(03-17-2022, 10:48 PM)TheDuke007 Wrote:

(03-17-2022, 08:57 AM)Mikey Wrote: You fully realize after two years Kirk costs $10M to ship off, right?
In the meantime, we need to put guys on the field that are going to show us whether or not TLaw is worth breaking the bank over.
We spend money each and every year. When was the last time we had to start purging good players in the name of the cap?

Who on our roster, besides TLaw and maybe Allen, do you honestly think are going to strap our cap in the next season or two?

I would much rather they spend and attempt to improve than hoard their cap and we continue to be a JV cupcake for the rest of the league to beat up on. Panicking gains me nothing. I will wait till preseason, watch the games, hopefully enjoy them, and then worry about whether or not we doomed.

I actually made no comment on whether I agreed or disagreed with Kirk's contract.  I disagreed with the attitude that it doesn't matter if the team wastes money and that fans shouldn't care about dollars because it isn't their money and won't prevent their kids from going to college.  Wasteful contracts can absolutely hurt a team's success.  As such, it's very appropriate for fans to be concerned if they think a contract is wasteful.

I guess if putting clown masks on or bellyaching on a meaningless board make you feel better about things, keep on keepin on. I understand the cap fully well, and how it plays into the decisions we make. Outside of Scherff, everyone we brought in are young, developing players that have potential to exceed past performance. Had they been throwing this money at elder statesmen of the league, I'd be equally upset.

Nothing we can do about the contracts that get negotiated but hope we don't end up fleeced.

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