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[Hoofhearted]

(08-08-2017, 04:48 PM)Whatever Wrote: I do realize Whit's accomplishments.  I also realize his days are numbered and his play could fall off a cliff at any time.  I also realize that if they tagged him this year and let him walk next year, they'd be in the exact same boat.  If he retired next year, they'd be in the same boat.  

The Brady instance is just silly.  The 49'ers let Montana go because they had Young.  The Packers let Favre go because they had Rodgers.  The Colts let Manning go because they could get Luck.  If I thought Garrapolo was my next franchise QB, I let Brady walk.  If I don't, and I had just won the SB, Id hold onto him and try to get another ring.  However, look around the league and the successful teams don't hold on too long, and they certainly don't FT linemen in their mid 30's.

If I was MB, and I trusted the word of some fans on the internet who have never won a preseason game and likely never will over the word of one of my coaches whose salary I pay, that coach shouldn't be working for me anymore.

How can anybody - NFL coach or not - tell when or if someone's play will drop off? I never said anything about a tag. Had they really wanted to keep Whit, you structure a deal almost identical as Rams did. Gives you options after his first year to cut without a huge penalty. Simply put: they preach being "a family", but can't sit down and come to terms with a legend over a year or two of shoddy play? The Rams said we'll work with you on a deal where we can give you some years while also putting outs in place if you do crap down your leg. It's ridiculous how people can in any way defend this move. The Bengals really screwed this one up and further proves the point that MB is cheap and IMO proves he also has very little interest/knowledge in forming a SB caliber team.

And the Brady reference was strictly based on the premise we should of walked from Whit because of his age. The NFL is very smart in protecting their assets. Ask a old time NFL player what it was like 10-20 years ago. Practices were bush league and violent. Go to an NFL camp and practice now. Some don't even hit each other or an extended period of time. Some tackle robotic tackle dummies. Shits way different now and rules are put into place for these players to play longer. We can't use past time in service vs current because it's not an accurate comparison