Quote:Can't you just imagine the Locker Room's collective reaction if Ol' Gus did what he suggested?!?!

 

Gus: "Hey guys. Look, Lonnie over there wants to go sign somewhere else. I know that I've been preaching to you guys about getting better and competing and all of that, but if we don't get Lonnie some playing time, he's gonna leave. So what we're going to do, by any amount of inspection, is to make a bad situation worse. I know, I know; it looks crazy and possibly even traitorous from your perspecitve, but we're gonna let Lonnie here run the ball a few times so that he can stick on the roster."

 

Why would he have to do it the way that you cite up there? If he was smart he could find ways to get the desired result without the above ridiculous scenario. 

 

Gus & Caldwell both claimed they wanted Pryor to stay - yes or no? Ok, since we both know the answer to that question is "yes" then you find a way to keep him here, otherwise, don't give me the above nonsense. 

 

This is the difference between a coach like JImmy Johnson who is a master at psychology and a novice like Gus Bradley. Jimmy if presented with the same scenario would have found a way to keep the player if  the interest in wanting to keep the player was sincere. 

 

Quote:Correct me if I'm wrong, but they'd also have to cut someone to make room for him.

 

Not bench, cut.  Or place on IR under specious circumstances.

 

because we all know that teams never find creative ways to stash players on IR.....

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