03-17-2021, 03:18 PM
(03-17-2021, 03:02 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Because you can't afford a 53 man roster of all elite players.
Say we cut Trae Hopkins. Who are we GUARANTEED to be able to sign that would be an upgrade for the same price or less? Same for XFS, Price, and Tupou?
Too many of you just see names of players who signed for a certain price and claim we could have signed them for the same. That just is not true.
And when it comes to trying to save money on players making less than 3 million you are just as likely to sign a player who is worse than better.
You can replace some of these guys with mid-late round draft picks. You can also shuffle in another player at lesser price that will produce just as poorly. They aren't good players or even average players. They are bad. Bottom-of-the-roster fluff. Easily replaceable with a body.
And fwiw, I'm not saying to cut them ALL. But why haven't we cut ANY of this dead weight? That makes no sense to me.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
