(08-24-2017, 02:37 PM)Billycool Jag Wrote: (08-24-2017, 02:30 PM)wrong_box Wrote: I don't see it that way...From what I understand they picked up Bortles 5th year option in case he shined this year he's already signed, rather than have to use the more expensive franchise tag, plus they can still cut him with little cap impact....Linder we all knew would be extended, and Hurns is the same thing...They minimized the cap impact so they had room to resign other players plus Bortles if he was worth it, and can cut him without much damage...Pretty good idea if ya ask me...Yeah he's had some misses mostly in FA but that's the chance you take in FA...When the roster has so many holes, you really don't have much choice but to swing for the bleachers in FA and hope a few of them work out...
Caldwell isn't going anywhere any time soon...Khan continues to praise the work he's done and Coughlin and Caldwell says their system is working well...I think we will see Coughlin, Caldwell, and Marrone for at least 3 years
Did you read the article? I don't mean that in a snarky way, but the author addresses your points about whether or not it made sense to try to save a few mil' with the fifth-year on a QB we all knew was embarking upon his last chance. He addresses the Hurns and Linder signings, once again, not in the sense of whether it was right or wrong to extend those players, but whether or not our FO understands free agency/salary cap math much at all, which if the author is correct about what our extension options were at the time for Hurns and Linder, they don't.
I disagree I think they made a good decisions...The salary cap effect goes beyond this year and next...They have to be very careful with the way they structure contracts and save as much of a cap hit per contract...We all didn't know Bortles was going to turn to [BLEEP], but picking up the 5th year option was cheaper than a franchise tag on him if he finally remembered how to be a QB, with less of a cap hit if he didn't so cutting him would have little effect...We all have known Linder would be resigned, we all figured Hurns would be too so I don't agree that was handled poorly...
(08-24-2017, 02:50 PM)Billycool Jag Wrote: (08-24-2017, 02:42 PM)J-Mizzal Wrote: We actually really liked Dak Prescott, Gus loved him at the SR. Bowl, but you have to remember Bortles was coming off a good season where you think he is gonna get better and better, Dak went in the 4th which was low even for him, I think if he was there in the 5th we would have had to trade up to get him since we didnt have a pick but prob would have pulled the trigger, remember we drafted Allen in the 6th.
You bring up another long-term problem that we've had, one that predates DC. We simply don't draft QBs often enough, and not as often as most teams. The position is such a devilish combination of important and rare that we should never go through more than 2-3 seasons without drafting a QB in one round or another, I don't care how good a season the incumbent QB just had.
Agreed...Look at the Pats, they draft QBs often even with the great Tom Brady still firmly in command...They must have an incredible QBs coach because they seem to have good young QBs waiting in the wings all the time, in which they trade for high draft pick...Too many good young QBs is a good problem to have!
