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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bobby Roberts" data-source="post: 45894" data-attributes="member: 260">Actually if I recall correctly, both Wahle and Sharper took flack on this board last season.  Sharper ended up signing a similar deal to what TT offered.  Basically too much pride to stay in GB.Wahle had numerous quotes about his unwillingness to stay in GB for less money.I think we can all agree that the loss of Sharper didn't appear that bad.  TT did a good job of replacing him with Freeman, Little and Collins.  It turned out that Collins was the best of the 3, but TT found capable replacements.In the case of Wahle and Rivera, there was a significant lack of capable replacements found.  Klemm and O'Dwyer were disappointing before signing with GB.  Both had injury problems and neither showed much promise.  It was a mistake to not find better FAs.  Sherman then compounded the mistake by not starting Barry at RT and moving Tauscher inside, along with keeping Klemm and Witt in the line-up with Wells and Reugy on the bench.There are many factors that contribute to the salary cap.  Overpaying for players does hurt the future of the cap.  In order to sign Wahle, TT would have needed to sacrifice future cap savings and swallow the fact that an OG is being paid like a LT.  He choice not to do that, and not signing capable replacements handicapped the offense.</blockquote>

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