(04-10-2024, 11:38 PM)Khan Artist Wrote:

(04-10-2024, 09:13 PM)RicoTx Wrote: How is that not blaming Baalke?  And this goes back to my very first response.  How do you know HE beat around the bush?  You don’t.

Well he refuses to negotiate contracts during the season.  That's his own policy, not one from ownership.

A month after the season's end, he still hadn't even begun negotiations, to the point that Allen's camp was reportedly upset about him guaranteeing that Josh would be a Jag.

The use of the tag prevented us from using it on Ridley, who supposedly planned to sign with us until the tacks offered a number we (wisely) wouldn't match.

It's pretty obvious that Baalke took his time on this one.  That said, it thankfully got done.

We've also seen this historically now with the Engram thing last year. It was clear he wanted to sign but Baalke wouldn't give him an offer until after the draft because he drags his feet on resigning players that should be resigned. And no, it doesn't take both sides, it takes the team opening negotiations with an offer to the player. The player might not respond, but it's pretty clear the last two years that the GM isn't interested in contract talks until...later.

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