(02-06-2024, 10:32 AM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(02-06-2024, 08:57 AM)imtheblkranger Wrote: I'm going to optimistically assume Baalke was just waiting for the Pro Bowl distractions to be over before starting negotiations with Josh's camp.

Baalke said in his presser:

• the coaching staff were doing roster evaluations,
  
•  the F.O. staff had just completed roster evaluations
  
• the two sides had yet to sit down together to make some "difficult decisions"
  
• and they were literally in the middle of interviewing and hiring the coaches who would be coaching Josh Allen in 2024
  

Is it really that unreasonable that they would seek to complete these processes before entering negotiation with Allen six weeks prior to the tag deadline?

In all honesty? Yes. There really shouldn't be anything difficult about coming to the conclusion, that, regardless of roster evaluations, difficult decisions and whether or not they had their new defensive coordinator in the building?

Josh Allen fits in at the top of your list of priorities. Period. I am sure they'll eventually get something done and worked out. May not like the process. Maybe we shouldn't sweat the technique too much. But, just seems like negligence at the end of the day for most fans. 

Still, it doesn't look good when we're entering month two of the off season and neither party has sat down yet or the main component to the getting the conversation rolling is in our building and he hasn't done anything according to the player and his camp in question. Makes him look like a pompous [BLEEP].

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