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[TD alt]

6 hours ago, Panthera onca said:

Woof. Dave and Dan are smart enough to understand what the deal is with Bryce. They just have to convince Tepper that we have to move on.

Are they? 

They've been unwilling to rip the Band-Aid off for months going into years.

Edited November 11, 2025 by TD alt

[Panthera onca]

50 minutes ago, TD alt said:

Are they? 

They've been unwilling to rip the Band-Aid off for months going into years.

In my opinion yes. I am convinced they are following direct orders from Tepper and have not been allowed to rip off the Band-Aid.

[kungfoodude]

2 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

The issue is that the NFL insists on extending "franchise QB" money to mid-tier or worse starters. If your guy isn't legit MVP caliber then you're probably better off letting someone else pay him and moving on. But GMs and coaches want to keep their jobs so they pay these guys fearing the alternative. Let him walk and implode and you're fired. Sign him to franchise QB money and you can probably limp along for another 2-3 years before the cap hits start strangling the life out of the roster and maybe you can even exceed expectations if you can draft really well.

That's why you see "outs" after about 2-3 years in most of these deals. They look nuts on the surface but they are largely more short term nuts than long term nuts. 

A lot of them also have poisonous terms, as well. Look at Lawrence and his price jump to $70-80 mil a year when it is easy to cut them. That's so they can renegotiate or get out.