(10-19-2021, 04:40 PM)Mikey Wrote:

(10-19-2021, 09:29 AM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: Not with the current front office and coaching staff which seem to make weekly blunders.

money still be green last time I checked. Sure we might miss on the last gasp free agent looking to sign somewhere to get a ring, but we can get the last laugh when we knock them out of the playoffs in 2023

I agree.  The aging veteran who has already made a ton of money off his second and third contracts may want to only go to a winner if he knows he only has 1 or 2 years left in the league.  For players coming off their rookie contract (which is the players we should be targeting), most of them simply go to the team that pays them the most.  This is their opportunity for a lifetime of financial security, so most want to make the most of it. The agent, who gets a cut, also will do everything in his power to convince the player to take the biggest paycheck.

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