dolphaholic Wrote:
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> I'm a little shocked there is so much heartburn
> over the 2 moves yesterday
>
> We had one of the highest paid WR groups with very
> little production to show for it? I love Hartline
> but he was simply not worth the money owed to him
> this coming year,as far as Gibson, he already lost
> his spot to Landry. Plus we HAD to clear up cap
> space before even thinking about signing any free
> agents or draft picks.
Word is, Hartline was amenable to a restructure / pay cut. But apparently the front-office didn't even pursue that option??? Also, I'm guessing Gibson would also have been open to taking a pay cut, given his situation. Maybe not, but it seems likely.
And that group of receivers, Wallace, Hartline, Landry, Gibson and Matthews, is a pretty solid group, and the offense wasn't bad last year, with the exception of not scoring enough in the redzone. That could be fixed by adding at least one BIG physical wideout, a true FB and/or a real short yardage "power back". It's not solved by getting rid of Hartline, Wallace, and Gibson. (Yeah, I'm assuming Wallace is on his way out as well. If that doesn't happen, then fine).
The question now is, can you take the money you freed up by getting rid of these guys, and replace them with talent that is equal or superior? We better hope PhilHickenBaum has some kind of "mad genius" plan to do just that.
> I don't get it, everyone complains about the team
> being a mediocre 8-8, but when they try to improve
> the talent you guys bitch about that also?
I'll give PhilHickenBaum credit for being bold / aggressive, I just hope whatever they're scheming up works. We now have a LOT of holes to fill, and possibly even more if Clay and/or Odrick signs elsewhere.