It sounds like they're not giving up on Savage - planning on a bigger role for him next year. As for Love, obviously they aren't gonna just let go of him. It sounds, though, like they aren't confident enough to lock him up beyond next season and the season after. If he doesn't show enough, he'll be gone after that, but if he does come through, he'll probably be damn expensive to keep after that. I suppose, this way is the middle ground.

For those who don't believe the cap can be handled, that's what this is - the Savage thing and the Love thing. It actually woulda been cheaper cap-wise to long term Love now, but then they'd be commited long term.