(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

It absolutely does. If the plan were to use the tag on Ridley, we'd have been way more aggressive getting Allen to sign a deal before today. Not sure how anyone is surprised that this is how everything has played out, as we have seen little to no sign of desperation or urgency on the part of the FO.

Tagging Allen does not prohibit us from making an offer to Ridley. It just prohibits us from being the only ones to make an offer.

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(03-05-2024, 03:57 PM)mikesez Wrote:

(03-05-2024, 03:53 PM)Craigukjag Wrote: The main concern is the moves today mean we need to draft a corner who can start right away and draft a receiver who can contribute 1000 yards and 8 tds, for a team that’s struggled in the draft they need those two things at a minimum and that’s before you get to both lines which need major additions

Why do you assume they won't be able to get decent replacements in FA? Why does it have to be the draft?

If we rely on FA instead of the darft we'll be playing this same game of cuts and patching holes in two seasons.

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