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albionmoonlight · 02-19-2023, 11:02 AM

I think I agree, henry296, but as JPhillips said, it is very hard as a GM to cut a guy when it will probably make your team worse. Say you go to the playoffs with Kirk Cousins. But you know in your heart that you got there with Cousins, not because of Cousins.

So you let him walk instead of paying him. And you draft a guy. And he sucks. And you go from a playoff team to a 3-win team. And Cousins is grabbing the #5 seed with some other team. And he will never ever win a Super Bowl. But at least he plays relevant football in December.

The overall plan might make sense. But some other GM is probably going to be the one to benefit from your long term thinking.

02-19-2023, 11:02 AM	#63
albionmoonlight Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	I think I agree, henry296, but as JPhillips said, it is very hard as a GM to cut a guy when it will probably make your team worse. Say you go to the playoffs with Kirk Cousins. But you know in your heart that you got there with Cousins, not because of Cousins. So you let him walk instead of paying him. And you draft a guy. And he sucks. And you go from a playoff team to a 3-win team. And Cousins is grabbing the #5 seed with some other team. And he will never ever win a Super Bowl. But at least he plays relevant football in December. The overall plan might make sense. But some other GM is probably going to be the one to benefit from your long term thinking. Last edited by albionmoonlight : 02-19-2023 at 11:02 AM.