(10-16-2017, 03:51 PM)Upper Wrote: None of the fans have said that we want Telvin to walk. I have pointed out that one of Polian's biggest M.O.'s was not to pay off ball linebackers, and Polian is Caldwell's biggest influencer. Also it was pointed out that Blair Brown's skill set was almost perfectly matched to replace Telvin if they didn't work out a long term deal.

No one wants Telvin gone, far from it, but if you wanted to construct an argument that the team might not value him at what his lofty price tag will be it can be done. That's all.

Uhh... plenty of people on here have said that signing AR15 should take priority over Smith. I even recall some saying Lee should take precedence (this was prior to the season starting, iirc)
And if Smith is wanting more than x dollars, we should let him walk, because he's "just a weak side linebacker"

I'm not digging through the multitude of threads and pages it would take to find the quotes... but those fans who think they know how to run an NFL franchise are certainly on this board.

Doesn't matter who you drafted in whatever round. Smith is a stud. He should be signed and probably deserves to be the highest paid WLB in the league.

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