Quote:Well, I liked the Mack attempt, but someone on our side failed in their responsibility since our offer was matched by Cleveland in a nanosecond. We must have been way too conservative in what we offered Mack. 

 

Its such a shame, because a guy like Mack is exactly what the Dr. ordered for this OL. He'd likely have been the veteran rock that it needs for stability. 

 

Or Cleveland was way too generous with what they were willing to match.   As I recall, our offer was to make him the highest paid center in league history, by a huge margin.  

 

Yes, it is a shame, but Cleveland backed themselves into a corner with all their talk about how they would match anything.   We offered the moon, and they matched it.  

 

AND: If they had not matched, people would all be whining about how we overpaid.  

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