02-11-2019, 01:06 AM
(02-10-2019, 11:05 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Amen. I always found it funny that Mike used his own dumb choices for why he avoided free agency. It's kinda like bashing your toe because you don't pick your feet up enough, then deciding to swear off walking. Tbh, I think that was just an excuse fed to the public. What people forget is that most of those stupid FA choices were still cheaper than the alternative...
- Lavernues Coles was cheaper than the contract Housh wanted
- So was Antonio Bryant
- Odom was significantly cheaper than the contract Justin Smith got from San Fran
- Nate Clements and Jason Allen, etc were way cheaper than Johnathan Joseph
So basically he cheaped out on a few of his own players, spun it like he spent big in free agency and got bit, then used that as an excuse to never spend big in free agency again.
Didnt Housh take off because he was tired of living in Chad's shadow?
They offered Joseph the same contract they ended up giving Leon Hall and even though it was less guaranteed Hall ended up making more money.