sundevil04
AZ Cardinals Mortgage Guy
Okay maybe like isnt the word, of course I don't like to see very good (not great) players leave,the reason I put "likes" in quotes is that when taking all things into consideration, specifically cost...then I agree with todays outcome. Rolle just got 7.5 mil/yr in NY, the highest ever for a safety. That is completely absurd for a player that we all wanted to ship out of town until he had one above average season last year, and keeping him around another year for the 12 mil he was due would ahve been even more absurd. That is top notch corner money and equal to what Pit pays Troy Polomolu! Same goes for Dansby, although his case is not as extreme as Rolle in the level of absurdity I cannot justify paying 8.5mil/year to a very good (not great) LB when we can fill that spot with similar production for less than half the cost.
To put that into perspective, the NFL salary cap for a team last season was 127 mil, rolle and Dansby's new contracts would combine for 15 mil, that's 1/8th of the total team cap room for two very good (not great) players! When you add Q into that equation, although he may be worth the extention he got based on his past performance he is going to be a 30 year old injury prone WR this season and will be making 7mil/year until he is 33! Between those three contracts thats an average of 23mil/year or 1/5th of the total team cap in '09! Talk about handicapping ourselves from making ANY moves in the future especially when you consider DD and Fitz are due up and we will soon have to pay a real starting QB salary of 10 mil plus wether it be to Leinart or someone else. Not only did we avoid hancuffing ourselves for years to come but picked up a 3rd & 5th rd pick to build with or use to move up in the draft OR for restricted FA. Great teams have proven time and time again over the years that they do not overpay for players, leave that to the skins.
To put that into perspective, the NFL salary cap for a team last season was 127 mil, rolle and Dansby's new contracts would combine for 15 mil, that's 1/8th of the total team cap room for two very good (not great) players! When you add Q into that equation, although he may be worth the extention he got based on his past performance he is going to be a 30 year old injury prone WR this season and will be making 7mil/year until he is 33! Between those three contracts thats an average of 23mil/year or 1/5th of the total team cap in '09! Talk about handicapping ourselves from making ANY moves in the future especially when you consider DD and Fitz are due up and we will soon have to pay a real starting QB salary of 10 mil plus wether it be to Leinart or someone else. Not only did we avoid hancuffing ourselves for years to come but picked up a 3rd & 5th rd pick to build with or use to move up in the draft OR for restricted FA. Great teams have proven time and time again over the years that they do not overpay for players, leave that to the skins.
