GrimCoconut

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    16 minutes ago, berad said:

    Absolutely they do - tomorrow is the 'legal tampering' where teams can offer contracts to other players. They'll know what the market is at that point and the Ravens will know what they have to do to counter-offer.

    IIRC Yanda did this and waited to hear what other teams offered and took less to stay here. I wouldn't ever rule out us retaining a player until they sign

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    Just now, JO_75 said:

    That's because Oakland isn't the same Oakland that he would have signed with and gone nowhere with. They also had the cap because they haven't committed nearly most of their cap to Carr and Mack yet. 

    Also I point you to this article on PFT where they show over paying FA never wins in the NFL. How teams who get the most compensatory picks are always consistent winners.

     

    http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/02/24/compensatory-picks-are-a-reward-for-smart-teams/

    That's true about building a team through FA but that goes more into other problems and areas deficient with this team.  Not retaining and replacing your guys is a big issue because that's part of the reason we are in this situation, and just because comp picks have equaled successful teams doesn't mean they always do.  For instance, the Patriots brilliantly rented Revis and then got a 3rd round comp for him but he wasn't a draft pick or anything.  That's a brilliant move but it also shows the savvy they have as an organization.  Also, a lot of people said KO was leaving for the money and I bet if I looked back I would see people acting like he would be in a dumpster fire but he nearly made the Super Bowl.  So, no, I don't agree with your point on Oakland because that wasn't the perception of quite a few people last year when he signed with OAK.  I do agree that the OAK team now is better than before, but that's not fair since this is in hindsight and not foresight since a year ago, as I said, people thought he took a step back. 

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    1 hour ago, JO_75 said:

    Both Williams and Wagner will sign with teams with no chance of Super Bowl hopes. Hope trading a shot to win the Lombardi for money is worth it. 

    If anything use this money to lock up Mosley and Jernigan to cement 2 solid pieces of the defense for years to come. 

    Right, because KO didn't sign with a winner and nearly make the Super Bowl himself.

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    Just now, -Truth- said:

    Which specific ones are you referring to? Want to make sure I'm tracking them properly.

    Well, I have to go and look but...

    5 minutes ago, feel_the_rush said:

    accepted

    4 minutes ago, jazz1988 said:

    accepted

    I understood that the challenger AKA previous highest bidder before the end of the FA period, or the original player's team, could contest the player and I understood that those two had to explicitly make their intent to challenge the winner in a bid-off; however, I am genuinely confused because I thought the winner at the end of the FA period assumed the rights of the player unless challenged, but I don't see the reason for that individual to state their intent to accept a bid-off from a challenger.  Just slightly confused here.

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    Why are people posting that they are accepting bid-offs when they were the highest bidder? Serious question here.  Is this some new policy where the highest-bidder at the end of the FA period has to say they accept the bid-off from the challenger AKA previous highest bidder?

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    Just now, -Truth- said:

    His SoF page has him at 19 Stars.

    Yeah, but I'm not sure how he reached that figure and on top of it, his page is very difficult to understand.  I thought the purpose of these was to standardize the format.  Obviously it's a little late now, but I think you guys should prevent him from bidding unless he adheres to the format and that goes for anyone else, too.  People doing their own thing makes this game a lot more difficult than it needs to be.

    3 minutes ago, ArsenalRaven666 said:

    @Yatagarasu how are you bidding on those 2 players with only 8.5 stars cap

    His SoF is very confusing.

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    5 minutes ago, JoeyFlex5 said:

    I know, they've also struck gold with some really low investment guys which helped them immensely get out of the hole. And they've been getting by with bell and brown and Villanueva on rookie deals and now the real test is coming for them. 

    Yeah for sure we are about to see if they're really better at cap management or not. I thought they brought someone in a couple years ago to fix that. We'll  see as you said. 

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    58 minutes ago, JoeyFlex5 said:

    This guy used the steelers FO as an example of a FO who makes smart moves to keep their core together.. 

    do you not remember when polamalu, kiesel, heath, ward, Hampton, foote, farrior, gay, and Taylor were taking up all their cap space and forcing them to play musical chairs with absolute scrubs across their OL for like 6 years? And they kept restructuring guys who were playing bad or always injured? The steelers were in the worst cap situation probably in the whole league. But sure they're a shining star compared to our FO

    To be fair, they've tightened up a lot since those days and are doing much better now.

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    17 minutes ago, rmw10 said:

    That's what teams with tons of cap space are starting to do.  Sign them when you have the money and it allows them to be affordable at the end of the deal when you might want to start signing other players, while still opening up the possibility of the player being cut without too much of a hit.

    It's the smart way to do business.  The Eagles (obviously not an example of the best teams here) do this and they always have enough cap space to make big moves, it's a bit absurd.  I always admire how those organizations do business and it's how we need to start manipulating our cap.  The Patriots are another team that can navigate the cap well. 

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