Quote:That is wasted money that could have brought other players in.  Example.  We spend $4 million less than we have to according to that 89%.  We are forced to pay it to the players on the roster as a bonus.  We could have brought in a $4 million player and cut the 53rd man on the roster.....which is a more prudent way to spend the money?  That's why you MUST hit the 89%, otherwise you are using it incredibly unwisely.

 

Not if you don't think there's an upgrade.  I'm very happy with how they've spent money so far this offseason.  But one thing they haven't done is spend money for the sake of spending money.  Demarco would have been cool, but JT was the prize for us.  Everybody wanted a RT, done.  People were worried about Marks not being ready, done.  LB brought in when JT Thomas left, done.  TE finally addressed with the most dynamic TE of the last two years.  DB brought in to compete for a starting spot.  Safety brought in to compete for FS.  

 

RB is one of the positions where we aren't in a bind, and you are gushing about spending upwards of $8-9 million per year for a RB who finished the season with a cast on his hand and who played injured for the second half of the year.  Sorry, but I don't think the team wants to spend that kind of money on a guy who's position isn't a need, and what little need there is could be addressed in the draft.

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