scelaton
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Signing PLD this off season could end up being one Chevy’s best moves as a GM. Getting him signed long term after a down year full of extenuating circumstances might save us 2-3 million in cap space over the next 6-8 years.
Agree with Bogo here.It might - and it might not. It could do exactly the opposite of that.
Do you expect him to sign for 5 mil this off-season? It might take 7+. Does that save us 2-3 mil? Maybe it takes 6.5 and we get a 5 mil player.
We don't know how much it will take to sign him this off-season. We don't know how much it will cost to sign him next off-season. We don't know how much he is worth, or how much he will be worth. So in a complete information vacuum, go ahead and sign him for an unknown amount over an unknown term.
We don't know anything with certainty...except that in a 32-team flat capped league you can't win with an abundance of caution. The Jets have to find strengths that differentiate them from everyone else and one of those is creating a climate that encourages long-term commitment from young stars at very modest AAVs. The Jets have an excellent scouting department, a nurturing culture and know exactly what they are buying in PLD. His under-performance under these trying circumstances is rare opportunity that comes with tolerable (IMO) risk.
You don't win if you can't make calculated decisions based incomplete knowledge and play to your strengths. Now I sound like Alpha Lackey giving a tutorial on poker....
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