01-23-2020, 02:50 PM
(01-23-2020, 02:28 PM)fredtoast Wrote: NFL teams don't plan on taking 3 or 4 years to rebuild. It is now expected to get done in 1 or 2 years. So unless the veteran just has one year left on his contract most re-building teams will not trade away vets who are still producing.
How long it takes to rebuild is almost irrelevant to the discussion, for this simple reason...
Cap space acquired by vets who were moved can be spent on other vets in FA.
You're not resigning yourself to a longer rebuild just by moving veteran players. Those players, especially if they're high dollar, create a wealth of resources and flexibility than can immediately be used to your advantage. And most importantly, it allows you to reshape and rebuild your roster much more quickly.
