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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 819026">Of course, and I know why.1) The general habit among fans and media in not looking past the cap implications of the current season.2)  Compound that with wishful "win now" thinking when it is not plausible, and that is not 20/20 hindsight.  I'll wait for the responses telling me how if the Packers had made that Mack trade and dumped Matthews to pay for it this team would have made it to the Super Bowl.  <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/whistling.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":whistling:" title="Whistling    :whistling:" data-shortname=":whistling:" />3) The value in cheap rookie contracts is generally underestimated.  Alexander for 4 years / $12 mil total?  This #12 pick around $16 mil for 4 years?  Sure, there's always a chance of a bust, but that risk is sharply mitigated by the low cost.  It's bad enough spending that kind of Mack money on one player who is not a franchise QB, but giving up that opportunity to rebuild a roster with high picks to replace aging and injury prone former stars?  Foolish.</blockquote>

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