03-04-2016, 02:15 AM
Hobspin does have a rose at the bottom of this manure pile, even though Thornton planted it. Bringing up his situation and Leon Hall is something we should really be optimistic about. You may be skeptical that Brown and Co. will capitalize on a medium sized fish for cheap bait, but the potential is there. As time goes on, Cincy stands as one of the few teams that play out almost all their vet contracts for better or worse. I have to think that this combined with their debated success and roster to "win now" has to put them in discussion for a solid aging cut vet or an edge for an average FA to plug a hole. You can laugh and think I'm hoping for another AJ Hawk, but I'm saying when they do throw only 6 million at a few FA's after resigning half their own, look for the names they talk to as being better than you expected. They're going to get more actual attention (not just to be stepping stones), its up to management to capitalize on this.
In effect, they're changing the game...intentionally or not. We all talk about how a 50 million dollar deal is really only a 15 million dollar deal because of the guaranteed money. After guaranteed money, you have this variable of how close to a guarantee is the non-guaranteed money. If you're stock is in Cincy, you have a better chance of keeping your investment if nothing else that Mike Brown hates dead money with a passion. That's why I chuckled a bit when I heard it lumped into part of that 3.5M figure, I'm like who's the last significant dead money number? Like almost a mil to Lawfirm or the center that shall not be named?
In effect, they're changing the game...intentionally or not. We all talk about how a 50 million dollar deal is really only a 15 million dollar deal because of the guaranteed money. After guaranteed money, you have this variable of how close to a guarantee is the non-guaranteed money. If you're stock is in Cincy, you have a better chance of keeping your investment if nothing else that Mike Brown hates dead money with a passion. That's why I chuckled a bit when I heard it lumped into part of that 3.5M figure, I'm like who's the last significant dead money number? Like almost a mil to Lawfirm or the center that shall not be named?
