(10-02-2019, 02:04 PM)ochocincos Wrote: They panicked and overpaid to avoid forcing a draft pick or an older veteran to start. They didn't want to pay $10+ mill a year for a RT and there weren't really any other good options available that were under 30 years old.

The reality is there are guys (like Andre Smith) who are performing just as well as Hart but making less than half of what Hart is making and not on rookie contracts.
Same situation with Preston Brown.