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Originally Posted by MiseryLovesCompany99
NOW! Blast me if you want but why am I reading that we are deciding on 2nd round and 1st round tenders with player like Howard and Cumberland?
Why are we not signing them to 3-4 year deals and the 2-3 million that we will be guaranteeing these players THIS YEAR be used in the form of 5-7 million dollar guaranteed part of there deals to make that middle class core of a team...
Say what you want about the players but my overall point is lock up young, and cheapER than we could later on, this is why a James Ihedigbo has been successful elsewhere but were just out priced for us at the time of FA...
Brad Smith is another example of mismanagement is salary time and price...
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Sometimes it is a matter of players thinking they can get more so they test the market but this gives the team a way to get something in case the player is right. It also lets the league set the market for the guy so you don't over pay. It backfires if he would have accepted less in the first place but I assume the team made a low offer to see if he would bite.