06-12-2020, 12:42 PM
I'm glad he's gone, and I don't mean that vindictively.
He was here for 9 years. I won't lay all of the teams' playoff woes at his feet, but he was a part of the issue and things just ran their course with him. At the same time, I like him well enough (both as a player and a human being) that I didn't want to see him rot on the bench. He's a backup in Dallas for now, but I do believe he'll be a starter again somewhere, before all is said and done. It simply wasn't going to happen here.
And considering the holes this team has, as well as the number of key players needing to be re-signed, keeping a $17 million backup just seems irresponsible to me.
I wish him all the best, but it's time to shut that book and open a new one.
He was here for 9 years. I won't lay all of the teams' playoff woes at his feet, but he was a part of the issue and things just ran their course with him. At the same time, I like him well enough (both as a player and a human being) that I didn't want to see him rot on the bench. He's a backup in Dallas for now, but I do believe he'll be a starter again somewhere, before all is said and done. It simply wasn't going to happen here.
And considering the holes this team has, as well as the number of key players needing to be re-signed, keeping a $17 million backup just seems irresponsible to me.
I wish him all the best, but it's time to shut that book and open a new one.
Everything in this post is my fault.
