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It is awfully tough sometimes to see other teams (WAS, NYJ) be very active in FA while TT appears to do nothing. I doubt he's sitting around doing nothing...there are lots of deals that almost happen and never do.
Losing Cole isn't a big deal to me. He was helpful with last year's injuries, but he wasn't worth starter money. Corey Williams was a better player IMO and based on his play in CLE he's not worth starter money.
Losing Cole, plus not knowing about Jenkins, Harrell, or Jolly (legal issues) is cause for concern. I think TT will have to draft for depth on the DL. Fine. Cole didn't strike me as a 3-4 DL guy anyway...but I could be wrong.
Canty is a decent player, but not at $7M per. My guess is TT will find someone almost as good for much less...and that's the way he works. Bargain hunting isn't glamorous, but it's better than being salary cap strapped and 8-8 every year.
Besides, I'd rather see TT extend some of GB's own: Jennings, etc. IMO the team is better off keeping the valueable/emerging players that are already familiar with the schemes than overpaying for a (potentially washed up) veteran who might not be a good fit or have trouble picking up the scheme.
Losing Cole isn't a big deal to me. He was helpful with last year's injuries, but he wasn't worth starter money. Corey Williams was a better player IMO and based on his play in CLE he's not worth starter money.
Losing Cole, plus not knowing about Jenkins, Harrell, or Jolly (legal issues) is cause for concern. I think TT will have to draft for depth on the DL. Fine. Cole didn't strike me as a 3-4 DL guy anyway...but I could be wrong.
Canty is a decent player, but not at $7M per. My guess is TT will find someone almost as good for much less...and that's the way he works. Bargain hunting isn't glamorous, but it's better than being salary cap strapped and 8-8 every year.
Besides, I'd rather see TT extend some of GB's own: Jennings, etc. IMO the team is better off keeping the valueable/emerging players that are already familiar with the schemes than overpaying for a (potentially washed up) veteran who might not be a good fit or have trouble picking up the scheme.
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