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Guys… the answer to this is probably much more simple than he hated losing, followed his coach, loves snowboarding, etc etc.I think there's a lot of things that go into that decision, but I don't believe that following his DC was the primary driver or couldn't be overridden with more money/convincing.
I think it's just as likely that he was tired of losing and recognized that the Arizona Cardinals were a toxic organization and bailed. There just isn't a lot of precedent for blue- or red-chip players taking their second contract and chasing anything besides money.
Look at how much money we’ve spent on FA in two off-seasons, then look at the contract he got. We haven’t signed anyone to anything CLOSE to what he got in FA. The truth is probably much harsher than any of the reasons above. We probably never even made an offer for someone as expensive as he was going to be on the market or we just totally low-balled him so much that it was clear he didn’t fit on this team… not because of talent, but because we just haven’t spent much money in either off-season… from the GM to HC to the assistants, all the way down to the FAs.