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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pokerbrat2000" data-source="post: 758608" data-attributes="member: 7261">Always easy to look back and say, we should have or could have, but nobody has that kind of crystal ball.  Had Hayward or Hyde flopped, they would just be an asterix in here and maybe brought up occasionally as an example of good moves on TT's part.  I'm sure someone has a list of such players that we held our ground and let them walk.  Lacy immediately comes to my mind.Than you have the level of players that are on the tail end of what now appears to be an overpaid contract.  Matthews, Cobb and Nelson are currently 3 of those players.  When Nelson and Matthews signed, I don't remember a lot of belly aching or screaming on posters part.  Cobb, there was some, but many recognized the market dictated what the Packers had to pay to keep Cobb.Really the only way around being spot on with contracts is less guaranteed money, a lot of incentives....let the player earn the money each time he steps onto the field.I doubt heavy incentive contracts will ever happen in the NFL, but until they do, you are always going to see guys being over or underpaid.</blockquote>

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