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<blockquote data-quote="adambr2" data-source="post: 547105" data-attributes="member: 7277"><p>The "why are teams letting these players go if they're good" argument seems silly to me. Players depart in free agency because GM's have to compile a 53 man roster within the constraints of the salary cap. They have to make decisions about where to allocate the money. That's why we are letting James Jones go. Just because James Jones is a free agent doesn't mean he's a bad player. It means we have other needs that we need to address and do not feel that paying him market value price is in our best interests to winning the most games because it will create a hole elsewhere. </p><p></p><p>I'd be very willing to bet that if Jairus Byrd had been a Packer his whole career with his production being exactly the same, Thompson would have had no problem offering him what he did. I'd be equally willing to bet that if Sam Shields had played for the Bills the last 6 years and his production had been exactly the same, Thompson wouldn't have even sniffed him in free agency and wouldn't have come close to offering him $39M. </p><p></p><p>I'm not saying that to knock Shields. I'm glad he's back. I'm just saying there's a HUGE disparity in what Thompson is willing to pay for FA's, versus what he's willing to pay for his own guys. Some preference for your own guys seems pretty normal, but I do think he's taking it a bit far. </p><p></p><p>If you want to keep overpaying your own guys, how about starting to draft some decent players on defense so you can actually keep a playmaker rather than a mediocre "guy" when they hit free agency?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="adambr2, post: 547105, member: 7277"] The "why are teams letting these players go if they're good" argument seems silly to me. Players depart in free agency because GM's have to compile a 53 man roster within the constraints of the salary cap. They have to make decisions about where to allocate the money. That's why we are letting James Jones go. Just because James Jones is a free agent doesn't mean he's a bad player. It means we have other needs that we need to address and do not feel that paying him market value price is in our best interests to winning the most games because it will create a hole elsewhere. I'd be very willing to bet that if Jairus Byrd had been a Packer his whole career with his production being exactly the same, Thompson would have had no problem offering him what he did. I'd be equally willing to bet that if Sam Shields had played for the Bills the last 6 years and his production had been exactly the same, Thompson wouldn't have even sniffed him in free agency and wouldn't have come close to offering him $39M. I'm not saying that to knock Shields. I'm glad he's back. I'm just saying there's a HUGE disparity in what Thompson is willing to pay for FA's, versus what he's willing to pay for his own guys. Some preference for your own guys seems pretty normal, but I do think he's taking it a bit far. If you want to keep overpaying your own guys, how about starting to draft some decent players on defense so you can actually keep a playmaker rather than a mediocre "guy" when they hit free agency? [/QUOTE]
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