(01-11-2025, 02:00 PM)flgatorsandjags Wrote:

(01-11-2025, 01:52 PM)The Real Marty Wrote: The idea of a "prove it year" is total bull [BLEEP].  At the end of the prove it year, he's a free agent.  So if he proves it, we have to bid for him against other teams.  What good does that do us?

A prove it year is when you get a guy from another team on a one year deal.  Not a guy that's been here 4 years going on his 5th year lol. Your contract year is your prove it year.  Cisco was one of my favorite players but after this year it's time to go another direction and time for an upgrade.

Was the collapse due to him bulking up, or Nielsen's fartarific scheme? There's a chance we make an offer, but it seems dude has a specific fit.

Maybe not a prove-it deal, but you may get a discount in the short term if last year destroyed his valuation across the league. If he flourishes during that deal, the next one will be pricey.

These are the moves that earn good GMs their paychecks. Frankly, I don't know if I'd make the offer, or for how long if I did. Last year was such an enigma, I don't know how much was coaching and how much was talent vacuum.

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