DadeBaby
Champion
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- Jan 11, 2018
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I understand that logic….and I agree to an extent.Trust me I would have preferred to keep Colbie than be on the position we are at now. I just don’t think you can succumb to a WR making public financial demands.
Then it will be a habit every year for players. That all needs to be kept in house and negotiations should be beneficial to both parties. I think paying Colbie that with public knowledge you’re now alerting your WR room that your #3 WR is now your highest paid WR (I’m not including any of the new recruits. Not sure what they received, but it’s the reason players are advised to keep NIL private). And that not only doesn’t sit well with your #1 and #2 WR but it gives them reason to request a renegotiation but every single other player.
Imagine if we had given our #1,2&3 a raise, they probably deserve one and they will only be here for one more year. Sell them on a championship run with Ward, and pay money for a Real TE along with the offensive line enhancements, if they Win an make a run in the playoffs the money they would’ve paid for stability is a drop in the bucket.
I hope it works out well, right now it just feels like we’re not calibrated. Maybe that will change after spring.
The cheap principles route is the route I would’ve taken if I didn’t think I could make a run.
Right now I don’t think we are better than a well Coached Louisville with their free agent additions. Clemson will be better the old school developmental route, they still won 9 games last year with a young team and a fairly new coordinator.