04-30-2020, 04:23 PM
(04-30-2020, 04:18 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: They can’t afford him? Sure they can. There are any number of ways they can. The could renegotiate with Dalton for a home town discount. They could re-sign others to fit Andy under the cap. They could release other players to remain under the cap. They didn’t release him today because he is a cap casualty.
Name one instance where a team kept an $18 million dollar backup when he could've been released with 0 dead cap.
Dalton was going to be cut. Period. It was a matter of when, not if.
I'd also point out that it's incredibly rare that a longtime starter would take a massive paycut to stay on the team as a clear backup.
These are things that just don't happen. It's not reality.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.