for his position rather than shell out 90 million. That is a good example of smart savings. If they feel JP is our next franchise QB, then he'll get his money from OBD otherwise Edwards will be the man if they groom him properly. If Evans keeps putting up great numbers then he will be the next Andre Reed put paid like Andre Johnson.
Have confidence in cash to cap it may just save our team in the near future.
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