03-27-2018, 03:10 PM
(03-27-2018, 02:52 PM)Hammerstripes Wrote: Mainly because it's something that they've done before - granted it's been awhile (Delta O'Neil). But it's still a move that ensures that they don't lose any of their precious comp picks.
I think anyone that comes in on a 1-year deal is a bargain pickup. Obviously there wasn't much of a market for him, otherwise he would have gotten a long term deal somewhere. Very similar to the Minter deal, which I also viewed as a bargain pickup.
And don't get me wrong, I love both moves and I'm glad they pulled the trigger on them.
Not really disagreeing much, but it could be more that the offers he got weren't as big as he wanted, so he took a one year deal to try and cash in next year. Suh just did the same thing, but I'm pretty sure plenty of teams would've offered him a multi year deal at less money than he wanted.
It's also possible that he wanted to "come home" and left lengthier deals on the table to come to Cincinnati.
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