(03-05-2024, 03:51 PM)MojoKing Wrote:

(03-05-2024, 03:47 PM)Jaguarmeister Wrote: You're describing someone keeping their options open until they are forced to make a decision and commit to a specific direction.  There's plenty of room for criticism of Baalke, but what you're describing here doesn't have to fall in to that category for me though.  It sounds like smart business.

It's possible they cut guys they might have otherwise held onto getting "about to sign" vibes from Allen and then Allen pump faked them at the end.  Or it's possible they were cutting these guys all along and just waiting to see what other teams did first.  Either way, today isn't a deadline for Allen's camp.  It's solely a team/league deadline and you have to have a willing business partner.  The deadline that both Allen and the team share is July.   We have no idea what was offered to Allen's camp.  Many might get upset with Allen if they saw the offer.

I get all of that, but if the goal was to keep Ridley then this should’ve been done weeks ago. 

Tells me we weren’t really interested in retaining Ridley