01-23-2017, 12:06 PM
So I keep hearing people say...keep player so and so if it's a team friendly deal.
The Steelers game DeCastro $11 million a year. Zeitler is an equal caliber player. No way is he going to take $6-7 million to stay here. He's making $7.5 million currently.
The salary cap rises each year. We have other aging players who will be leaving in the future. You have to retain your talented players.
The Falcons signed Alex Mack who is a dominant Center to a 5 year $45 million contract. $9 million a year for a Center...and they are going to the Super Bowl!
We infrequently spend a large deal of money in external free agency. If we let guys like Zeitler walk, what are we saving that space for? Is it to retain future free agents? Well, what if they ask for more than people think they are worth?
Some teams have $90+ million in cap space. Salaries are going to keep escalating.
The Steelers game DeCastro $11 million a year. Zeitler is an equal caliber player. No way is he going to take $6-7 million to stay here. He's making $7.5 million currently.
The salary cap rises each year. We have other aging players who will be leaving in the future. You have to retain your talented players.
The Falcons signed Alex Mack who is a dominant Center to a 5 year $45 million contract. $9 million a year for a Center...and they are going to the Super Bowl!
We infrequently spend a large deal of money in external free agency. If we let guys like Zeitler walk, what are we saving that space for? Is it to retain future free agents? Well, what if they ask for more than people think they are worth?
Some teams have $90+ million in cap space. Salaries are going to keep escalating.
