Quote:You're acting like they're spending your money. You can't live in fear of what might happen a couple of years down the road and allow that to drive the decision making process, especially if you don't know for certain what's going to happen with the cap 2 or 3 years down the road.


You make smart decisions in free agency, and then you draft well. Signing a guy like Mack shouldn't take anything into consideration beyond whether the team can afford him, is he an upgrade, and is he a good fit. If the answer is yes, then you pull the trigger. If Cleveland matches that offer, so be it. At least they're looking at their options here.

I'm not acting like that at all. I want the Jags to be smart with the money they spend, that's all. Over spending DOES hurt teams. Maybe one contract won't, but if you maintain that mindset then you'll end up with a bunch of huge contracts and a lot of dead money counting against the cap. Its strategy in building a complete football team that I care about, not being frugal for frugalities sake.

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