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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 566646">I have one final thought on the matter of stashing players on PUP or IR.There is a particular disincentive to doing it not previously mentioned:  it is not in a healthy player's best interest unless he is made promises that should not be made.Unless the player intends to retire after the season and is just looking for one last paycheck, it is always in the interest of a healthy player to play...to work to keep his job, for his reputation in the league, for his next contract, for the love of the game.With the amount of after-the-fact mouthing-off, recriminations and bitterness coming out of players mouths (or Twitter accounts) when they get cut or don't get the contract they want or feel forced to retire, you'd think some healthy, stashed player would make a point of complaint if not a formal grievance.  There might have been such a case, but I can't recall hearing of one.If I was Guion, and I was perfectly healthy, and I felt I was being stashed while some rookie is being groomed for the job, I'd be p*ssed.I'm not saying teams have never done it, but there are enough risks involved that it's not a tactic taylored to this situation.That exhausts my thoughts on the matter based on available information.  DraftHobbyist...you have the last word if you want it.</blockquote>

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