Quote:I do think Caldwell will move Shorts if he can't get him signed to what he thinks is a fair contract to the team.

 

If by week 4 or so it seems that we're not making any progress in contract negotiations, I could see him shipped for a mid-round pick.

 

Not saying I would want that to happen, but I do know that Caldwell will try hard to make sure he doesn't overpay for Shorts.

 

Shorts is good, but may be not good enough to go into a bidding war for, especially if our rookies develop nicely.

Yep, good points.

 

Caldwell holds the leverage now as far as not overpaying Shorts.  If Cecil won't take what Caldwell deems him to be worth (and it's even less now with two rookies sparking things already), then Dave will just sit back and let the contract ride.  The more the rookies play and light it up, the more Cecil's big contract hopes go down the drain.  When it gets to the point that we don't need him as much (if the rookies doing really well), maybe then he is traded away (just like Monroe). 

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