Quote:Lets see....matched within hours....I'd say thats matching the deal immediately. Just like some of us predicted would happen. 

 

Caldwell had the right player, but obviously failed pretty bad on the contract. It was way too easy for Cleveland to match. 

 

Yes, indeed, you predicted it.  Congratulations.  

 

But the part about "failed pretty bad on the contract.." I think is unnecessarily negative.  Yes, we could have written a contract that Cleveland would not have matched.   But apparently we weren't willing to offer that.   Maybe it was prudence, or fiscal discipline.   Caldwell and the rest of the brass have always said they will be disciplined about how they build this team, and apparently a contract Cleveland was not willing to match would have been too much for the Jags to swallow either.  

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