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Message: <blockquote data-quote="adambr2" data-source="post: 654091" data-attributes="member: 7277">Yes, yes it is a matter of opinion.  And we've already explained the reasons he would approach it another way.   No matter what may be most logical to you, we again have no idea how Lacy wants to approach it.By this line of thinking there is no reason for a player to ever accept a deal before they hit free agency and have a chance to maximize their leverage, when in reality it happens all the time.How do you think Raji feels about his decision to pass up guaranteed money to try to break the bank?   Did that work out for him?   Did he play like a man possessed to earn more?   I'm sure he wanted to, but he didn't.  Instead he has had to accept small 1 year deals, and immediately lost a year to injury just months after turning down the lucrative extension.  Suppose Lacy turns down a deal and blows out a knee in December.  Now not only does he not have a contract, his entire 2017 season is in question.  He's suddenly looking at 2018 before he'll be fully healthy again, at which point he'll be 28.  He's not playing a position where he can afford to lose time.</blockquote>

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